The week starts with mixed feelings. Market mood improved last week as US President Donald Trump eased pressure on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, announced some progress with trading partners including Japan and India, and said that the triple-digit import taxes on Chinese products will

USD/JPY slides to near 142.30 as the USD’s recovery has fizzled out.US Bessent indicated that both the US and China can reduce additional tariffs on each other.Japan's Akazawa is scheduled to visit Washington for trade negotiations on April 30. The USD/JPY pair retreats to near 142.30 during Europea

In focus today Today's key events will be the April flash PMIs from the euro area, US and the UK, which likely could give the first glimpse of the impact from tariff uncertainty. In the euro area, we expect to see a decline in the manufacturing index to 48.2 from 48.6 due to less new orders from the

USD/CAD traded briefly on a 1.37 handle earlier for the first time since October, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Trend signals remain bearishly aligned "Broader USD weakness is helping lift the CAD tone but the CAD finds itself at the foot of the overnight performance table, w

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The ECB just pulled the pin — not with a bang, but with a wink. Dropping “restrictive” from the statement may sound like central bank word soup, but in FX, that’s the equivalent of a neon sign: cuts are coming, and probably faster than priced. Usually, I’d be licking my chops shorting EURUSD with th

UK headline inflation was lower than expected in March, but higher contributions from household energy and water bills will help take it to 3.5% or above in the second half of the year. At the same time, services inflation should come lower imminently, helping cement quarterly rate cuts from the Ban

In focus today The main data print is the German ZEW Economic Sentiment index for March which is set to release at 11:00 CEST. Consensus expectations are sharply to the downside at only 9.5, presumably due to the ongoing trade war turbulence. In February, the assessment of the current economic situa

The US Dollar Index saw choppy action near the 99 zone in Monday’s session, rebounding from a fresh three-year low.Tariff uncertainty, sinking consumer confidence and elevated inflation expectations continue to weigh on sentiment.Technical signals remain bearish, with price capped below key resistan

S2N spotlight I am not going to share any great insight about the pros or cons of tariffs. The die has been cast, and all that remains is to see who blinks first. There is a lot of ego at stake, and we are living at a time of exaggerated posturing on the geopolitical stage, so I think it is unlikely