Richard Perry

In the last three weeks, there has been a decisive shift in the outlook for gold. A two-month corrective downtrend that drove a retreat in the price from $2072 to a low of $1892 (a near -9% correction) has now turned on its head. A rally has taken hold as two key intertwined factors have … Continued

There has been a significant shift in how markets now view the USD. The crucial data points of the past couple of weeks have put the dollar bulls massively on the back foot. A relatively weak Nonfarm Payrolls was followed by lower-than-expected inflation readings on US CPI and PPI. The selling pressure that has followed … Continued

It has been a while since I could say anything even remotely interesting about oil. However, oil has finally broken the shackles of a two-month trading range. The move has largely come on hope rather than anything more concrete in terms of the oil market. Hope that oil demand remains strong, and hope that a … Continued

US CPI inflation was expected to fall in June, but not to the extent that it has. The negative surprise is significantly impacting major markets. As traders react to what they see as the implications of the decline in inflation, an already corrective move in the USD is threatening to move into an accelerating tailspin. … Continued

Since hitting a high of $2072 in May, the Gold futures have been on the slide. There are signs though, in recent sessions that this move may be starting to find a low. However, building support is one thing, building a rally is something else. I have taken a look at what is driving this … Continued

The minutes of the June FOMC meeting did not tell us a huge amount that we already did not know. However, they do confirm the hawkish lean on the committee which leaves the Fed on a continued path of tightening despite the recent pause in rate hikes. The move higher seen in US Treasury yields … Continued

As US traders wearily return to their desks following their Independence Day celebrations there is a sense that consolidation is developing across USD major forex pairs. Views are becoming set that the Fed still has a likely one more rate hike to come this year before a prolonged pause. But if traders are settled in … Continued

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kicked off the July round of major central bank announcements with another pause in its monetary policy tightening. The guidance from the RBA suggests that there might yet be more tightening in the pipeline with data-dependent decisions to come. This topsy-turvy approach leaves AUD traders with a sense of … Continued

Major currencies have seen fluctuating performance in recent months. USD performance has ebbed and flowed, with major currencies often reacting in line with swings in risk appetite. However, there is one currency that has failed to take part in these moves. That is the perennially underperforming Japanese yen. The record levels of weakness that the … Continued

The outlook for Gold futures has been teetering on the brink of correction in recent weeks. A hawkish-sounding Fed Chair Powell may have tipped the balance for a continued correction in the yellow metal. However, the big question is whether markets believe him. Fed Chair Powell sounds hawkish Last week’s FOMC decision for a “hawkish … Continued

It was not meant to be like this. Inflation in other countries is falling, but not in the UK. Once more, the CPI data from the Office of National Statistics has come in hot. UK CPI has come in much higher than expected as headline inflation did not fall, whilst core inflation increased sharply. The … Continued

The Australian dollar (AUD) has been one of the standout performers on major forex in recent weeks. However, it may now be time for a bit of a retracement. Profit-taking is setting in this morning as a double whammy of factors hit the AUD. A rate cut from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and … Continued

After being much touted in the previous meeting and successive hawkish rhetoric from ECB President Lagarde in recent weeks, the ECB has hiked its rates corridor by 25 basis points. That much was expected. However, this is still being seen as a hawkish hike amid a sharp increase in inflation projections. If this runs true, … Continued

Inflation continues to fall in the US. The CPI for May has shown that as the sharp jump in price over the first half of 2022 continues to drop out of the data, inflation is decisively falling. This disinflationary path leaves me questioning the Fed’s next move after the pause in the FOMC hikes in … Continued

UK economic growth is pretty anaemic. Headline inflation has only just dropped below double digits. Some would arguably point to the economy going through a period of stagflation. Despite this, the performance of GBP continues to stand up strongly against other major currencies. The Bank of England is having to prioritise inflation reduction in its … Continued

With five major central banks giving monetary policy decisions in the first half of June, this is a period that could shape the outlook of forex markets for the weeks to come. There is a key theme that is emerging, with hawkish surprises coming from both the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of … Continued

US equity markets have broken out to multi-month highs. The reasons to not be positive (or perhaps even outright bearish) are still prevalent. Yet, investors still seem happy to climb a wall of worry. Since October, the S&P 500 futures have rallied from a shade above 3500 to hit levels above 4300 this week. However, … Continued

Gold has been corrective over the past month. This has come as the US dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields have rebounded. The two big factors that are historically so crucial the near to medium-term outlook for gold remain the key drivers right now. Subsequently, with the USD rally starting to falter, the corrective move … Continued

Eurozone inflation was lower than forecast in May. Core inflation fell to 5.3% in a move that saw two consecutive months of declines for the first time since mid-2021. With GDP faltering this will mean that the ECB will be more cautious in hiking rates aggressively from here. This is likely to weigh on the … Continued

The Bank of England (BoE) is facing an ongoing battle against inflation. Despite interest rates having been aggressively hiked to 4.50% as headline inflation reached double digits, there is more work to be done. Today’s announcement of inflation for April suggests that the work could be considerable. The likely need for further rate hikes (yes, … Continued

Gold has been a consistently solid investment over recent months. However, the shine is beginning to be taken off the performance. The drivers that have allowed gold to outperform other metals (that are deemed to be a higher risk) are starting to dissipate. This is leading to a retreat which could drag the gold price … Continued

Oil rebounded yesterday as traders have taken progress in the talks over the US debt ceiling as a positive for market sentiment. This near-term boost may still have legs to run, but the path to sustainable upside looks restricted. There is a whole catalogue of mixed signals impacting the oil price right now, but for … Continued

This has been a tough period for metals prices in the commodities sector. As so often has been the case, there is a key link between the performance of the USD and that of metals prices. However, with risk appetite and the USD playing a role, this is also meaning that there is a safe … Continued

The oil price has been swung around like a rag doll in the past couple of months. The focus on supply factors has been shoved aside as traders have fretted over the outlook for oil demand. Concerns over an impending recession in the US have dominated the narrative. However, this may have become overdone for … Continued

Equity markets had a strong run higher in March and April. However, moving into May the rallies are looking tired. Macro factors are starting to weigh on sentiment ahead of crucial monetary policy announcements from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. Sentiment is threatening to sour and this could mean a period of … Continued

A near-term correction is building on gold. Since peaking at $2039 in mid-April, the gold price has been pulled lower. It is currently trading around three-week lows, with cash gold trading decisively back below the psychological $2000 level.   However, this looks to be a near-term move that is likely to be the source of … Continued