Monthly Forecast: November 2018

Foreign Exchange - Monthly Forecast
November 2018
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Alan Rose
Alan Rose
Foreign Exchange Head Trader
USD
After multiple months of sideways trading and consolidation patterns, the DXY (USD index) regained its upward momentum in October from earlier in the year and is currently testing yearly highs. Part of the explanation for the DXY's strength can be drawn from continued U.S. exceptionalism regarding above trend growth and the expectation of further Fed interest rate increases. Read more...
EUR
After months of sideways trading, the euro weakened during October and remains near YTD lows. A slowing EZ economy combined with political friction and turmoil regarding the confrontation between Italy and the EU regarding the Italian budget overshoot are hurting sentiment. Read more...
GBP
While the GBP largely mirrors euro movements in general, it is strongly impacted by the ongoing Brexit negotiations and PM May's standing within her own Tory party. Read more...
JPY
The JPY remains trapped and buffeted by multiple market forces causing the JPY to remain volatile within very short term cycles. Read more...
CAD
Despite what appears to be a successful NAFTA negotiation morphed into the new USMCA agreement and another Bank of Canada interest rate hike last week (5th since middle of 2017), the CAD has remained vulnerable in the short term. Read more...
AUD
The AUD has remained under pressure since the beginning of 2018 and is one of the worst performing G10 currencies down by 9%. It remains near YTD lows for most of October with market sentiment very negative. Read more...
CNY
The CNY continues to reflect all the negativity surrounding heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and China and the downstream effects for the Chinese economy and Chinese equity markets. Read more...
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