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Week Ahead: Jay Powell to speak ahead of key jobs data

Fed Chair Jay Powell is speaking on Monday at the National Association for Business Economics. Markets will be listening to anything on the Fed's likely next move on rates.

Is the $27tn US Treasury market suffering from low liquidity?

Treasury market liquidity has been talked about as a potential risk factor for at least the last couple of years; and it may be worsening. At least that’s according to Bloomberg’s US Government Securities Liquidity Index.

Crypto & the US Elections: Causes and Effects

The price of Bitcoin dropped following Kamala Harris’s strong debate showing against Donald Trump in September, suggesting that crypto markets favour a Trump win.

Week Ahead: SNB to cut big and RBA to hold

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Swiss National Bank (SNB) are both in action this week; one may hold and the other could be ready to do a bumper 50-basis-point (bps) rate cut.

FX Volatility is Back as CBs Go Separate Ways

Back in June I talked about how for all the talk of monetary policy divergence this year, the real story is about reconvergence.

Marshall Mario’s Magic Money Tree?

Mario Draghi’s big report on the state of the European economy is entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness’. His conclusion about Europe’s competitiveness: it isn’t, especially compared to the dynamism of the Chinese and the US economies.

Finalto Wins Two Awards at UF Awards APAC 2024

Finalto is proud to announce that it has won in two categories at the UF Awards APAC 2024. The awards were presented at the UF Awards APAC 2024 ceremony which took place on 18 September in Bangkok.

White Labelling v Outsourcing: Weighing up the Best Trading Technology for Brokers

White labelling your tech is a popular and convenient solution for brokerages, for obvious reasons.

Gold Continues to Glitter with Rate Cuts on the Horizon

Gold’s appeal for investors does not appear to be diminishing. According to the World Gold Council, August marks the fourth consecutive month of inflows to gold ETFs.