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Prop trading firm Fintokei has successfully carved a niche for itself with younger traders in the Czech Republic and in Japan.

Paul ffolkes Davis, Chairman of Rising Sun Management, looks at Japanese small caps in the wake of the October snap election.

As the US election noise ramps up, traders also face the challenge of messy US nonfarm payrolls and a massive week of US corporate earnings

Dan Appleby of Blackfinch Group looks at recent bond market activity and what it tells us about recession

Key event risk in the week ahead includes the Harris/Trump presidential debate, an ECB meeting and Apple's Glowtime event

How has the Bank of Japan has helped to set of a selling spree in US stocks by raising interest rates? And what does this mean for the Nikkei?

Japan's major stockmarket indices have been probing new highs this week, largely thanks to the cheap yen, but how long can it last?

Big moves in the USDJPY market at the start of this week have prompted speculation that the Bank of Japan is now intervening.

The Hang Seng gained 8.8% last week helped by 20 straight days of inflows into Hong Kong equity funds from the China mainland

As Israel retaliates against Iran in the latest phase of the Middle East war, many traders are long oil, but is this the best option?

Analysts think that investors will remain cautious amid expectations that Japanese authorities will intervene in the market to prevent a decline in the JPY.

Increased volatility in the Japanese yen and rumours of BoJ intervention have broken a major trend in the forex market.

With data set to be relatively limited this week, the path of least resistance leads higher for both the greenback and global equities

Why has Japan's stock market been doing well, and is it worth investors increasing their exposure here in 2024?

Will traders start to close their books, reduce exposures and lock in returns, or is there one last push left in risky assets?

The yen broke a key level of 150 against the dollar this week in what looked suspiciously like intervention from the Bank of Japan.

The Minister of Finance Shunichi Suzuki has spoken about his unwillingness to intervene and support the Japanese yen.

With the Fed and ECB almost done with tightening, the chase for performance is on, and those underweight equities are feeling the heat

USD shorts could be set for a nasty reality check if the US economy remains resilient and core inflation remains sticky.

Latest data out of Spectrum Markets shows traders were long the JPY, probably on the back of the Bank of Japan's monetary stance in April.

The markets are focused more intently on Europe this week with flash CPI prints and a rate decision by the European Central Bank

The Japanese Yen is under pressure following seemingly dovish comments from incoming Bank of Japan Governor Ueda

Neil Wilson of Finalto Markets looks at Japan's YCC policy and asks if it is creating problems for global FX markets later this year.

The big volatility driver to look for is the Bank of Japan disappointing market expectations and leaving policy unchanged

The Bank of Japan meets for a big policy meeting on Tuesday as traders digest the chaos in bonds from December's YCC 'tweak'.

A stunning move by the Bank of Japan is being seen by FX traders and economists as the first step towards tightening, but at what cost?

Markets price in the future, and we take a look forward to the key themes that could cause volatility throughout 2023

Saxo Markets has published its traditional seasonal list of 'outlier' predictions for politics, economics and the financial markets.

This week will be about getting exposures in check and reacting to any landmines before the big risk events come in to play next week

It’s a quiet week ahead by way of known event risks, with many traders taking leave over the Thanksgiving celebrations

With such lively news flow and so many conflicting cross-currents, we look at how traders could act into the new week

Trader educator Chris Tubby takes a look at what has been happening in the forex and energy markets recently.

All eyes are on Central Bankers who are out in force this week from the Fed, ECB and BoE as traders look for further strategic insight

Risk and sentiment are on the front foot with a weaker USD, a dip in US real rates and rise in reserve liabilities work as a tailwind

The Bank of Japan is moving into new territory with its current policy and looks out of step with other central banks.

Broker Capital.com has reported a surge by traders into the USD/JPY pair ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this week.

Yen weakness in past year has been partly due to deterioration in Japan’s goods trade deficit to a still modest 1.2% of GDP.

Given current expectations and a market short of USD’s, could the FOMC meeting prove to be a volatility event for traders?

Bond markets are likely to have a significant influence over major currencies like the USD, EUR, JPY and AUD as the global economy recovers

The US Dollar looks under pressure as the Fed tries to print its way out of COVID; so what are your options as its dominance is threatened?

The US Dollar continues to be shunned and this holds ever greater implications for global economics and markets. 2021 looks set to be an interesting year

The resignation of the Japanese prime minister has given the pound a further boost against the yen but how long can this go on for?

Markets grappling with macroeconomic events and the likely future shape of domestic and global GDP growth rates have on the whole opted for a conservative approach

Seismic daily currency moves have given way to a range-bound US Dollar in the past fortnight with a number of major currencies currently trading broadly in the middle of comparatively narrow ranges

Olivier Desbarres of 4X Global Research reflects on developments in global currency markets after the week that was for forex traders.

Global cryptocurrency platform Liquid has launched its own leveraged Bitcoin Contract-for-Difference (CFD) product, known as Liquid Infinity. Liquid is the…

There is likely to be plenty of action if you are trading Japanese yen (JPY) this week. Tomorrow the Bank…

Matt Vann shares his trades, thoughts and results, all designed to give you an insight into trading. You can post your questions at the bottom of this post.

Matt Vann shares his trades, thoughts and results, all designed to give you an insight into trading. You can post your questions at the bottom of this post.

Matt Vann shares his trades, thoughts and results, all designed to give you an insight into trading. You can post your questions at the bottom of this post.

Matt Vann shares his trades, thoughts and results, all designed to give you an insight into trading. You can post your questions at the bottom of this post.