AUDUSD Holds Near August Lows: US Dollar Pressure Remains Strong

Markets European markets were captured in an indecisive trading pattern yesterday, in the wake of the surprise win of the left alliance in the French elections. Spreads of France (and other peripheral EMU countries) initially tightened marginally as none of the extreme parties secured a majority to implement uncontrolled spending. However, from a longer term […]

Markets Markets on Friday were captured by a risk-off correction as headlines/rumours suggested an upcoming, direct strike of Iran against Israel. Especially US equities were hit, closing up to 1.62% lower (Nasdaq). For once, bonds also played their role as safe haven going into an uncertain weekend, reversing some short positioning that occurred after stickier […]

Summary Real GDP grew at only a 1.6% annualized pace in Q1, held back by trade and inventories. Consumer spending in the service sector is not slowing, in fact, it is ramping up at a rate seldom seen in the past 20 years. That is problematic as core PCE prices are picking up again in […]