Forex

The Federal Reserve announced a start to tapering asset purchases at today's rate decision, a move that was well-telegraphed ahead of time.

Traders are further net-long than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger Oil - US Crude-bearish contrarian trading bias.

The taper announcement has finally arrived. How will US stocks, gold, and the US Dollar react?

USD/JPY may attempt to break out of a bull flag formation if the Federal Reserve starts to scale back monetary support.

Cable is coming off support at the moment, continuing to watch how that unfolds; down lower lies a much larger test should we see a bit more weakness.

US ISM data for the services sector showed a massively improved economic environment. Prices continue to rise but employment lags

The market continues to levitate and may do so for a while longer, but the risk of a pullback rises with each day; we look at a way to handle…

Bullion has slipped of recent on the back of an expectant hawkish Fed. Specifics around the Fed’s announcement later today should prompt XAU/USD to confirm a bullish/bearish bias either side…

Bank of England rate hike a close call. Aggressive market pricing raises bar to surprise on the hawkish side.

Oil prices give back a portion of their recent gains as inventories rise according to the API report. FOMC and OPEC+ remain at the forefront of risk sentiment for now.