The past week ended unexpectedly – late on Friday, October 10, when most markets were already asleep, Donald Trump woke everyone up. The U.S. President announced that from November 1 (or even earlier) an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports would be introduced, on top of the existing duties. He also mentioned that the United … Read more
The past week ended with mixed performance across markets. The euro stabilised around 1.1700 against the dollar, Bitcoin fluctuated just above 111,000, Brent crude fell toward 65 dollars per barrel, while gold climbed to 3,600, setting new all-time highs. Investors still expect that at the meeting on September 16-17 the Federal Reserve will cut rates … Read more
The chart of the dollar index (DXY) last week resembled the Greek letter “Λ.” Accordingly, the dynamics of major dollar-paired assets can be illustrated as a Latin “V.” For most of the five trading days, the U.S. currency strengthened, but then Jerome Powell delivered a blow. In his speech prepared for the annual Jackson Hole … Read more
The past week showed a mixed performance across key markets. Thanks to a weaker dollar, the euro recovered part of its earlier losses, while bitcoin bounced from its August 3 lows. Oil prices, following “Trump’s command,” continued to fall, and gold strengthened amid strong safe-haven demand. 💶 EUR/USD The pair ended last week near 1.1642, … Read more
August begins amid mixed signals from global financial markets. The main drivers were the United States – Trump’s tariff policies, the Federal Reserve’s decisions, and US labour market data. At the start of the final week of July, the dollar showed impressive strength; however, on 1 August, the euro managed to recover half of its … Read more
By Saturday, 26 July, the US Dollar Index had slipped below the 98.00 mark, recording its sharpest weekly drop in a month. The decline followed improved sentiment surrounding trade negotiations with Japan and the European Union, which lifted stock markets and weakened demand for traditional safe-haven assets such as the dollar and gold. Investors are … Read more
The past week ended with mixed performance across financial markets. The US dollar slightly strengthened against the euro, while bitcoin gained against the dollar and reached a new all-time high. Gold remained in a sideways trend amid geopolitical uncertainty, and oil prices showed only a modest increase despite persistent selling pressure. In the coming week, … Read more
The first week of July passed relatively calmly. The battle between the euro and the dollar ended in a draw, gold returned to the middle of its medium-term range, bitcoin once again failed to hold above 110,000, while Brent crude oil showed a slight increase. In the second week of the month, key drivers will … Read more
