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Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger EUR/USD-bullish contrarian trading bias.

The US dollar weakened significantly this week maintained by a slightly hawkish ECB however, the US ISM services data beat gave some relief to a wounded USD.

Facebook's stock is gapping down massively this morning on earnings; what it could mean going forward and how the NDX stands after recent events.

The ECB continues its ultra-loose and flexible approach to the planned withdrawal of PEPP but leaves the door open to increased net purchases if necessary

The Bank of England hiked rates by 25bps today but four out of the nine MPC members wanted a 50bp hike.

Although the ECB is expected to hold rates steady, the talk around inflationary pressure plaguing the Euro zone is increasing. EUR/USD holding at 1.13.

Friday's Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Report may well show that the US jobs market contracted in January. Will this affect the Fed's thinking and the outlook for gold?

The politically-sensitive Euro may wilt if tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over into Europe. Will traders then look for refuge in the anti-risk Swiss Franc?

The US Dollar sunk further overnight before steadying ahead of the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Banks (ECB) meetings. Will USD turn around?

Bank of England seen raising rates. Trading focus is on QT talk and tightening path.