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Decoding Last Week's Market Moves: Beyond the Trade Headlines

The news last weekend of the massive Trump climb down on Chinese tariffs buoyed the dollar, but the bump soon faded and the dollar ended the week down against all of its G10 peers and nearly all major currencies worldwide.
Akansha Ojha
19 May 2025
FX Market Updates
16/1/2020
US and China finally sign off on ‘phase 1’ trade deal. Disappointing UK inflation data puts pressure on the BoE to cut rates at the end of this month.
FX Market Updates
15/1/2020
Pound reverses losses ahead of UK inflation data. US and China to sign phase 1 trade deal at around 16:30 UK time this afternoon.
FX Market Updates
14/1/2020
Will the Bank of England cut interest rates this month? US and China set to sign a ‘phase 1’ trade deal at the White House tomorrow.
FX Market Updates
14/1/2020
Will the Bank of England cut interest rates this month? US and China set to sign a ‘phase 1’ trade deal at the White House tomorrow.
FX Market Updates
13/1/2020
Emerging market currencies rally as Iran tensions cool. Data out of the Eurozone has taken a turn for the better, but negative rates weigh heavily.
FX Market Updates
10/1/2020
Sterling falters as BoE’s Carney hints at interest rate cut. Comments from Fed Reserve members hint that interest rates will remain on hold in 2020.
FX Market Updates
9/1/2020
US-Iran tensions ease as Trump foregoes military action. Investors are now fully pricing in that the UK will not be leaving with a no deal.
FX Market Updates
8/1/2020
Iran attack on US troops triggers wave of risk aversion. Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has returned to the House of Commons.