Forex

Today’s FOMC meeting was uneventful. However, Powell’s press conference which followed provided less hawkish comments for the markets to feast on

Will the weather effect from today’s ADP Employment Change have the same effect on January’s NFP report?

The GBP/USD could be heading to 1.25 if the BoE does not deliver a dovish surprise.

While a 50 basis point hike is fully priced in, there’s still a lot of uncertainty in terms of forward guidance...

By the reaction after today’s ECI, it looks like gold bugs still mean business.

Will there be signs that the Fed intends to hike by an additional 25bps at it March meeting?

China’s PMI beat expectations and expanded, which could give global growth prospects a boost as China continues to reopen

Australia’s retail sales were down a lot more than expected in December, suggesting much of the hype had died over the Black Friday Sales and Cyber Sales Monday in November.

Shorting USD/JPY is not a new idea, and as the pair has erased around half of its 21-month rally, we see the potential for a bounce over the coming weeks.

It appears SARB could have gone with 50bps, but held back due to ongoing load shedding and the hit it may take on the economy.

Although Durable Goods was stronger than expected, there is little to take from the other data points, as it was from so long ago.

There are still a few important macro pointers that investors will be watching this week ahead of a very busy next week

If the print is “as expected”, will this be enough of a drop for the Fed to leave rates unchanged at its February meeting?

Will USD/CAD continue its recent trend lower despite a dovish BoC?

A 25-basis-point hike is expected

Will AUD/USD be able to break above resistance and continue higher? It may depend on the Q4 inflation data.

Mid-month inflation data for January showed that CPI has increased in Mexico. Will Banxico continue to match the Fed’s rate hikes?