SGM-FX insights

Safe Haven Currencies are an imperative, yet complicated, business. Rising in value and price in the face of Geopolitical and general uncertainty and risk, their trend often defies not only other asset trends but also logic. In this article, we analyse known havens and the possible causes for their existence.    US Dollar   The […]

Discussion and Analysis By Charles Porter: Last week’s inflation data within the United States was strong, yet underwhelming. It has led to significant speculation on the US Dollar given the significance of the rate of inflation to currency markets. When the data was released, the US Dollar spooked significantly, losing 0.4% of its value against […]

Discussion and Analysis by Charles Porter:   The Federal Reserve Board’s Chair, Janet Yellen, has serviced in her present office since 2014. Her four-year term ends in February 2018 and her reappointment looks uncertain at best. Regardless of whom the White House appoints as the next Fed Chair and Chairman of the Federal Open Market […]

Discussion and Analysis by Charles Porter:   Whilst the headline above may be many people’s aggregate impression of financial markets and politicians regardless of the short-term conditions, it is certainly the general impression of this week. With only minor data released within the UK on Tuesday and significant US data waiting until Friday, once again, […]

Discussion and analysis by Grace Gliksten:   A month of souring relations with the EU has ended with Turkey in a stalemate with the US following a mutual suspension of visas. The Turkish Lira has unsurprisingly been hit harder by the event than the US Dollar which, surprisingly, still showed a perceptible weakening.     […]

Discussion and Analysis by Charles Porter: Labour market performance within the United States offered a short-lived boost to the US Dollar. However, the rest of the US trading session eroded the underwhelming gains made on the back of convoluted, contradictory employment data. The erosion of the value of the US dollar, for example within the […]

US non-farm payrolls data concealed pessimism within the US economy and Labour Market. However, due to the influence of recent natural disasters within the United States, this data was strongly disregarded. Instead, the headline figures within employment, and its inverse, unemployment, were considered. Due to the relationship expounded by the Phillips Curve and the expectation of […]

Discussion and Analysis by Charles Porter:   The week to date has seen a reversal of some incumbent forex market trends. Whereas the tripartite combination of Dollar weakness, Sterling (post-Brexit relative) strength and Euro strength seemed entrenched a few weeks ago, new dynamics are prevailing. Particularly, the Dollar has regained considerable value against the Euro […]

Discussion and Analysis by Grace Gliksten:   In the UK overnight trading session, a further blow to the Australian Dollar was dealt by the retail market, further highlighting the importance of the decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia, RBA, to hold interest rates at 1.50 percent. Philip Lowe, governor of the RBA, claimed the […]

Discussion and Analysis by Charles Porter:   Today holds considerable upside potential and downside risk within major currency pairs. Before our publication of a week in review and week ahead report, this article guides you though this tumultuous Friday and weekend. The events covered include North Korea’s supposed threat and Theresa May’s speech in Florence: […]

  Discussion and Analysis by Charles Porter:   Foreign exchange markets were eagerly awaiting yesterday evening, 19:00 BST. At this time, the highly anticipated Federal Open Market Committee was scheduled to publish their decisions regarding the United States’ (US) monetary policy. The Fed’s decision to normalise their heavy balance sheet was unanimous. The gradual withdrawal […]

  Interview and Conversation between SGM’s Charles Porter and Dr. Waltraud Schelkle of the London School of Economics     This week, foreign exchange specialist Charles Porter spoke with Dr. Waltraud Schelkle. In this article we transcribe a segment of the full interview. It provides an analysis and contextualisation of the Federal Open Market Committee’s […]