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Partner Center Wondering what’s up with the risk rallies early this week? Equity indices soared to all-time highs on Monday while safe-haven gold tumbled and the lower-yielding dollar weakened. Welcome to what happens when the world’s two largest economies step back from the brink of a full-blown tr

trading hit a record high, surging to $10 trillion per day amid global trade tariff turbulence. In April, daily average volumes reached $9.6 trillion, up from $7.5 trillion three years ago. The FX market has become the frontline of global volatility, especially following U.S. trade policy shoc

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock is speaking at a press conference following the announcement of the September monetary policy decision on Tuesday. Earlier this Tuesday, the RBA held the benchmark interest rate steady at 3.6%, as widely expected. Key quotes Board sees risks a

USD/JPY loses ground as traders adopt caution amid concerns over a possible US government shutdown.A shutdown could begin on Wednesday if President Trump and congressional leaders fail to reach a deal on Monday.Japan’s October 4 LDP leadership election could postpone the BoJ’s next rate hike if a do

The IFO business climate index fell in September to 87.7 from 88.9 in August (-1.2 points month-on-month, a monthly change close to the historical average monthly change of 1.1 points in absolute terms). This deterioration, after eight consecutive months of growth (84.8 in December 2024), particular

Following the biggest 12-month revision in NFP data, investors are paying very close attention to weekly initial jobless claims prints, looking for early signs of whether the ‘no hiring’ will turn into the rather more concerning ‘no firing’. So far, so good. Today’s print is the second in a row to s