🌍 Markets Brace for FOMC: Focus on Cut Size and Forward Guidance

🌍 Markets Brace for FOMC: Focus on Cut Size and Forward Guidance 🏦 Key Points Tonight’s FOMC decision (announcement due 3:00 JST, Sept 18) is widely expected to deliver a 25bp rate cut. A minority still see risk of a 50bp cut, though this is viewed as politically driven and could raise concerns over Fed […]

📌 Focus on Tomorrow’s U.S. FOMC; Today’s Watch Is U.S. Retail Sales

📌 Focus on Tomorrow’s U.S. FOMC; Today’s Watch Is U.S. Retail Sales 🏦 Central Bank Week Overview This week brings a cluster of key policy announcements: FOMC and Bank of Canada (rate cuts expected, –25bp baseline), BOE and BOJ (widely seen on hold). Last week’s ECB hold decision reinforced policy divergence, which tends to fuel […]

💹 –11,250 USD | FOMC, BOJ, BOC | Weekly FX Report (Sept 8–12)

  💹 –11,250 USD | FOMC, BOJ, BOC | Weekly FX Report (Sept 8–12) Net P/L: –11,250 USD   📌 Total Review Losses widened due to adverse moves in crude oil shorts. However, late-week gold longs helped offset part of the drawdown. Looking ahead, with major policy events in the U.S. and Japan, reducing positions […]

💱 FX Seeks Direction Ahead of Next Week’s Policy Meetings

💱 FX Seeks Direction Ahead of Next Week’s Policy Meetings Current Market Conditions In Tokyo trading, USD/JPY hovered in the 147.20–147.50 range, EUR/USD traded in the low 1.17s, and GBP/USD stayed in the mid-to-high 1.35s. Dollar buying showed a slight edge, though overall trend clarity remains lacking. In early London trade, USD/JPY briefly touched 147.98, […]

Weekly Report: -$37,136 Loss | Gold’s Turbulence Hurts, Big Events Ahead Next Week!

  Weekly Report: -$37,136 Loss | Gold’s Turbulence Hurts, Big Events Ahead Next Week! Period: July 21–25, 2025 ✅ This Week’s Performance Review Net Result: -37,136 USD Main Cause: Gains from EUR trades were wiped out by a sharp downturn in XAU/USD (Gold), which delivered heavy losses. The “secure profit” scenario collapsed, highlighting the ever-present […]

📉 Dollar Rally Pauses Ahead of FOMC, Risk Aversion Persists

📉 Dollar Rally Pauses Ahead of FOMC, Risk Aversion PersistsGeopolitical Tensions and Central Bank Events Converge at a Critical Juncture In today’s Tokyo session, the U.S. dollar is facing corrective selling after a steady rise earlier this week. This reflects pre-FOMC position adjustments and caution over lower liquidity ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. holiday, Juneteenth.The dollar […]

📊 March 19, 2025 – Key Market Focus: FOMC Rate Outlook & BOJ Decision

📊 March 19, 2025 – Key Market Focus: FOMC Rate Outlook & BOJ Decision This week, the BOJ monetary policy meeting and the FOMC decision are the central market events. Both the BOJ and the Fed are expected to keep rates unchanged, but the focus has shifted to future monetary policy direction. The biggest question […]