Tag: Powell
Rate Hike Prospects Driving Dollar
Powell to provide short term anchor
A rate hike after the final FOMC meeting of the year when it concludes tomorrow is now 100% priced...
Brexit Agreement Brings Little Cheer
May to hail breakthrough
It was a long time coming and very much at the eleventh hour, but the U.K. and EU finally managed to...
Irish Agreement Drives Pound Higher
No Hard Border
There has been agreement overnight over the issue of the Irish border and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has confirmed that sufficient...
Time to Play or Time to Hide?
Volatility contained as traders close their books
The potential for a year-defining move in one of the G7 currencies in the next week still exists...
FOMC to be Guided by NFP
Advance Guidance to become more guarded
It has been a feature of Janet Yellen’s Chairmanship of the Federal Reserve that she has believed in providing...
Sterling in the Spotlight
Regional issues arise as a deal gets closer
Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker were forced to admit defeat in their quest to find an agreement...
Dollar Direction Impossible to Predict
Variable influences drive narrow ranges
As traders try to hang on to the profits they have made during the year the dollar’s direction has become...
Dollar set for Boost as Fiscal Reforms Pass
Dollar in tight ranges as FOMC looms
There have been two major issues that have been driving the dollar recently and both look likely to...
Brexit Breakthrough Drives Sterling
Financial offer more than doubled
The U.K. press is reporting this morning that the Government has more than doubled its offer for a financial settlement...
Will There be a Powell Struggle?
As the world's first and favorite inches closer to the roundest of psychological barriers many are expecting something big to happen. It is possible...