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Currencies Stabilise As Fed Expectations Retrace
Markets are recovering their footing after slipping on a banana peel early in yesterday’s session. August’s consumer price reading...

James Lee
Sep 13, 2024


Stocks higher ahead of consumer sentiment
Stock futures are mostly higher on Friday, ahead of August’s import prices and the initial reading for September’s consumer sentiment. As...

James Lee
Sep 13, 2024


Struggling dollar may be due a break
The US dollar is ending the week on the back foot against most currencies amid mounting expectation for a 50bp cut by the Fed next week....

James Lee
Sep 13, 2024


US Dollar Focus
Economic Impact Throughout much of this year, the dollar has maintained its status as one of the strongest currencies globally, gaining...

James Lee
Sep 11, 2024


Gold falls as CPI data dampens talk of oversized U.S. rate cut
Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar and Treasury yields firmed after U.S. inflation data prompted investors to scale back...

James Lee
Sep 11, 2024


U.S. dollar mixed after inflation report supports smaller Fed rate cut
The U.S. dollar was mixed overall on Wednesday in choppy trading after data showed underlying inflation in the world’s largest economy...

James Lee
Sep 11, 2024


ECB meeting, US and China inflation, UK GDP and labour market data
The European Central Bank convenes in a new week which also sees a barrage of official economic data releases. The latter includes US,...

James Lee
Sep 10, 2024


Dollar finding a floor post payrolls
A week of decidedly mixed economic data has seen the tone shift towards risk-off across financial markets, with safe haven currencies on...

James Lee
Sep 6, 2024


S&P 500 Falls for 3rd Straight Day as Investors Await Critical Jobs Report
Major stock indexes put in a mixed performance Thursday as investors digested fresh economic data and prepared for tomorrow's highly...

James Lee
Sep 5, 2024


How should investors position ahead of the Fed’s potential first rate cut?
The recent US stock rally after Fed Chair Powell gave an economic policy speech at the Jackson Hole summit in which he said that “the...

James Lee
Sep 4, 2024


Implications of Fed cuts on US money market funds
It was no surprise that Fed Chair Powell pivoted the Fed’s focus at the annual Jackson Hole summit from inflation to employment concerns...

James Lee
Sep 3, 2024


CF&E Proprietary Trading Performance (as of 31 August 2024)
Monthly Trading Performance Recap This month, we navigated through a dynamic market, delivering solid results despite some volatility. We executed 160 trades in totality, achieving a win rate of 12% m-o-m, and closed the month with a net profit/loss of $276,000. Our top-performing sector was FX, while Equity faced some challenges. Looking ahead, we plan to refine our strategies and focus on optimizing performance in key areas. Stay tuned for more updates next month!

James Lee
Sep 1, 2024


Taking stock of the dollar ahead of payrolls
The dollar has rebounded a little this week ahead of next week’s crucial US non-farm payrolls report. The incoming data this week has...

James Lee
Aug 30, 2024


Powell opens the door to further dollar weakness
The dovish speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole and the minutes of the FOMC Meeting in July released on Wednesday have left...

James Lee
Aug 23, 2024


Currency calm restored ahead of Jackson Hole
The dollar remains on the backfoot as calm has been restored quickly in financial markets, with this week’s key economic data providing...

James Lee
Aug 16, 2024


Why the recent market correction may have been an overreaction
The massive stock market sell-off that occurred last Monday was significantly reversed by the end of the week. The happiest investors may...

James Lee
Aug 15, 2024


Is the yen carry trade unwind already over?
After a turbulent start to the week, financial markets have stabilised over recent days, with asset prices and risky currencies...

James Lee
Aug 9, 2024


South Korean stocks slump most since late 2008 in tech rout
South Korea's stock market marked its worst session since the global financial crisis of 2008 on Monday, with trading curbs activated for...

James Lee
Aug 5, 2024


Recession fears and the dollar, lessons from 2020 & 2023
Between a dovish message from the FOMC on Wednesday and a shockingly weak non-farm payrolls report today, the dollar is ending a...

James Lee
Aug 2, 2024


US Market Recap
A large rotation to Value-oriented and Small-Cap stocks caused volatility to increase during the month of July. The VIX Index, a commonly...

James Lee
Aug 2, 2024
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