The next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been decided: Rishi Sunak, former Chancellor of the Exchequer in Boris Johnson’s administration, has won the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership election by default. Having previously sounded the alarm against Liz Truss’ debt-financed tax cuts while running against her in the last leadership race, his efforts to […]

From the hours of 3:15 to 9:45 am Eastern Time on Monday morning, there may be several fundamental catalysts that cause great volatility across the forex market. This prompts us to issue a warning: PMI on Monday. France and Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States will all be releasing the latest monthly results […]

This morning, at 8:30 am Eastern Time, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released an unfortunate batch of news for the US economy. The Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey, otherwise known as the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, which surveys over 200 Philadelphia manufacturers on a monthly basis, indicated worsening business conditions this month. While a […]

Today (Friday, October 14th) has been full of historic and turbulent decisions within the United Kingdom. Chief among them include the official end of the Bank of England’s (BoE) emergency bond-buying intervention scheme, as well as Prime Minister (PM) Liz Truss’ decision to fire Kwasi Kwarteng from his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He […]

As many traders and analysts grapple with today’s big economic news (namely, the UK’s disappointing 0.3% month-over-month contraction in GDP, the US’ surprise 0.4% jump in month-over-month PPI, and the FOMC meeting minutes set to release at 2 pm), many are similarly preparing for tomorrow's new round of CPI data in the US. Scheduled for […]

Transpiring between 2 am and 2 pm Eastern Time, the forex market will be subjected to several bits of significant economic news on Wednesday, October 12th. Because of these potential fundamental catalysts, there is a chance that financial markets will experience substantial volatility accordingly. Let’s explore what this news could be and how it may […]

On Wednesday, October 5th, the multinational group known as OPEC+, which consists of the OPEC member countries plus a selection of non-member allies (including Russia), made a shocking and controversial move. They decided to collectively scale back their oil production, which currently amounts to approximately 40% of the world’s supply, by 2 million barrels per […]

According to this morning’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) results from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job openings at the end of August were far lower than expected. Just over 11 million employment opportunities were forecast, while the actual number barely exceeded 10 million. This incoming US jobs data, which verifies […]

This morning at 8:30 am Eastern Time, the United States’ Bureau of Economic Analysis released even more bullish USD news. The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, which measures changes in prices for consumers (excluding volatile food and energy prices), rose more than expected month-over-month. A 0.5% increase was expected for August, with 0.6% […]

Last week’s selloff was brutal for investors in the US stock market: the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its lowest level since late 2020, falling to 29590.41, losing 1.6% on Friday alone. With the S&P 500 currently down a whopping 23% from January’s highs this year, and other indexes close behind percentagewise, stock market […]