Opinion

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, I really should not have been surprised by the overnight price action. If there is one thing the last 15 months...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Federal Reserve official James Bullard became the proverbial bull in a China shop on Friday when he said that the Fed...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Lost the (Dot) Plot? The question that begs asking with regards to last week's FOMC';...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, The response by the markets to the FOMC dot plot shock has been variable, to say the least, and not a...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Putting the USD Carriage Ahead of the Yield Horse? USD bulls appear to be the...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Long-time readers will know that Mrs Halley is fond of "communicating," or talking in another parlance. They will also know that...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, It wasn't a night to write home about overnight as investors adjusted positioning as they circled in the holding pattern ahead...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury, Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., What Are You Waiting For? "What Are You Waiting For?" is a song by Nickelback; highly...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., How Are Markets Pricing US-China Risks?   "It does not do to leave a live dragon...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Some pre-FOMC position shuffling is occurring across asset classes at the moment. Equities continue on their merry way higher, with the...