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Weekly Trading Forecast: Beware the Calm before the Storm

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A critical two-week stretch for the US Dollar and broader financial markets promises big moves. Here are the key themes to watch.

US Dollar Forecast – US Dollar Direction Depends on Two Critical Weeks Ahead

Another volatile week across global financial markets left the US Dollar trading near key highs versus the Australian Dollar and other commodity-linked currencies.

Euro Forecast - Euro Trades Choppy amid Falling Inflation and Central Bank Machinations

Outside of weak performances by EURJPY (-2.62%) and EURUSD (-0.32%), the Euro had quite a strong week during the latest period of high yield FX and emerging market FX liquidiation. EURAUD (+2.46%) and EURNZD (+3.38%) led the way higher as concerns over Chinese growth and central banks’ collective ability to keep markets in check continued to roil investor sentiment.

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Canadian Dollar Forecast - Canada Enters Recession: USDCAD Primed for Volatility

It was an interesting week for Canadian economic data: On Tuesday we received a messy GDP report that saw the country slip in to ‘technical recession’ territory; marked by two consecutive quarters of declining GDP growth.

Australian Dollar Forecast - Australian Dollar May Fall Further on Evolving Fed, RBA Policy Bets

The Australian Dollar suffered steep losses last week, tumbling to the weakest level in six years against its US counterpart.

New Zealand Dollar Forecast - RBNZ to Provide Insight of External Forces on NZ Economy

The New Zealand Dollar has remained above its ‘Black Monday’ low of 0.6198.

Gold Forecast – Gold Heavy on Dollar Strength, NFPs-September Opening Range in Focus

Gold prices fell for the second consecutive week with the precious metal off by 1.3% to trade at 1118 ahead of the New York close on Friday.

Weekly Trading Forecast: Beware the Calm before the Storm
Weekly Trading Forecast: Beware the Calm before the Storm

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