Tag: Alan Hill
Don’t get too Comfortable.
Ranges tested on a “stop hunt”
It seems that provision of ample liquidity and narrowing spreads are not enough for certain market participants and they...
Ranges narrowing, Looking for drivers.
Monetary policy remains prime driver.
The Pound, Euro and Dollar are unable to break out of their current narrow ranges as the market concentrates on...
Wake me on Friday!
Rarely Predictable market lacking drivers.
One of the major characteristics of the FX market is its unpredictability often based upon the level of liquidity. Over...
Central Banks Hold Sway
Central Banks hold sway
Low volatility gives them time.
Since the financial crisis, Central Banks, particularly in the G7 had taken a back seat allowing their...
Sterling Facing Defining Quarter
Post referendum recovery to be tested
I find it hard to get excited about the pound and consider a lot of the headlines to be...
What’s another Ten Billion?
ECB finds more bad loans
One of the major issues to be faced by the ECB once the whole QE and monetary policy saga unwinds...
What goes up! Sterling still looks fragile.
Sterling still looks fragile.
I cannot decide if it is me, or the pound, that is having an “Emperor’s New Clothes moment”. I suppose only...
Monetary Policy to the fore. Could Powell be the next departure?
Let’s start with a little speculation.
Given the “revolving door” policy that Donald Trump seems to be using to try to find a settled Cabinet,...
One Step is just One Step.
Not necessarily forward
The UK and EU announced that an agreement has been reached over the transition period that will follow the UK’s departure from...
UK to agree shorter transition.
Davis slips a major concession into conversation
It has been a feature of Brexit negotiations that the market seems to slip into an optimistic frame...
