USD: Dollar’s recovery slows down

After big gains post-election, the US dollar was pegged back a little last week, falling against the Canadian and Australian dollars (CAD and AUD), as the commodity-backed currencies made a recovery. There’s a mass of house price data this week, plus the minutes of...


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EUR: Euro looks for stability after torrid weeks

Last week’s losses ranged between 1.9% against CAD to 0.4% against the British pound and South Korean won. Gains? Well, there weren’t any really, except against the Russian rouble. A mildly eventful week for eurozone data starts with Ifo Business Climate for Germany...


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GBP: Sterling still heading in two directions

After a week of very gradual gains against the euro and continued losses against the US dollar, this morning the directions have changed, with something of a dead cat bounce against USD. It’s not a busy week for data, but tomorrow there will be more reports from the...


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USD: Dollar’s rise continues

Further rises for the US dollar, taking USD/GBP close to its best for six months and USD/EUR teetering on a two-year high. The usual PMI reports will be out this afternoon and on Monday the analysts will be poring over the minutes of the FOMC’s last meeting. USD/GBP...


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