by Ryan Littlestone | April 1st, 2020, 16:04:10 | News
FX volatility is still with us as liquidity drops due to the virus but what’s driving the lower rate of business? This is something we’ve been talking about in our trading room today. When we talk about FX markets, most of our focus is on large banks and...
by Ryan Littlestone | February 28th, 2020, 11:41:01 | Research
4X Global Research Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) – 27 February 2020 In reaction to the coronavirus epidemic governments across the world have enacted measures unprecedented in recent decades, including closing national borders, setting up...
by Ryan Littlestone | November 26th, 2019, 12:53:28 | Research
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy – 4X Global Global FX volatility has fallen further in the past month to its lowest level since September 2014 according to our estimate (see Figure 1). Volatility in most major currencies has either fallen or only...
by Ryan Littlestone | November 26th, 2018, 12:35:02 | Research
Morgan Stanley out with a note on what to expect in 2019 Morgan Stanley have looked into the crystal ball to see what themes will be driving FX prices next year. They’ve also updated their forecasts. EURUSD Q1 2019 1.17 vs 1.19 prior Q2 1.20 vs 1.24 prior Q3...
by Ryan Littlestone | September 26th, 2018, 12:38:28 | News
What’s going on right now? EURUSD – on the back foot and largely driven by selling in EURGBP. That’s also putting a drag on EURJPY. GBP buying looks to be the driver of it all. EURUSD is into the recent area of support 1.1720/30 and a break might...