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Lira collapse post-mortem: Contagion lite
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research 17 August 2018 Since 5th August the Turkish Lira is down about 17% versus the Dollar and 15% in nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) terms and the concern remains that any...
read more Brexit’s (probably) coming home and markets don’t care…for now
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS)from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research 13 July 2018 UK financial markets have been remarkably stable in the past month despite having to contend with a plethora of macro data, UK-driven events and global...
read more One extreme to another: A price worth paying?
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research Developed and emerging market central banks have started to “normalise” monetary policy, albeit at a slow pace. However, they have been largely powerless to deal with the...
read more Every which way but tight
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research The go-to buzzword of “Policy normalisation” in developed economies refers to the reversal of monetary loosening policies introduced during the 2008 great financial crisis to...
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EUR weakness should continue says Morgan Stanley
In the latest MS FX update they say the trend is your friend The latest Morgan Stanley FX Pulse is out and for those of you who don't know, it's probably one of the best Forex reports out there. This week they say that the Euro should continue to slide. EUR selling to...
read more FX markets are beyond “risk-on” and “risk-off”
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research FX volatility remains subdued but this is not classical “risk-on” or “risk-off”. However, a number of patterns, beyond the Dollar’s obvious recovery, have recently stood out....
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ING – Will Trump target FX in the next battle on trade?
Some food for thought on the next possible direction for Trump's trade shake up ING talk about trade in one of their latest notes; Will the White House take their trade war into the currency arena? One of the bigger risks specific to FX markets in the near-term is...
read more What’s driving EM and commodity currencies?
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research 13 April 2018 Currency volatility remains subdued and European currencies, the Chinese Renminbi and even the Brazilian Real and South African Rand, have done little...
read more Trading Places – 4X Global Research
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research The rapid escalation in a potential trade war between the United States and China over the past month continues to dominate the headlines despite proposed protectionist...
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Watch for USDJPY volatility during Abe’s visit to US 17-19 April
US-South Korea trade deal could preview Abe's next month visit to US Here an interesting article by the Nikkei how the negotiations around the steel and aluminium tariffs have been coupled to a side deal on competitive currency manipulation . The deal itself is of...
read more The FX Markets’ Nerves of Steel – 4X Global Research
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research – 22 March 2018 Rising geopolitical tensions and stress in the US tech sector have strained equity markets. Conversely, FX volatility has eased below its long-term average and...
read more ING are bullish on GBP
ING's outlook for GBP: Medium-term bulls With BoE policy tightening and a resilient UK economy acting as a 'put' on the pound amid short-term Brexit risks, we continue to think there is more GBP upside over the coming months. We target GBP/USD at 1.45 in 2Q18....
read more Financial markets’ reaction function to event flow is in line with recent patterns – 4X Global Research
Markets have had to digest a great deal of headline-grabbing news -Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research – 08 March 2018 Our Forecasts – Hits and Misses 4X Global Research prides itself on the transparency of its...
read more Beware of dormant FX volatility
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research 27 February 2018 Equity market volatility, both implied and realized, which peaked in early February has eased off in the past fortnight but is still high when compared with...
read more Bank of England to get ahead of the curve and hike in May – 4X Global Research
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) from Olivier Desbarres at 4X Global Research 14 February 2018 The Bank of England (BoE) has made clear in recent days that it may hike rates sooner and faster than it and markets had anticipated. Our core scenario at this...
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