Currency Realignment Underway (23-27 February)Trade tensions returned to center stage, setting off a chain reaction across currencies, metals, and bond markets.
Growth Holds, Inflation Eases (16-20 February)Cooling US inflation reshaped rate expectations, pressured the dollar and lifted metals.
Euro Inflation Slows to 1.7% (9-13 February)The dollar slipped below 97.5, gold reclaimed the $5,000 level, and bond yields adjusted to shifting policy expectations.
Gold Above $5,080, Silver Near $107 (26-30 January)The last week of January saw market pricing adjust across asset classes as currency weakness, record-setting moves in precious metals, and uneven central bank signals shaped sentiment.
Brent Takes a Breather After a Strong Run (19-23 January)This week’s flow of macro data adds detail, but the bigger story remains how long restrictive policy can coexist with slowing momentum.
Monetary Credibility Redefines Market Pricing (12-16 January)The dollar lost momentum as questions around central-bank independence and softer U.S. employment data altered rate expectations, while precious metals surged to record levels on rising political tension and demand for protection.
Brent Faces Supply Gravity Despite Rising Risks (5-9 January)The first week of the new year opened with familiar themes gaining fresh intensity.
Price Action Follows the Policy Divide (29 Dec-2 Jan)Price action on the last week of the year reflected a steady recalibration of policy expectations rather than a shift in direction.