Category: Opinions

The historic victory of Donald Trump has already caused ruptures in financial markets, eventually helping the dollar. Can it continue forward? Here is the view from Morgan Stanley: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: We expect Trump’s win to impact the FX market in three major ways, all likely to be USD bullish. 1) … “USD: Trump’s Win To Impact FX Market In 3 Ways;”

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The upset victory of Donald Trump shocked financial markets and led to weakness in the US dollar against its major peers: the euro, the pound and the safe haven yen of course. However, things turned around quite quickly as the market’s attempt to bounce eventually succeeded, and even “bigly” as Trump says. EUR/USD fell nearly 400 … “4 reasons for the bigly dollar U-turn on Trump, and”

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The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index surveys consumer attitudes and expectations about the US economy. An increase in consumer confidence is a positive sign about the health of the economy and is bullish for the US dollar. Here are all the details, and 5 possible outcomes for EUR/USD. Published on Friday at 15:00 GMT. … “EUR/USD: Trading the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index”

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Trump’s victory was accompanied by a clean Republican sweep of Congress. What does this mean for the USD dollar? Here is the view by Bank of America Merrill Lynch: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: We have argued in the past few months that the significance of the US election lies in what it … “The Republican Clean Sweep could make the dollar great”

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Donald Trump won the presidency in a shock decision that rocked markets. What’s next? Here are targets for 4 currency pairs: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Below we update our current market thinking for our core markets on the basis of the Republican clean sweep. AUD: We have maintained the view that the A$ and … “Trump Wins: Targets For AUD/USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD –”

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Donald Trump is the next president of the US. The shock has already stirred markets. The team at Deutsche Bank outlines what’s next for the US dollar: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: It will take a very long time to understand the implications of a Trump presidency. Big picture, it re-enforces the world’s shift away … “Trump Wins: What’s Now For The Dollar? – Deutsche Bank”

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The US presidential elections offer very different candidates for voters and also for markets. The polls, which are extremely close, are already left, front and center for the financial world. Here is all you need to know for the big event. Here is all you need to know for the highly anticipated event: a quick background, expected … “How to trade the US elections with currencies”

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We run through market positioning ahead of the polls, where we stand now and what to expect ahead of voting. We then review the different currency reactions we expect and continue with the timetable for election night. This is the quick version of the full show. Here is the video: Get the 5 most predictable … “US elections cheat sheet for trading forex [Video]”

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The RBNZ sets interest rates on a monthly basis. It is one of the most important New Zealand indicators and an unexpected reading can have a strong effect on the movement of NZD/USD. A reading which is higher than the market forecast is bullish for the New Zealand dollar. Here are the details and 5 possible outcomes for NZD/USD. Published … “NZD/USD: Trading the New Zealand Official Cash Rate”

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Election day is today and everything is ready. Here is our full guide, video guide, and all the updates. And here is the view from RBS: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: (1) Base case: Clinton wins the Presidency, but with split government as the GOP keeps the House. The Senate can go either way, though we … “3 Scenarios for trading the US elections with USD”

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