Economic sentiment across the Eurozone improved further in June, suggesting businesses and consumers are becoming more optimistic about the growth outlook despite lingering economic headwinds. However, firms grew more cautious about hiring, highlighting a widening Read more…
The key macroeconomic factor for AUD/CAD remains the divergence in monetary policy between the two central banks. After three consecutive rate hikes since the beginning of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia left its Read more…
Over the past few weeks, financial markets have been more focused than ever on developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz — a critical waterway at the centre of ongoing US-Iran negotiations. The back-and-forth of diplomatic Read more…
The year 2026 has so far been an unforgiving one for gold. XAU/USD is down approximately 7% since the start of the year, and roughly 28% from the late-January peak — a significant correction, though Read more…
Big banks are making money, and while these jobs are often considered stable, that does not automatically mean every banking job is safe. Financial firms have spent the past several years adjusting to higher interest Read more…
USD/JPY is once again knocking on the door of Japan’s intervention zone, but this week’s battle is about far more than whether Tokyo steps into the market. It has become a high-stakes game of chicken. Read more…
The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East will bolster the greenback as a safe-haven asset. Data on European inflation and the US labour market will determine the fate of EURUSD. The US dollar Read more…
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said structural changes in the UK economy have made inflation more persistent, arguing that policymakers are still assessing how shifts in labor and goods markets have altered the Read more…
Markets Today’s eco calendar is confined to European figures with the EC’s confidence indicators and first national inflation numbers for June (Spain & Belgium). The EMU CPI figure is due Wednesday (consensus: 3% Y/Y from Read more…
Contrarian investors make their reputations by being right when everyone else is wrong. The harder trick is knowing when their own bearishness has run its course. The best of them can flip without flinching. Few Read more…