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March 30, 2022

5:02 PM

Forex Update: Dollar Loses Sheen; Ruble Climbs Back

By Tad DeVan, Senior Currency Strategist, MTI Week of: 03/28/22 – 04/01/22 It’s Wednesday and we’re back with our weekly Forex update. A lot’s going on in the markets this week – Russia is nearing one of its bond repayments, the U.S. labor market is seeing a historic shortage, and oil prices are on the […]

March 23, 2022

4:50 PM

Forex Update: Dollar Gains As Fed Signals Aggressive Rate Hikes

By Tad DeVan, Senior Currency Strategist, MTI Week of: 03/21/22 – 03/25/22 It’s Wednesday and we’re back with our weekly Forex update.  There’s a lot going on in the markets this week from crude oil price nearing $120 a barrel to countries reporting higher-than-expected inflation figures. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points […]

March 09, 2022

3:33 PM

Forex Update: Currencies and Commodities Go Nuts as Russia-Ukraine Crisis Deepens

By Tad DeVan, Senior Currency Strategist, MTI Week of: 03/07/22 – 03/11/22 We’re continuing to witness wild swings in the market this week.  Commodity prices are going bonkers as the uncertainty from the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens. Prices of commodities from wheat to nickel have surged to records as Western nations weigh up new sanctions on […]

March 02, 2022

5:05 PM

Forex Update: Major Currency Pairs See Big Moves Amid Russia-Ukraine War

By Tad DeVan, Senior Currency Strategist, MTI Week of: 02/28/22 – 03/04/22 The markets are continuing to reel as the Russia-Ukraine war rages. The central bank of Russia doubled its interest rate this week to 20% after the ruble plummeted. It also instructed brokers not to execute sell orders from foreigners.  Meanwhile, the U.S. has […]

February 23, 2022

2:51 PM

Forex Update: Geopolitical Tensions Rattle Forex Markets

By Tad DeVan, Senior Currency Strategist, MTI Week of: 02/21/22 – 02/25/22 What a wild week it’s turning out to be for the markets. Dow futures fell almost 500 points after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine. The U.S. also unleashed a first tranche of sanctions on Russian financial institutions, sovereign debt, and […]

February 16, 2022

4:15 PM

Forex Update: Dollar Slips as Market Awaits Fed Minutes

By Tad DeVan, Senior Currency Strategist, MTI Week of: 02/14/22 – 02/18/22 It’s been a busy week for the Forex markets so far. And traders are now awaiting the minutes of the last FOMC meeting which will be released today. Meanwhile, the geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine is easing as Russian President Vladimir Putin […]