Banks Anticipate Fed Rate Cut After Labour Concerns
Banks Anticipate Fed Rate Cut After Labour Concerns Major international banks, including Barclays, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank, have revised their outlooks, now widely expecting the US Federal Reserve to deliver an interest rate cut in September. This shift follows recent comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressing concerns about mounting vulnerabilities in the […]
Global Stocks Stumble Amid Fed and Nvidia Focus
Global Stocks Stumble Amid Fed and Nvidia Focus Global stock markets took a cautious turn on Monday as investors digested mixed signals from central banks and awaited essential corporate earnings, notably from technology giant Nvidia. Wall Street saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dip slightly, ending a recent streak of gains that had been buoyed […]
USD/JPY Outlook: Cautiously Bullish Amid Divergent Policies
USD/JPY Mid-Day Outlook: Cautiously Bullish Amid Divergent Policies The USD/JPY currency pair has demonstrated mixed dynamics at mid-day trading in 2025, as market participants digest a slew of global economic signals while weighing the diverging monetary policies of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. The US Dollar continues to find relative strength amid […]
GBP/USD Analysis: Stubborn Inflation Halts BoE Rate Cuts
GBP/USD Analysis: Stubborn Inflation Halts BoE Rate Cuts The GBP/USD currency pair finds itself at a crossroads amid persistent inflationary pressures, challenging market expectations of imminent Bank of England (BoE) rate cuts. Latest economic data from the UK reveal inflation rates stubbornly above target, forcing economists and traders to reassess monetary policy trajectories and exchange […]
StanChart Kenya Half-Year Profit Hits Forex Income Blowout
StanChart Kenya Half-Year Profit Hits Forex Income Blowout (Standard Chartered) StanChart Kenya has reported a significant decline in its half-year profit, primarily driven by a sharp decrease in foreign exchange net income. The bank’s interim results showed a marked deterioration in forex trading revenues, reflecting challenging currency volatility and subdued market activity over the period. StanChart Kenya’s […]
South Africa Forex Conspiracy Probe
South Africa Forex Jurisdiction to Prosecute Alleged Forex Conspiracy, Agency Argues South Africa Forex is being positioned as the “logical” jurisdiction to prosecute the alleged Forex cartel conspiracy that has rattled the nation’s financial markets. The Competition Commission’s renewed arguments to revive the investigation emphasise the country’s central role in the Rand-Dollar foreign exchange market […]
Eyes on US Inflation, UK GDP & Australian Jobs Report
Eyes on US Inflation, UK GDP & Australian Jobs Report US inflation: As global financial markets navigate an increasingly complex economic landscape in 2025, forex traders and investors are sharpening their focus on a trio of critical economic indicators: US inflation data, UK GDP growth figures, and Australia’s latest jobs report. The outcomes of these […]
South African Forex Enforcer Seeks to Revive Forex Cartel
South African Forex Enforcer Seeks to Revive Forex Cartel South Africa forex markets are once again in the spotlight as the nation’s Competition Tribunal moves decisively to revive an investigation into a long-standing Forex cartel probe. This probe alleges that a group of local and foreign banks colluded to manipulate the Rand-Dollar exchange rate an […]
Commodity Currencies Rally on Renewed Global Risk Appetite
Commodity Currencies Rally Amid Global Market Optimism Today’s session saw commodity currencies rally in response to positive risk sentiment and stable global commodity prices. The commodity currencies rally theme was evident as the Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian dollars all advanced against the U.S. dollar and the yen. Commodity Currencies Rally: Key Drivers Firmer crude […]
Euro Rises on Strong European Session and U.S. Dollar Weakness
Euro Rises Amid Positive European Market Sentiment August 6, 2025 marked a session where the euro rises became the key forex narrative. Early European trading saw the euro rises against major peers, breaking recent resistance levels as equities throughout the region climbed. For traders, the euro-rises theme set the tone for day’s opportunities. August 6, […]