Morning Update – 04/08/16 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

August 4, 2016 Morning all.. Wall St closed up but just 0.3% in a quiet US session. The Nikkei has had a quiet session too flipping in and out of negative to end up 1.1% on the day as USDJPY moved higher. A few stops triggered by weak shorts as USDJPY moved above 101.50. GBP was quiet in… View Article

Morning Update – 03/08/16 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

August 3, 2016 Morning all.. Wall St had a nervy session as oil started to fall again into the close and the S&P closed down 0.64%. Asia has again been too with the Nikkei down 1.55% as oil fell further and USDJPY remained stuck near 101.00. The lack of bounce suggesting good supply still on the rallies. Australia’s… View Article

Morning Update – 02/08/16 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

August 2, 2016 Morning all.. Wall St had yet another quiet session closing just marginally lower as many were waiting for the RBA and BoJ decisions on rates and fiscal stimulus respectively. The RBA didn’t disappoint but AUD failed to consolidate quick losses as the RBA gave no guidance on further cuts. This took AUD back where it… View Article

Morning Update – 01/08/16 – by Arjun Lakhanpal

August 1, 2016 Morning all.. Some wild swings in FX on Friday as month-end demand distorted but Wall St closed quietly with the S&P  more or less unchanged at the close. Asia also had a quiet session with the Nikkei closing up 0.4%. We saw Chinese mainland shares falling behind their regional peers as traders digested a slowdown… View Article

Financial Markets outlook for the week – by- Michael Oyebamiji

August 1, 2016 The last week in July was more like a major week for financial markets especially for the Japanese market. Bank of Japan finally put end to more stimulus and highlighted they will evaluate the effectiveness of their policy so far. On the back of this, JPY has rallied massively thereby more downward pressure on USDJPY… View Article