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The week started as the following had ended. Markets were relatively quiet. The war in Ukraine had continued to ebb away from headlines and the markets were able to begin to focus on other factors.   The US Dollar ended the week the strongest despite the mixed start. The markets waited until the Fed minutes… The post Cromwell FX Market View Sleepy Start, Explosive End appeared first on JP Fund Services.

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The week was quieter on many fronts. The continued war in Ukraine has now seems to have completely stalled for the Russians. The announcement of a more focused approach on the Donbas region seemed to indicate that a move for total control over the control had failed. Continued talks did not prove to garner any… The post Cromwell FX Market View Quieter Week – But Eye of The Storm? appeared first on JP Fund Services.

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• Signs of positivity in the US after yesterday’s Ukraine / Russia talks. • S&P 500 closed up 1.2%, the Dow Jones rose just under...

The war in Ukraine seemed to move from the spotlight as any developments continued to stall the main themes for the week was the continuing rising yields.   The Yen was the biggest loser as global yields surged except the JGB. The BoJ has clearly put a cap on 10-year yields and the resulting widening… The post Cromwell FX Market View Rising Yields a Cause for Concern appeared first on JP Fund Services.

The week saw the current war in Ukraine stall. With this we saw the Euro gain slight momentum   GBP gained as the BoE again raised rates by 25bps. However this was not enough for the currency to gain any real upside momentum. The market had eyed a potential 50bps rise and with less than… The post Cromwell FX Market View War Stalls and Fed Hikes appeared first on JP Fund Services.

The week saw some level of stabilisation after the previous 2 weeks of roller coaster markets. Ukraine continued to dominate the headlines but with no further escalation the markets sought to remain calmer than previous weeks.   The USD which had seen safe haven status over the last 2 weeks gave up some ground to… The post Cromwell FX Market View Markets Remain Stable Ahead of Fed appeared first on JP Fund Services.

Another volatile week as Central Bank hawkishness came to the fore. Traders had seen the Fed being Hawkish for sometime but last week was the turn of the BoE and ECB.   The ECB acknowledged inflation is not transitory and their comments moved in a far more hawkish direction. President Christine Lagarde declined to repeat… The post Cromwell FX Market View Copy of Surprise Hawkish ECB appeared first on JP Fund Services.

The week was once again dominated by the continued invasion in Ukraine. Euro was the worse performer of the week as the attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station brought the real issues of the conflict into focus.   The war in Ukraine has generated two clear effects in FX markets: The European currencies most… The post Cromwell FX Market View War Continues to Take Its Toll appeared first on JP Fund Services.

The week was dominated by the build up of forces and eventual invasion of Ukraine. Though not unexpected by the markets the actual event still took them by surprise.   Risk assets initially tumbled on Thursday as reports of the invasion broke but by late on Thursday staged a complete comeback and had turned positive… The post Cromwell FX Market View Putin’s War Begins appeared first on JP Fund Services.

The ongoing military build-up in eastern Europe continued to dominate the market headlines. In the early stages of the week there was general optimism about the situation, with risk rallying on hopes of the situation getting diffused. However, in the latter part of the week the fear of escalation returned, and risk assets got sold.… The post Cromwell FX Market View Ukraine / Russia Continues to Dominate appeared first on JP Fund Services.

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The currency markets have been simultaneously driven by two themes as of recent, however independently the duration of these market motives vary significantly. Firstly, there are the concerns of inflation which have been felt globally since the middle of last year, and more recently accelerating in tandem with higher energy costs. It appears though that… The post FX Market View #39 Inflation and Potential of War Driving Markets appeared first on JP Fund Services.

It seems not a week goes by without some level of event driven volatility. Late in the week rumours of Russia /  Ukraine escalation saw Euro move lower. Oil surged to a new 7 year high and Equities lost ground. In the background we still see the Fed tightening rates ahead. Investors were concerned that… The post Cromwell FX Market View Ukraine in Focus appeared first on JP Fund Services.

Geo-political tensions drove the markets this past week with the US sending bold statements of a pending war in Europe. Whether or not the likelihood of an all-out invasion of the Ukraine by Russia materialises, the impact this had on the financial markets was swift. When Russia invaded Georgia nearly fifteen years ago or annexed… The post FX Market View #38 Markets dominated by Political tensions in Europe appeared first on JP Fund Services.

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Another volatile week as Central Bank hawkishness came to the fore. Traders had seen the Fed being Hawkish for sometime but last week was the turn of the BoE and ECB.   The ECB acknowledged inflation is not transitory and their comments moved in a far more hawkish direction. President Christine Lagarde declined to repeat… The post Cromwell FX Market View Surprise Hawkish ECB appeared first on JP Fund Services.