Analysis: Currencies

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): EUR/USD: Possible End to recent trend

The appointment of Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve has turned the tide for the dollar, while deepening the sell-off in precious metals. Amongst the contenders, Warsh is a surprising...

Currencies: Volatility at every level

For some, making it to the end of the month can be tough. For investors, the end of January was marked above all by heightened volatility across most asset classes: a sharp drop in precious metals,...

Euro zone firms see deteriorating profits, ECB survey shows

Euro zone firms expect revenues to keep rising this quarter but profitability is taking a hit, the European Central Bank's quarterly Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises showed on Monday. ...

Warsh 'regime change' faces steep hurdles at a sprawling US central bank

Kevin Warsh checks a long list of boxes for President Donald Trump as his pick to run the Federal Reserve, with longstanding political and social ties to the president, deep Wall Street connections...

Five things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump's 'central casting' Fed chair pick

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to return as Fed Chair in May, as the president continues his campaign for lower U.S. interest...

Trump's Fed chair pick Warsh likely to boost Wall St rule easing

Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to chair the Federal Reserve, will likely boost the central bank's effort to ease Wall Street bank rules, and allow the administration a bigger say on...

US producer prices post biggest gain in five months, businesses passing on tariffs

U.S. producer prices increased by the most in five months in December amid some pass-through from import tariffs, suggesting inflation could pick up in the months ahead and allow the Federal Reserve...

US stock index futures cut losses after Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed Chair

U.S. stock index futures cut some losses on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair. I am nominating Kevin Warsh to be chairman...

Japan's FX market intervention limited to verbal warnings, MoF data shows

Japan refrained from intervening in currency markets through last week, official data showed on Friday, confirming that the government's efforts to defend the yen have been limited to verbal...

Euro zone economy ends 2025 with solid growth despite low exports, US trade strife

The euro zone economy grew quicker than expected last quarter as consumption and investments kicked into higher gear, offsetting low exports and the exceptional uncertainty emanating from U.S. trade...

Euro zone economy ends 2025 on solid footing, confirming resilience

The euro zone's largest economies grew at a modest but steady pace last quarter as consumption and investments kicked into higher gear to offset low exports and exceptional uncertainty from erratic...

Trump says Fed pick due Friday after meeting Warsh at White House

President Donald Trump is expected to name a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday after a White House meeting the previous day with former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, a Fed critic...

Investors gain some Fed clarity with Warsh choice, but mull rate path

The choice of Kevin Warsh to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve clears uncertainty on Wall Street about the central bank's likely next chair, but leaves investors weighing how the former Fed governor's...

Instant View: Trump to announce his Fed chief pick on Friday

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, with speculation intensifying that the nod will go to former Fed...

Trump to announce his Fed chief pick on Friday

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, with speculation intensifying that the nod will go to former Fed...

Trump says he will announce his Fed chief nominee on Friday

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will announce his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday morning. I'll be announcing the Fed chair tomorrow morning, Trump said...

Core inflation in Tokyo slows, still on track to hit BOJ goal

Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed to a 15-month low in January due to the effects of gasoline subsidies and easing price pressure on food, data showed on Friday, a sign consumers were getting...

Wall Street opens mixed as markets digest Big-Tech AI splurge

Wall Street opened mixed on Thursday, as investors waded through mega-cap tech results that showcased another surge in AI spending, while the Federal Reserve held rates steady as widely expected. ...

US weekly jobless claims fall; trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week from an upwardly revised level in the prior week, suggesting layoffs remained low, but tepid hiring is stoking...