Second Round of French Legislative Election Brought New Surprises on the Table

The dollar index keeps firm tone and rises further on Thursday after surging over 1% on Wednesday (the biggest one-day gains since 3 Feb 2023), lifted by hotter than expected US inflation data, which dropped bets for the start of Fed’s policy easing cycle in June. Fresh acceleration higher has fully reversed 104.83/103.61 corrective leg […]

Yen down more than 6% against US dollar this year already Traders less confident Japan will raise rates, as inflation slows For the yen to recover, global economy needs to weaken Yen feels the blues Another year, another meltdown for the Japanese currency. A combination of worsening economic data and some cautious messages by the […]

Equity bulls around the globe celebrated in style the softer-than-expected US CPI data last week. The global equity rally was further juiced by the expectation that a softer inflation in the US would not only allow the Federal Reserve (Fed) to start cutting the rates this year, but also allow the other major central banks, […]