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UK Opening Call from Alpari UK on 16 January 2015 Focus turns to US and eurozone inflation after SNB shock Good morning, It's been quite an eventful 24 hours, particularly in the forex markets, after the SNB yesterday decided to announce a massive change in monetary policy without prior...

Dust settles after SNB announcement The dust appears to have settled in the markets following the surprise announcement earlier from the SNB that it has decided to remove the EURCHF floor which had stood at 1.20 for three years. The initial market reaction to the removal of the floor was...

Daily Market Update - 15 January 2015 - Alpari UK It’s been an extremely turbulent day in the financial markets after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) removed the 1.20 floor on the EURCHF pair sending it spiralling lower. Market Analyst Craig Erlam provides an update on the event that rocked the...

Swiss National Bank removes currency floor and cuts interest rates The Swiss national bank has acted to end the currency floor, while moving the central bank interest rate into negative territory at -0.75%. This morning the move has taken the entire market by surprise and has led to wide spread...

UK Opening Call from Alpari UK on 15 January 2015 Europe seen higher as energy stocks lifted by oil rebound • Rebound in oil prices provide a boost ahead of the European open; • Technical's point to further gains in oil but fundamentals suggest otherwise; • US data to provide interest later...

Daily Market Update - 14 January 2015 - Alpari UK

ECJ ruling gets market approval and Draghi given green light on QE This morning's European Court of Justice ruling may not have been legally binding but it would have given those in Germany that believe the outright monetary transactions (OMTs) and quantitative easing (QE) do not lie within the...

UK Opening Call from Alpari UK on 14 January 2015 • Europe seen lower as lower oil prices continue to weigh; • World Bank revises down growth for 2015 and 2016; • ECJ to give verdict on OMTs, potentially paving the way for QE this month. The continued decline in oil prices is seen putting...

Daily Market Update - 13 January 2015 - Alpari UK

US Opening Call from Alpari UK on 13 January 2015 Oil falls further but markets rally on ECB stimulus hopes Oil prices have continued to slide on Tuesday but stocks appear to be building some reliance to the decline, with European indices and US futures both trading comfortably in positive...

UK Opening Call from Alpari UK on 13 January 2015 Oil continues slide despite record Chinese crude imports • Oil prices tumble again, weighing heavily on the energy sector; • More reports of ECB QE supporting European stocks despite plans appearing flawed; • Record Chinese crude imports fail...

Daily Market Update - 12 January 2015 - Alpari UK

UK Opening Call from Alpari UK - 12 January 2015 Good morning, The week ahead may not have as much to offer as the one just gone when it comes to hard hitting economic events, but with oil prices already making some significant moves overnight it would take a brave person to bet against these...

Weekly market preview from Alpari UK – 12 January 2015 With a big week in the market just gone, trading activity and excitement seems to have built up given the volatility seen as a result of the plummeting oil prices and continued talk of the possible introduction of a QE programme by the ECB...

Daily Market Update - 9 January 2015 - Alpari UK