How Will Markets React to the UK General Elections 2017?
When Theresa May called a snap election on April 18, polls indicated a comfortable 20 point lead for the Conservative party and a safe...
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KG Team
- May 29, 2017
- 2 min
Holidays in UK and US will compress busy trading week
The US dollar is regaining momentum after the Commerce department upgraded its first quarter GDP estimate from 0.7 percent to 1.2...
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KG Team
- May 29, 2017
- 4 min
Week Ahead - May 29, 2017
We are coming off the heels of an interesting week for the U.S. dollar which ended the week stronger versus the British pound, weaker...
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KG Team
- Apr 18, 2017
- 3 min
Week Ahead - April 18, 2017
For the past few weeks, front page news dictated currency flows with investors taking in headlines on big stories like the U.S. attack on...
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KG Team
- Apr 10, 2017
- 3 min
Week Ahead - April 10, 2017
The U.S. dollar traded higher against most of the major currencies this past week. Unfortunately the strength was driven by risk aversion...
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KG Team
- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
US Private payrolls and Fed Minutes to Guide Markets
The USD is higher against most major pairs as investors are reducing their appetite for risk and flock to safe havens. The JPY is the...
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KG Team
- Apr 3, 2017
- 3 min
Week Ahead - US Employment Data and Federal Reserve Minutes
The US dollar is mixed as it gained against the EUR, CHF, NZD and JPY but lost ground against the CAD, GBP and AUD. Political risk...
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KG Team
- Mar 29, 2017
- 3 min
Pound Lower As UK and EU Divorce Begins
UK PM Will Deliver Letter Triggering Brexit The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, will invoke article 50 of the Lisbon...
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KG Team
- Mar 27, 2017
- 4 min
The U.S. Dollar Could Fall Further & Week Ahead
The U.S. dollar traded lower against all of the major currencies with the exception of the Australian dollar. This divergence is a sign...
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KG Team
- Mar 20, 2017
- 3 min
Week Ahead - Dollar Drops After Rate Hike
The USD is weaker against major currencies across the board after the Fed hiked rates for the third time since the financial crisis but...
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KG Team
- Mar 20, 2017
- 4 min
Forex Market Review - Weekly 20/3/2017
The U.S. dollar traded lower across the board this past week. The best performers were the Australian dollar and British pound but...
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KG Team
- Mar 16, 2017
- 1 min
Dutch elections: Euro gets a boost as status quo is maintained
Eurozone’s first political risk for this year is out of the way, as the party of the current Dutch PM Mark Rutte retained the most seats...
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KG Team
- Mar 16, 2017
- 3 min
Bank of England Expected to Hold
The USD dropped versus majors after the much anticipated rate hike at the end of the March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Fed...
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KG Team
- Mar 15, 2017
- 3 min
Fed Expected to Raise US Interest Rates
The USD is higher across the board awaiting the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate statement on Wednesday, March...
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KG Team
- Mar 14, 2017
- 2 min
US interest rates possibly on the rise and stronger U.S. data
The only currency that did not end the week higher against was the euro and that was because of the ECB. The commodity currencies were...
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KG Team
- Mar 9, 2017
- 3 min
European Central Bank to Hold Awaiting The Fed's Move
The euro is lower versus the dollar ahead of the European rate statement. The USD has advanced versus the single currency after Fed...
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KG Team
- Mar 8, 2017
- 3 min
Fed March Rate Hike Already Priced in as Markets Await ADP Payrolls
The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies on Tuesday ahead of employment data to be released this week. Comments from U.S. Federal...
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KG Team
- Mar 6, 2017
- 2 min
Forex Market Review - Weekly 6/3/2017
Key levels were broken all around with EUR/USD testing 1.05, USD/JPY hitting 114.50, GBP/USD cracking 1.2300 and AUD/USD breaking below...
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KG Team
- Mar 6, 2017
- 3 min
US Federal Reserve awaits NFP Report to determine March Interest Rate Hike
Comments from members of the U.S. Federal Reserve have put a rate hike in March back on the table. Lack of details on the Trump...
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KG Team
- Mar 1, 2017
- 5 min
Currency Risk Management Strategies in 2017
The two key events that dominated the international political landscape in 2016 – the June Brexit vote in the U.K. and the U.S. election...
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KG Team
- Feb 27, 2017
- 3 min
Trump to Speak Before Congress on Feb 28
The U.S. dollar is mixed against majors as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes pointed to an interest rate hike “fairly...
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KG Team
- Feb 26, 2017
- 1 min
AUD, NZD & CAD - 27th Feb, 2017
All three of the commodity currencies held well last week versus the greenback with the oversold New Zealand dollar leading the gains....
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KG Team
- Feb 26, 2017
- 1 min
EURUSD (EURO) - 27th Feb, 2107
The euro ended the week lower against the greenback. Politics will remain front and center for the euro as well as investors watch for...
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KG Team
- Feb 26, 2017
- 2 min
US Dollar - 27th Feb, 2017
For the past two weeks investors have been scratching their heads over the underperformance of the U.S. dollar. Data has been good, the...
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