Tag: Trump
Euro becoming impossible to trade?
Simply a by-product of dollar activity?
Does the euro have a life of its own any more or is it simply driven by the fact...
Trump Continues Trade Offensive
Chats with Merkel and Macron to drum up support
In a rare show of the need for consolidated action, President Trump apparently contacted the leaders...
Dollar and Euro Moving in Opposite Directions
Early 2018 theme developing
Monetary policy is a prime driver of currency markets. The dollar had a poor 2017. President Trump will doubtless take some...
Trump Casts a Huge Shadow
Political developments have been a major influence on the market
As we reflect on the events that have driven currencies over what has been a...
Dollar to Suffer as Inflation Remains Benign
Powell to be more circumstantial over rate hikes
Jerome Powell will take over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve on February 3rd. This will be...
Dollar Linked to Tax Reform in Short-Term
Powell inauguration to set long-term trend
The major influences on the dollar once the market returns in January from the Christmas and New Year celebrations...
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...
Bitcoin Party on Wall Street
Looks like a lot more people may be reading these updates than I thought. Two days ago we spoke about crypto-kitties and then it...
Bittersweet Kitten
Something I've been awaiting for a while seems to have just happened but in sort of an unexpected way. The release of the world's...
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...