
John Taylor is the CEO and Chairman of a hedge fund firm called FX Concepts which he founded in 1981. FX Concepts manages currencies and FX exposures for institutional clients through both overlay and absolute return strategies. Read more >>
Recently China reported a larger than expected trade deficit – the numbers weren’t pretty. Exports grew by only 6.9% compared with 14.3% back in the December quarter while imports grew at 7.7%, down from 20.7% in the December quarter. Read more >>
As promised in last week’s article in reference to macro factors such as the potential for correlation between a nation’s strengthening economy and a corresponding strengthening currency - this week we turn our attention to the positive news flow recently out of the USA and the corresponding strengthening USD. Read more >>
Here at FX Strategy we aim to bring you the latest news and FX strategy from all corners of the globe. Opportunities present themselves in all sorts of places and in all sorts of ways so we believe it is important to be on top of everything. Read more >>
Recently we discussed with readers some of the issue facing Australia and the lofty AUD FX rate -in particular we highlighted the rising cost of living in Australia. Click here if you need to refresh your memory or missed it. Read more >>
In a number of videos over the past 3 months we have looked at the EUR/CHF with a view to possible upside in that cross pair due to Swiss National Bank (SNB) intervention. Read more >>
For global markets, the past week has been an opportunity to rally thanks to the Greek bailout “deal”. We use the work “deal” sceptically as we have serious reservations that what occurred in Brussels truly amounts to a silver bullet. Read more >>
For two weeks in a row now the Australian Dollar (AUD) has failed to break through its resistance level of $1.08 with the USD. Read more >>
EUR/USD rose in reaction to the Greeks getting their bailout as the "risk on" trade came back. The USD/CHF pair is often thought of an the inverse of EUR/USD. Read more >>
The USD/JPY pair continues to push towards the 80 level as the Bank of Japan's announcement of extended bond purchases weakens the Yen overall. The pair will face stiff resistance, but the area is one of the biggest areas on any FX chart. The longer-term trend could be decided as a result. The AUD/USD fell on Tuesday at the risk sentiment drifted a bit after the Greek bailout. The Aussie has closed the gap - and more. Read more >>