RBA: Thunder coming down under? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM RBA meeting for July The July meeting is key for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) because it is the place where key decisions will be made about the QE programme and ...

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EURNZD sellers expected into ECB rate meeting on Thursday by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM image Listen on Youtube 80% of Bloomberg economists surveyed ahead of the ECB meeting see the PEPP programme remaining unchanged. This is in ...

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Time for a USD correction on Fed taper hopes? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM This was a busier week on the economic calendar and there was considerable data for the USD. The USD has been on a steady decline since the middle of last ...

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Strong seasonal pattern for Illumina by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM image Listen on Youtube The broad conditions for equity buyers remain in place. Easy central bank monetary policy and broad fiscal stimulus mean conditions are ...

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What did we learn from the last RBA decision? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM The Reserve Bank of Australia has taken a decisive step to try and drive unemployment very low. The current rate is 5.5% and the RBA would like to see this ...

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Markets in a holding pattern on a calendar light week by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM A very quiet week in terms of the economic calendar. The general medium-term upside bias for global indices remained supported for the most part of ...

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Markets in a holding pattern on a calendar light week by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM A very quiet week in terms of the economic calendar. The general medium-term upside bias for global indices remained supported for the most part of ...

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AUDNZD sell bias after RBNZ 2022 rate hike forecast by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM image Listen on Youtube The latest RBNZ rate decision saw an important change. The first interest rate hike was brought forward to 2022. This also ...

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Is the USDCAD ready for a pullback? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM The recent run higher in the GBP and the CAD has been for good reasons. The BoC signalled an exit from their easy monetary policy and the UK is expected to beat its ...

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Is this a great time for Best Buy shares? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM image Listen on Youtube The broad conditions for equity buyers remain in place. Easy central bank monetary policy and broad fiscal stimulus mean conditions ...

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What are the environmental concerns around Bitcoin? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM The recent sharp falls in Bitcoin have happened as Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk highlighted his environmental concern about Bitcoin. So here is what all the ...

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What to do if the Fed doesn’t announce bond tapering by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM There is a narrative that the Federal Reserve is stuck. Their mandate has slipped from controlling inflation and maintaining employment to simply ...

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FOMC Minutes: Tapering, gold and the USD by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM The latest FOMC minutes had two obvious points to note: Firstly, that supply chain bottlenecks and input shortages may not be solved quickly. In which case these ...

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GBPAUD strength ahead as Iron Ore prices fall? by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM image Listen on Youtube The latest BoE meeting saw the bank making some substantial upgrades to the economic outlook, and expectations are that the UK ...

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What to look for from the RBNZ rate decision this week by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM Risk-off trading took hold on Wednesday as global indices started falling lower led by the Nasdaq in the US Open. Lofty valuations and a late-stage ...

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A rock-solid summer seasonal pattern for Goldman Sachs by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM image Listen on Youtube The broad conditions for equity buyers remain in place. Easy central bank monetary policy and broad fiscal stimulus mean ...

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Why crop prices may still have room to rise by Giles Coghlan, Chief Currency Analyst, HYCM Crop prices have been on a strong rally this year. As global food inflation fears grow the strong bullish momentum for agricultural prices have reached new ...

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