Markets

Yens Broad Surge: Why The BoJ Rate Path, Not Intervention, Is The Real Story

Yen surged roughly 1% against every major currency on Monday, with USD/JPY breaking through 155, a level that had repe... Read more

Gold Is Waiting On Something Bigger Than Fridays US CPI

Friday’s US CPI can push Gold toward either edge of its 4,230–4,697 range, but the Fed’s expected rate peak, oil... Read more

EUR/GBP At 0.8610: ECB Projections, Not The Hike, Hold The Key

Thursday’s ECB hike to 2.50% is almost fully priced, but economists overwhelmingly expect it to be the last move whi... Read more

Four Failed Breakouts: Why Dollar, Treasury Yields And Dow Still Cant Commit

A week of strong catalysts — a hawkish jobs report, Trump’s renewed pressure on the Fed, Yen strength, and geopoli... Read more

NFP Blows Past Forecasts—So Why Is Dollar Rebound Still Restrained?

Dollar rebounded after August nonfarm payrolls jumped from a revised 21K in July to 162K, nearly three times the 58K c... Read more

Dollar Squeezed On Two Fronts, Gold Rebounds Sharply From Critical Support Ahead Of NFP Cue

The Dollar’s selloff this week reflects two separate pressures — a Yen repricing tied to faster BoJ tightening and... Read more

USD/JPY Slides Toward 155 As GPIF Speculation Fuels Yen Rally

USD/JPY broke decisively through 157.99 to around 156, bringing the 155 area back into range, as Yen's rally gathers f... Read more

Silvers Correction Has Reached Its Line In The Sand—What Happens Next?

Silver has rebounded from 63.27 as the macro pressures behind its selloff simply stopped worsening, not reversed — l... Read more

USD/JPY Tumbles Under The Shadow Of Intervention, Faces Asymmetric NFP Test

USD/JPY has tumbled from 160.38 through 158, not because of actual intervention but because fear of a repeat is shapin... Read more

Oil Sets The Tone, Central Banks Pick The Winners As Yen Surges And NZD Sinks

Today’s themes: Oil: Brent spiked to an intraday high of $97.04 before retreating, keeping inflation and yield risk ... Read more

RBNZ Hiked Again. So Why Is NZD/JPY Falling More Than 1%?

NZD/JPY fell over 1% despite the RBNZ’s second consecutive hike, as an Iran-driven oil shock reduced carry appetite,... Read more

Does The West Have A Problem With Government Bonds

If you have been following the financial pages over the past few weeks, one theme has begun to stand out from the usual ... Read more

Iran Escalation Pushes Brent Toward $102 As Gold Cracks $4,300

The same Iran escalation is pushing Brent toward $102 through supply risk while dragging Gold toward $4,230 through th... Read more

One Story, Four Markets: Oil, Global Yields, Tech And The Carry Unwind

September opened with what looks like four separate market moves, Brent through $92, sovereign yields surging across J... Read more

Economists Say BoC Can Wait, Markets Price Earlier Hikes. What It Means For USD/CAD.

The Bank of Canada's Wednesday hold at 2.25% is fully priced, but economist consensus (first hike in Q4 2027) and mark... Read more