In the Currency Strength table, the EUR was the strongest currency while the NZD was the weakest. There were some significant changes last week with the JPY gaining 3 points and the CHF gaining 2 poi...
Looking at this week’s COT report, extremes include the Swiss franc, crude oil and a new bearish extreme in the Japanese yen. This is shown below: CFTC COT (futures & options combined) – Nove...
Has the fact that the price of a single bitcoin has risen nearly eight-fold so far this year prompted you to turn bearish on the world’s most valuable digital currency? Well, here’s your chanc...
‘Stealth’ de-risking of markets has dominated markets for months now in a rotation way. In a sense this has been healthy in holding markets up in this high-level trading range (generally,...
The Japanese yen rallied off recent lows amid a risk-off tone that marred global markets at the end of last week. Equities pulled back off recent record levels as traders rotated into under-performing...
Given its natural resource-based economy, Canada is a boom and bust kind of place. This year, the country has enjoyed a significant boom. Thanks to a government stimulus program, rising corporate capi...
EM FX ended the week firm, and capped off a good week overall. Best performers last week were ZAR and KRW, while the worst were TRY and IDR. Until we get higher US rates, the dollar may remain under...
The Australian dollar dips lower amid many economic releases and a “risk-off” atmosphere. The upcoming week features the meeting minutes from the RBA and other releases. Here are the highlights ...
MLP investors must wish they’d never heard of the Shale Revolution. The consequent growth in volumes of crude oil and natural gas seemed a fairly simple thesis for owners of volume-driven infrastruc...
Fundamental Australian Dollar Forecast: Neutral The Australian Dollar sagged last week as weak wage data surprised the market Employment growth remains strong but pay rates are lagging severely Thi...