Alan Hill
Dollar looking set for further strength
Index set to test resistance.
The dollar index which measures the performance of the greenback against the currencies of six of its major trading partners...
U.S. Data Backing Rate Hike
Yellen set to hike once before possible farewell.
Fed Chair, Janet Yellen is facing a tough few weeks as the names of her possible (probable)...
Strong Data brings Rate Hike into Focus
Yellen’s words proving prophetic
Macroeconomic data that consistently beats analysts’ expectations is a sure-fire path no a hike in interest rates no matter what the...
Spanish Issue brings Further European Unrest
Catalans vote for independence
The wealthy Catalan region of North-East Spain voted yesterday in an unsanctioned referendum on whether they wish to secede from the...
Yellen’s Guidance Supports Dollar
Removal of data dependency signals rate rise
The combination of the removal of data dependency when making interest rate decisions, combined with the removal of...
Merkel Struggling to Form Coalition
Schäuble sacrificed as FDP eyes Finance Ministry
The architect of Eurozone austerity and the “scourge of Athens” Wolfgang Schauble had been German Finance Minister of...
Hawkish Yellen drives Dollar Higher
Rate Hikes not data dependent
In a speech yesterday designed to provide advance guidance not just for Fed actions in Q4 but going forward into...
Merkel Facing Some Tough Talks
Election provides more questions than answers
Just as the EU were basking in the glow of political stability following the elections in The Netherlands and...
German Election Leaves Markets Mixed
EU facing tough winter
The result of German election was on the surface positive for the EU given that Angela Merkel the hugely pro-EU Chancellor...
May Offer to Push Sterling Higher
Prime Minister to offer Eur 20 billion to Break deadlock
In a speech to EU leaders in Florence later today, Theresa May will stake her...