USD: Quiet day for Dollar-watchers

It is a quiet day for dollar-watchers however things pick back up tomorrow with two speeches from the Federal Reserve, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment and The US government monthly budget statement. In its previous meeting, the Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell...


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EUR: EUR/USD still weak

Sterling has made weekly gains against the euro but remains weaker against the single currency on monthly comparison as investors await Friday’s GDP data. It is a similar story for EUR/USD which is lower on strength compared to this time 7 days ago but stronger on a...


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GBP: Investors look ahead to Friday’s GDP

Sterling continues to lose monthly gains against the euro and the US dollar as investors look ahead to tomorrow’s economic data releases. Markets are expecting GDP figures of 0.1% following a 0.3% contraction in the previous quarter. Market watchers will be keen to...


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USD: Economic optimism soars

Yesterday the IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index increased to a 10-month high of 45.1 in February 2023, up from 42.3 in January. It’s worth noting that economists still believe the current reading to be in pessimistic territory. For more on currencies and currency risk...


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