February 28th, 2017
By Ricky Bean
President Donald Trump is due to address Congress later today. It has been highlighted that he will ask for a 10% increase of US$54 billion in US military spending as...
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February 27th, 2017
By Smart Currency
Last week’s US dollar movements where not headline worthy as it remained range-bound against a basket of currencies. The dollar did, however, manage to move...
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February 24th, 2017
By Smart Currency
The US housing market strengthened further in January as existing sales rose 3.3%, hitting a 10-year high as buyers shrugged off higher prices and mortgage rates. The...
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February 23rd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
The US dollar (USD) was relatively unmoved on Wednesday. Surprisingly it remained range bound against the pound (GBP), despite positive comments earlier in the week...
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February 22nd, 2017
By Ricky Bean
Not only have US stock markets set fresh record highs, we have seen oil prices push higher. The dollar (USD) has been strengthening as the prospect of a rate hike...
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February 21st, 2017
By Ricky Bean
It was a quiet start to the week, with US bond and stock markets closed for President’s Day, a national holiday in the US. Generally, sentiment is being boosted...
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