Dollar gains after Powell’s speech; euro retreats

Keir Starmer and his ministers must not “panic” about the threat of Nigel Farage, the former home secretary Jack Straw has said, adding that the prime minister had impressed on the world stage and should show more of that side of himself at home. In an interview with the Guardian, he praised Starmer’s intention to…

USDJPY: The Japanese yen (JPY) attracted active selling during Thursday’s Asian session in response to news that a US federal court had blocked the entry into force of President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. This event is boosting investor confidence and triggering a new wave of risk-taking, which in…

For the third Monday in a row, trading in the oil market has opened with a bullish gap, although this time it is not as wide as the gap seen, for example, on 9 March. The reason for the volatility is clear — the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, with no visible signs…