Inflation

Assuming the Fed delivers the expected hike, traders will want to know WHAT could prompt another hike, WHY they hiked this time, and HOW to interpret the dot plot.

It has not been an easy week for the Japanese yen. Over the last four trading sessions, USD/JPY has posted a move of only around 0.3%, reflecting a market that continues to lack clear direction and remains trapped in a phase of neutrality.

PCE may still matter to policymakers at the Fed, but for traders looking for a genuine volatility event, CPI has been the far more reliable release.

The last Core PCE before the Fed's September meeting will mark 65 straight months above the central bank's 2% target - will it be enough to push the FOMC toward a rate hike?

Speculative yen shorts are far less stretched, but the focus now shifts to US inflation. Another hot print could quickly revive Fed hike expectations and support USD/JPY.

A week after a similarly below-expectation report from the US, Canadian inflation cooled more sharply than expected in June, easing concerns that the recent energy-driven increase was spreading across the broader economy. USD/CAD is in focus.

Fears of stagflation in the UK are increasing amid supply bottlenecks, energy shortages and cost of living fears. But what exactly is stagflation? And what could it mean for the economy?

With inflation remaining stubbornly elevated and fears of a recession rising, where are there still opportunities in the market?

Quantitative easing is a monetary policy tool of central banks, which has received its fair share of criticism for causing inflation. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of QE and how it can impact the stock market and forex market.

Inflation affects different financial markets in different ways, making it important to know how rising costs impact your trading positions. Discover what inflation is and how you can prepare yourself for high and low inflationary environments.

While general prices increase during inflationary environments, causing consumers to tighten their belts, there are a variety of asset classes that start to perform well in inflationary environments. Discover the opportunities inflation creates.

Monetary policy – particularly in the US – impacts global markets. As the Fed starts to talk of its tapering timeline, we take a look at what that really means and how it could play out on US stocks, indices and global assets.