Look to emerging markets for key to today’s movements in Asia


Unless you have a professional news platform, it's pretty hard to keep up with exactly what's…

Asset managers still fleeing emerging markets


The main factor in the financial markets is the exodus from Emerging Markets by professional…

Factors to watch for in early Asian trade


Do we see a continuation of the major flows out of emerging markets? In Asia, the INR and IDR have…

Asian market overview; only minor moves in AUD to report


AUD/USD rallied from .9185 to .9230 on the back of decent hedge fund demand, trimming shorts is…

Quiet start to interbank trading week


I still like the buy-intraday-dips play in AUD/JPY after Fibo support at 88.65/70 held (see…

Factors to watch in FX market, week starting August 19th


Market starting to price in QE tapering at September Fed meeting, with $10/$15 billion reduction…

AUD/USD outlook, Friday August 16th.


Risk aversion brought on by lower equity markets inspired heavy selling in AUD/JPY and AUD/CHF.…

USD/JPY: Underpinned by covering on crosses and rising US yields


Significant optionality reported near 98.50 which should prove magnetic but will also be tough to…

AUD/USD outlook, August 14th


I'm still very firmly in the buy-dip camp and I believe levels near .9035/50 will give existing…

Monday August 12th: Quiet start to early interbank trade


Morning all. AUD bulls are a having a better time of it over the last few sessions and the AUD/USD…

EUR/USD: More gains ahead, targeting 1.3350 option barrier


Despite reports of really heavy selling at every level, we have still managed to close above 1.3300…

JPY outlook, Wednesday August 7th


USD/JPY sitting on technical support near 97.50 and we can expect stops below there. China noted…

AUD/USD outlook, Wednesday August 7th


The AUD looks reasonably stable this morning after yesterday's 25bps rate cut. Today's economic…

Bit of easy reading from Michael Lewis


Here's the latest Vanity Fair article from Michael Lewis, again related to Goldman Sachs.

Quiet in Asia apart from few stop-loss runs


Gold triggered stops below $1300 as USD bulls return ahead of NFP USD/AXY also busy with solid…

EUR, CHF and JPY bullish; GBP and AUD bearish


The FOMC had centre stage last night and their slightly dovish twist has had a mixed effect on the…

Asian session, July 31st: Yen crosses staying very heavy


It was very quiet in overnight trade and we can expect exactly the same in Asia with nothing of…

EUR/USD: Overall bullish but….


The USD has started to lose its shine and the market is trimming longs at the moment. EUR/AUD…