Fawad Razaqzada

Busy next week for financial markets

Fawad Razaqzada

October 27, 2017

Another week is about to draw to a close and it has been a very good one for the U.S. dollar, which broke out against a number of currencies.

EUR/USD ECB-driven weakness persists ahead of U.S. GDP

Fawad Razaqzada

October 27, 2017

The U.S. dollar will come under sharper focus this afternoon as market participants await the release of GDP.

Dollar strengthens ahead of NFP

Fawad Razaqzada

October 5, 2017

In what would otherwise have been a quiet day ahead of a potentially volatile Friday, we saw the dollar index some sharp moves in three particular major currencies.

Brent crude surges to best level since July 2015

Fawad Razaqzada

September 25, 2017

Crude prices have surged higher today, lifting Brent oil to a new 2017 high.

GBP/USD maintains post-BoE gains despite U.S. CPI uptick

Fawad Razaqzada

September 14, 2017

It has been quite a volatile day in the markets, with the pound taking center stage on the back of a hawkish Bank of England policy statement.

Putin-inspired crude oil rally boosts Canadian dollar

Fawad Razaqzada

October 11, 2016

Crude oil prices surged higher in response to comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin about a Russian-OPEC production cut.