Market Commentaries

The latest Chinese export and import figures were published late in the Asian trading session, just before the London-European session prepared to open. Exports out of China have risen by 14.2% year on year up to March, beating the Reuters expectation of 6.5%, whilst marking a significant recovery, above the -20.8% reading recorded in February. […]

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China’s year on year CPI figure came in right on forecast, at 2.3% up to March, rising from 1.5% in February. Analysts immediately began to ponder if the globe’s second largest economy, might be entering a recovery mode, after its most recent GDP figures have indicated a slowdown in growth. That reduction in commerce, could

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On Wednesday afternoon, the value of sterling will come under intense focus and increased speculation, as an emergency E.U. summit decides what extension they’re prepared to offer the U.K. in order for the country to delay its exit from the European Union, which is currently scheduled for Friday April 12th. The widely held consensus is

The value of the U.S. dollar has been hit by two factors, during trading over recent sessions; the overall risk on market mood, as a consequence of a potential favourable outcome in the China-USA trade talks, combined with the rise in the value of oil and consequently commodity currencies, has caused the greenback to slip

During the early hours trading sessions, Japan’s yen rose versus the majority of its peers as the latest current account balance figures rose, the latest trade balance reading fell, whilst consumer confidence and the Eco Watchers survey readings, also fell in March. Overall, the cumulative data proved to be bullish for yen, whilst the Aussie

The economic calendar week begins on Monday with the latest data from Germany covering: export, imports, the current account and trade balance. The latest export and import data will be closely monitored due to Germany’s latest disappointing economic data, for example; factory orders, falling by circa -8.3% year on year, suggesting that Europe’s engine of

FX analysts and traders will begin to concentrate on the latest NFP data from the USA, due to be published at 13:30pm U.K. time. The prediction from Reuters, is for the number to come in at 180k for March, which would represent a significant increase on the 20k rise in NFP jobs created in February.

The euro slipped versus the U.S. dollar during Thursday’s trading sessions, as Germany’s factory data published in the morning session, came in at the worst level seen in over two years; down -8.4% year on year. Despite the shock reading, the fall in EUR/USD was marginal; at 21:50pm U.K. time, the most traded, major currency