Fundamental analysis of Forex market

Japanese Yen Subdued, US Housing Reports Match Estimates

The Japanese yen has ticked lower in the Tuesday session. In North American trade, USD/JPY is trading at 112.55, up 0.07% on the day. On the release front, market forecasts ...
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Japanese Inflation to Hold Steady in October as BoJ Frets about Banks’ Profits

Inflation numbers are due out of Japan on Thursday (Wednesday, 23:30 GMT), with the core CPI rate anticipated to have held steady in October. But as the annual rate of ...
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U.S. Housing Starts And Building Permits In Focus

The U.S. Dollar extended declines on Monday. Economic data on the day was sparse. The Eurogroup meetings kicked off with focus turning to the Brexit deal. The EU’s negotiator for ...
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Wall Street Decline Continues As Traders Worry About Growth

The AUD/USD pair was unchanged today after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the minutes for the monetary policy meeting held this month. The minutes showed that officials remained ...
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British Pound Edges Higher, Investors Eye Inflation Report Hearings

GBP/USD has edged lower in the Monday session. In North American trade, the pair is trading at 1.2844, up 0.11% on the day. On the release front, British Rightmove HPI ...
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US Home Builder Sentiment Plummets in November

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing market index had its largest decline in four years as housing affordability concerns rise. The November reading of builder confidence in the ...
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Gold Advances As Risk Appetite Falls On Brexit Concerns

The Brexit uncertainty sparked a flight to safety on Friday. Safe haven currencies, the yen, and the Swiss franc were bid higher. Dovish comments from Fed officials, Clarida, and Harker ...
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Crude Rises After Cia Concluded Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Killing

The price of crude oil jumped by more than 1% today as traders expected Saudi Arabia to continue with its campaign of supply reduction. Last week, Saudi’s oil minister said ...
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Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary: Incoming Data Reinforce Slower Pace of Global Growth

U.S. Review Despite Recent Price Drop, Oil Still Swaying Econ Data At the start of October, the WTI price for a barrel of oil was over $75. Since then it ...
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The Weekly Bottom Line: Oil Industry Woes to Weigh on Growth

U.S. Highlights Equity markets were volatile again this week as concerns over global growth remained top of mind for investors. Economic data continues to point to solid economic growth stateside, ...
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Will Oil and the Stock Market Derail Fed Tightening?

The stock market has weakened recently and oil prices have moved lower. Unless the core rate of inflation recedes, however, the Fed will probably tighten further, at least in the ...
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