Market Insights

EUR/USD received a much needed reprieve from USD dominance after flash PMI data for April highlighted potential concerns for the US. EUR/GBP surrenders recent gains

Sterling scored a little bounce against the Dollar, but monetary policy expectations will continue to make durable gains tough

The precious metal has lost around 5% of its value since last Friday as risk assets benefit from the current pause in the Israel-Iran conflict

Massive yen shorts raises the risk of a sharp USD/JPY reversal should authorities intervene in the FX market to strengthen the yen. US PCE a potential catalyst?

Risk sentiment has improved at the start of the week, seeing notable moves across typically risk sensitive assets in a week when US data and tech earnings take center stage

The Bank of Japan’s latest policy decision, US Q1 GDP, and Core PCE data makes this an important week for USD/JPY traders.

The Euro’s sharp slide has relaxed a little but there are still few if any reasons to back the single currency over the greenback

The Aussie dollar attempts to claw back losses on an improving risk outlook. However, declining Aussie inflation and hot US data (GDP, PCE) pose a threat to AUD

Sterling fell late Friday after BoE dep gov Dave Ramsden reiterated governor Bailey’s recent view that inflation is set to drop sharply

The upcoming week brings the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision and a flurry of high-impact economic data and earnings, setting the stage for potential volatility in financial markets.