by Christopher Nye | Jan 30, 2026
The dollar’s tone stayed fragile. The Fed is signalling patience, but the market is struggling with the idea that the economy can stay strong while consumers turn sharply gloomier. That tension tends to show up first in currency moves, because they’re a quick proxy...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 30, 2026
Despite all the smiling faces in New Delhi this week as the trade deal was signed, the euro fell against most pairs this week. Maybe that was mainly due to their strength rather than the euro’s weakness, as many of the economic signs continue to point towards economic...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 30, 2026
Unless you’re buying US dollars or euros this has been a week to forget, as the pound slipped against the commodity backed currencies. The economic signs have not been good for sterling lately and it’s still being supported by the overall negative of high inflation...
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by Charles Purdy | Jan 30, 2026
Sterling maintained its position at close to a six-month high against the euro and a 4½ year high on the US dollar. Sterling maintained its position at close to a six-month high against the euro and a 4½ year high on the US dollar. However, it was knocked off the...
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by Ryan Morrison | Jan 29, 2026
The Federal Reserve has done the thing markets expected, and then somehow still made everyone nervous. Policymakers held interest rates steady overnight, after a run of cuts late last year. The message was basically: we’re not in a hurry. That steadiness would...
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