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- 18 Oct 2016
FXTM: U.S. Earnings, ECB meeting, Chinese GDP & Final Presidential Debate
Asian shares reversed early gains on Monday while the greenback held steady at its highest levels in seven months in what seemed to be a slow start for a busy week. U.S. equities received a boost on…
- 18 Jul 2016
Week Ahead: U.S. Earnings, ECB Meeting, UK’s PMI- FXTM
U.S. equities finally managed to break above last year’s record highs, supported by solid economic data and prospects of a new round of monetary easing by major central banks. The S&P 500 ended…
- 22 Jul 2025
Nigeria Week Ahead: CBN decision, ECB and USD in focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst, FXTM This will be a week defined by high-impact events and corporate earnings from the largest companies in the world. Nigeria’s central bank is expected to…
- 4 Jun 2019
Nigeria Week Ahead: ECB Meeting, US Jobs Report and Oil in Focus
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst, It will be another busy week for financial markets as investors grapple with trade tensions, Brexit, depressed oil prices and concerns over slowing global…
- 9 Jun 2017
FXTM: Traders Bracing for Big Moves in EuroCable
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on potential market moves arising from Comey’s testimony, the UK election and ECB meeting. After a slow start to the week, traders are getting…
- 22 Oct 2016
Dollars Resurgence Rattles Currency Markets
Stock markets were erratic on Thursday with most major arenas violently swinging between losses and gains as the messy combination of depressed oil prices, a resurgent Dollar and rising ECB stimulus…
- 7 Jun 2019
Warning Lights Flash Red for Nigeria as Oil Plunges into Bear Market
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTMResearch Analyst The taps are leaking dangerously on Oil prices and this is something no plumber can fix in the short to medium term. Oil prices collapsed yesterday, sinking to…
- 20 Apr 2016
Global Stocks Uplifted by Oil Rally
Stock markets were offered a welcome boost during trading on Tuesday following the sharp appreciation in oil prices that temporarily elevated confidence towards the global economy, consequently…
- 5 Nov 2013
Government Shutdown Still Hurts US Market-ForeTime
Data in the US got off to a weak start last week, with the Retail Sales figures for September disappointing expectations of a 0.2% rise, having fallen by 0.1%. The poor figure was somewhat vindicated…
- 22 Aug 2017
Analysis: Politics and Central Bankers Under Investors Radar
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on why politics and central bankers are Less than a month ago the CBOE volatility index – known as the best indicator of fear in the markets…
- 30 Sept 2013
US, Eurozone Exhibit Pool of Mixed Data- ForexTime
ForexTime in its weekly report released on Monday said that the US proclaimed mixed economic news during the course of last week, some areas of the economy showing an onward and upward move and some…
- 18 Apr 2016
Doha Failure Sparks Market Jitters- FXTM
An undeniable feeling of disappointed engulfed the global markets during trading on Monday following the unsuccessful Doha meeting on Sunday which erased any remaining credibility OPEC had to offer.…
- 13 Sept 2019
Oil Bulls Inspired by Lower US Stockpile
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst, FXTM Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday after the US reported a sharp drop in crude stockpiles soothed oversupply concerns. Speculation around OPEC+…
- 20 Jan 2017
FXTM Analysis: Trump vs Yellen & Draghi vs Weidmann
FXTM Chief Market Strategist, comments on the battle between Bundesbank's Weidmann and Draghi on when to end the loose monetary policy: The U.S. dollar has been on a roller-coaster this week. After…
- 17 Oct 2017
Dollars Rally Stall Oil Bitcoin On The Move
By Hussein Sayed Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, comments on pressure faced by the Dollar and potential outcomes to the Catalonian vote. After enjoying a 4-week rally, the dollar came…
- 17 May 2016
FXTM: Global Uncertainty Fuels Safe-Haven Demand
A sense of unease gripped the financial markets during trading on Monday following the toxic combination of dismal China data and mounting Brexit concerns that weighed heavily on global sentiment.…
- 11 Apr 2019
Naira Steady as IMF Upgrades Nigeria’s Growth Outlook
By Lukman Otunuga, FXTM Research Analyst , A sense of caution lingered across financial markets after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global economic growth projection for 2019, to 3.3%…
- 23 Oct 2018
Higher US Interest Rates Burn through Nigeria’s Reserves
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM Defending the Nigerian Naira against the mighty Dollar has come at a steep price to the central bank of Nigeria in the form of falling reserves.…
- 17 Mar 2026
Deepening Conflict, Oil Price Volatility, Inflation Scare
By Matthew Anthony, Senior Market Analyst- Africa Tensions in the Middle East are sending shockwaves through global markets, stoking fresh inflation concerns as oil prices climb. As these tensions…
- 12 Jun 2014
Diezani Loses Bid to Become OPEC Secretary General
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Petroleum minister yesterday lost out in the race to replace the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as the incumbent Abdalla S.…
- 26 Oct 2016
Currency: Markets Searching for Direction
Currency markets were unnaturally calm during trading on Tuesday with major currency pairs lacking direction as anxious traders awaited the next big macro release. Stock markets meandered between…
- 15 Nov 2016
FXTM Analysis: Is Trump’s Rally Over?
The financial markets’ reaction to Trump’s victory seems to be abating early Tuesday with the dollar index retreating for the first time in six days after approaching its highest levels in nearly…
- 8 Dec 2016
Dollar Bulls Seek Inspiration
The Greenback edged higher against a basket of currencies on Tuesday with prices stabilising above 100.00 as investors adopted a defensive stance ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting. With the CME Fed…
- 14 Dec 2016
Gold – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Weak economies are more vulnerable to uncertainty, political extremes and populism, post-World-War Germany and Russia proved this beyond a doubt. The Gold price tracks economic uncertainty, and by…
- 22 Dec 2016
FXTM Analysis: Dollar to Conclude Year as Winner
The heightened expectations of higher US interest rates in 2017 hasfuelled the Greenback’s market shaking appreciation this quarter with the currency on route to conclude the year as a champion…
- 8 Mar 2017
FXTM Analysis: Currency Markets in Wait-And-See Mode
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the Australian dollar has been the best performing currency so far this year, up by more than 5% against the dollar. The Aussie is outperforming…
- 11 Mar 2017
Dollar On Standby Ahead of NFP
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on the vulnerable Euro received a lifeline during trading on Thursday with prices springing above 1.0600 following the hawkish surprise from the European…
- 6 Apr 2017
FXTM: Markets Enter Q2 On a Mellow Note
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on the Greenback cruised into the second quarter of 2017 with style as bulls propelled prices towards 100.60 amid the positive sentiment towards the U.S…
- 9 May 2017
FXTM Analysis: Time to Focus On OPEC Now That France is ‘Out of Sight’
FXTM Vice President of Market Research, Jameel Ahmad comments on the upcoming OPEC meeting. Investors have arrived in full force to exploit the opportunity to sell the Euro at its highest level since…
- 17 May 2017
FXTM Analysis: UK Inflation Accelerates in April, Sterling Sinks
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on UK inflation and the current moods of Sterling, Euro and Dollar. Sterling tumbled lower on Tuesday following reports of UK consumer prices jumping to…