How one word changed the trading day. I was out of the office when the Fed announced its rate decision and Fed Chair Powell held a press conference. When I returned I took a double take at...
What is President Trump’s Tariff Game Plan? For the second weekend in a row, watching a Sunday television news program I saw a top White House official say April 2 is the day to watch. Last Sunday, Commerce...
What is this USDCAD chart telling us about tariffs? Looking at a USDCAD daily chart Shows there have been three spikes higher, each lower than the previous one (1.4795, 1.4542, 1.45.21). USDCAD DAILY CHART What each spike...
How was GOLD (XAUUSD) a victim of collateral damage? When there is a meltdown such as what happened over the four weeks in U.S. stocks, those managing funds have choices: 1) Reduce risk by exiting positions 2)...
Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights17th-21st March 2025 Week Ahead: Highlights include FOMC, BoJ, BoE, SNB, US Retail Sales, Aussie jobs, Japan & Canada CPI jobs, Japan & Canada CPI MON: Chinese Activity Data (Feb), US Retail Sales (Feb)...
How you can navigate the current market chaos The following headline got me thinking of a way to put the recent price action, led by a meltdown in U.S. stocks, in perspective. Hedge funds unwinding risk as in...
Why do markets hate uncertainty? Markets hate economic uncertainty. While it creates volatility, it is often not the good kind. What I mean by “bad” volatility is when it is driven by the latest news headline in a...
How did the Trump Effect Trade turn into the Trump Retreat Trade? After the November U.S. presidential election, the general assumption was that Trump 47 would be a replay of Trump 45. This gave rise to the Trump...
Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highllights 10-14th March 2025 Highlights include US CPI, UoM, BoC, UK GDP and Norwegian CPI MON: Eurogroup Meeting, Norwegian CPI (Feb), EZ Sentix Index (Mar), Japanese GDP (Q4) TUE: EIA STEO WED: 25% US...
Global-view.com GTA Challenge Continues – More Prizes! (All traders must register to participate) https://global-test.financialmarkets.media/global-view-com-gta-challenge-continues-more-prizes/ Global-view.com GTA Challenge Continues – More Prizes! We are happy to announce next round of our GTA Challenge. The Challenge will start...
From the Savvy Trader: Are the FX dynamics changing The huge increase in EU defense spending coupled with The US tariffs may be changing the dynamics of the FX market from a responsive sell high buy low market...
Trader Alert: Watch Out For T-Day (aka Tariff Day) T-Day on March 4. 2025 is not a holiday. It is the day when the U.S. is scheduled to levy significant tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico and...