- Mon, 13 May 2019 13:16:29 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for May 6 – 10, 2019: US-China trade negotiations fuel volatility. The Pound's index reports its biggest weekly loss since November, the CHF Index posts positive weekly change after five periods of losses, the Kiwi measure's YTD decline extends below the -1.00% mark. [/ANNOUNCE] Dear readers, please be informed that henceforth our weekly Market Research will be discontinued. You are
- Tue, 07 May 2019 13:21:10 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for April 29 – May 3, 2019: The Pound's, the US Dollar's, and the Euro's index become April's best performers, while the Kiwi's and the Swiss Franc's measures suffer the greatest monthly losses. Volatility medians signal the fourth consecutive week of abnormal tranquillity. [/ANNOUNCE] Major Events of the WeekDateGMTCCYEventCIVolatilityTue, Apr 3001:00AUDChinese Non-Manufacturing PMI, NBS Manufacturing PMI-0.30 pp0.079%09:00EUREMU Preliminary Flash GDP,
- Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:29:45 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for April 22 - 26, 2019: Volatility remains on extremely low levels. The AUD Index erases most of its April gains, the Loonie's and the Pound's measures stand on par on the YTD basis. Correlations between the Pound's pairs continue to normalise. [/ANNOUNCE] Major Events of the WeekDateGMTCCYEventCIVolatilityWed, Apr 2401:30AUDCPI-0.68 pp0.161%14:00CADBoC Overnight Rate and Statement-0.45 pp0.096%15:15CADBoC Press Conference+0.24 pp0.092% Currency Indexes
- Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:50:09 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for April 15 - 19, 2019: The Yen's index becomes the main gainer after three weeks of losses. The USD Index returns its YTD readings to the positive area, while the Swiss Franc's gauge becomes the worst performer on the basis. Median volatility stands on record lows, but the NZ CPI becomes the most turbulent event since the
- Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:49:17 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for April 8 - 12, 2019: Volatility stands on the lowest levels since the beginning of observations. The Pound's index spends its calmest week since November, the Greenback measure's YTD change returns to the negative territory. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week was unusually slow for the observed currencies, as their indexes mostly kept within the ±0.50% range and made
- Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:29:25 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for April 1 - 5, 2019: The Yen's, the Franc's, and the Kiwi indexes are the only ones to post losses. The Greenback's measure lifts its YTD change above zero for the second time this year. Volatility tumbles to strongly subdued levels. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The first week of April saw most of the observed indexes remain in a narrow
- Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:51:12 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for March 25 – March 29, 2019: Q1 sees the safe-havens in the negative territory, while the commodity-related indexes post gains. With varying Brexit effects, the GBP Index becomes the worst performer in March, but posts the greatest Q1 growth. Volatility is pushed up by the pound, the Yen, and the Kiwi. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) With both the month and
- Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:14:15 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for March 18 – March 22, 2019: The CAD and GBP Indexes share the worst performer's position, the Yen's measure erases previous period's loss. Volatility returns to subdued levels. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) With Brexit, the Fed, and some surprising fundamental releases sending strong signals to the major currencies, the past period saw some considerable developments in the observed indexes. The
- Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:28:39 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for March 11 – March 15, 2019: The Brexit developments reign over market, with the GBP Index becoming the week's only strong gainer and suffering elevated volatility. The Yen's and the US Dollar's measures erase most of their previous gains. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week saw most of the observed indexes finish trading in a very narrow range between
- Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:48:53 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for March 4 – March 8, 2019: The JPY Index becomes the week's best performer after three periods of solid losses, the USD Index posts positive YTD change for the first time since the beginning of the year, and the Pound's measure repost greatest loss in 16 weeks. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week saw most of the observed indexes
- Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:37:54 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for February 25 – March 1, 2019: Volatility remains subdued. The Pound's index becomes the best performer for the second week in a row, while the Asia-Pacific measures continue posting losses. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) While the Pound's index extended the previous period's pattern, the Greenback's and the Loonie's measures switched places, with the USD Index posting gains alongside its European
- Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:08:17 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for February 18 – February 22, 2019: Volatility subsides further. The Pound's index erases February losses, and Asia-Pacific measures become the week's three worst performers. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past period saw the observed currency indexes split neatly into gainers and losers, with the US Dollar's and the Asia-Pacific measures spending the period below the baseline, and the Loonie's gauge
- Mon, 18 Feb 2019 13:14:58 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for February 11 – February 15, 2019: The NZD Index posts its greatest weekly gain since the beginning of observations, while the European measures become the period's three worst performers. Volatility remains subdued, but individual peaks reach the highest levels since January 2. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) In the past week, the observed index displayed somewhat muted activity, with most of
- Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:02:23 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for February 4 – February 8, 2019: Overall volatility continues to decline, but individual peaks mark more overturbulent events than usual. The Dollar's, the Yen's, and the Franc's indexes become the only measures to post weekly growth, while the Antipodeans erase the previous period's gains. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) North America: USD, CAD The US Dollar's index spent the past week
- Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:04:28 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for January 28 – February 1, 2019: Volatility remains unchanged. Commodity-related indexes become the week's best performers, the GBP Index reports its greatest weekly loss since November. The CAD Index posts greatest January growth, while the Swiss Franc's measure becomes the month's worst performer. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week saw the tables turn for the commodity-related indexes and the
- Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:52:51 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for January 21 – January 25, 2019: Volatility falls below monthly medians. The GBP Index reports its greatest gain, the NZ Dollar's gauge erases previous loss, the Loonie's index posts its first weekly loss in 2019, and the Euro's and the Franc's measures continue to decline. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past period was largely negative for the observed currencies, as
- Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:55:09 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for January 7 – January 11, 2019: Volatility subsides, but remains on solid levels. The Antipodeans post the week's greatest gains, the Loonie's measure is supported by oil prices, and the GBP Index is pushed around by the Brexit headlines. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week was notable for numerous sharp moves and sudden changes among the losers and
- Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:56:17 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for December 31, 2018 – January 4, 2019: December becomes the year's worst month for the commodity-related currencies and the best for the Euro and the Yen. The CAD Index closes its worst 2018 quarter, the Yen's and the Kiwi's measures – their best. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The Yen's, the US Dollar's, and the Swiss Franc's indexes were the only
- Mon, 24 Dec 2018 13:28:23 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for December 17 – December 21 2018: The Yen's index posts the greatest weekly gain since the beginning of the year. The NZD Index's YTD and the AUD Index's QTD changes fall back to the negative area. Correlations between GBP/JPY and USD/JPY return to normal. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The pre-holiday trading week proved to be relatively action-packed, with the strong
- Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:13:40 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for December 10 – December 14 2018: Volatility picks up further. The Antipodeans finish the week on the opposite sides of the baseline. The USD Index posts its highest YTD gain so far, the GBP Index – its greatest YTD loss. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week was notable for numerous rallies and downslides, with the Pound's index returning to
- Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:38:42 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for December 3 – December 7 2018: Market's volatility picks up to elevated levels. The Franc's and the Yen's indexes share the best performer's position, the Aussie's gauge posts its greatest weekly loss in the year so far, and the Loonie's measure reports both the week's greatest jump and the sharpest fall. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) North America: USD,
- Mon, 03 Dec 2018 12:08:39 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for November 26 – November 30 2018: An overall calm period with low volatility levels. The US Dollar fuels the week's most prominent move, the Antipodeans reclaim the leaders' positions, and the Loonie's, the Pound's, and the Yen's indexes post nearly identical losses. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) The past week saw the return of the Antipodeans as the leaders among the
- Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:19:06 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for November 19 – November 23 2018: Volatility backs down to moderate from the past month's elevated levels. The Kiwi's index loses its leadership and pushed YTD change back below zero, the Aussie's measure breaks its six-week growth streak, and the Swiss Franc's gauge reports a solid gain after three periods of losses. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) Most of the
- Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:19:51 GMT
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[ANNOUNCE] Market overview for November 12 – November 16 2018: The Pound suffers record volatility, its index posts its greatest weekly loss since the beginning of the year and drops its YTD change below -2.00%. The Antipodeans continue their winning streak, and the NZD Index's YTD change turns positive. [/ANNOUNCE] Currency Indexes (CI) During the past week, the market was primarily governed by the