Elena Rodriguez

Lagarde Said the ECB Discussed a Hike and the Euro Made a New 52-Week Low Anyway

The dollar was sold after the Fed's hold, but the euro barely collected. Sterling took the move, and EUR/GBP printed a fresh 52-week low at...

Oct 29, 2026 3 min read

French Inflation Hit 3.1% and the Euro Still Lost Ground to Sterling

France's final September CPI accelerated to 3.1% and EUR/GBP still eased to 0.8453, sitting on its 90-day floor. The euro's gain on the doll...

Oct 15, 2026 4 min read

Five of Eight Majors Closed at a 90-Day Extreme — and the Yen Was the One That Didn't

Hawkish Fed minutes and a 5.70% long bond lifted the dollar against six of seven majors. EUR/USD closed at 1.1186, its 90-day floor. The yen...

Oct 8, 2026 5 min read

The Euro Hit a 17-Month Low Against a Dollar Nobody Was Hiding In

EUR/USD touched 1.1162 and closed at 1.1212, its 90-day floor. Risk appetite was healthy and U.S. services data missed — this was the euro's...

Oct 5, 2026 4 min read

Central Banks Turned Hawkish Together, and the Dollar Beat All Seven Majors Anyway

A synchronized hawkish turn was supposed to give the dollar competition. Instead it firmed against every major, with sterling the weakest at...

Sep 22, 2026 5 min read

The BOJ Hiked, the Yen Fell to 158.02, and Then Tokyo Started Making Calls

A rate hike that arrived with two dissents and a CPI miss behind it did nothing for the yen. USD/JPY ran to 158.024 before a reported rate c...

Sep 18, 2026 4 min read

Yields Near 5%, a Fed Decision Pending, and Eight Majors That Barely Breathed

Not one major pair moved a tenth of a percent ahead of the Fed. The drift that did occur — USD/CAD's third green close, the kiwi at its floo...

Sep 16, 2026 4 min read

India Bought $44.9 Billion of Dollars and the Dollar Never Noticed

The largest weekly reserve build on record was raised in the forward market, not in spot — which is why the majors barely twitched. The live...

Sep 12, 2026 4 min read

A Hawkish Jobs Print, a Trade Threat, and a Dollar That Refused to Collect

September hike odds firmed and the greenback took nothing for it — softer against four of seven dollar pairs. EUR/GBP, pinned at its 90-day...

Sep 5, 2026 4 min read

Five of Eight Majors Sit Within a Tenth of a Percent of a 90-Day Extreme — and Nobody Moved

A flat July PPI took the Fed's next hike off the table, yet the dollar closed fractionally firmer against nearly every major. Compression th...

Aug 16, 2026 4 min read

Hormuz Is Repricing the Loonie, Not the Franc — and the Yen Didn't Blink

Crude's grind higher on the Hormuz stalemate lifted the two commodity currencies while the franc softened and the yen sat still. An energy s...

Aug 11, 2026 4 min read

The RBI Chose Plumbing Over Policy: $40.8 Billion In, Rates Unchanged

India's central bank mobilized $40.82 billion through a concessional swap window while preparing to leave the repo rate alone — a currency d...

Aug 1, 2026 3 min read