
Weekly Market Sentiment – 18 January 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro The past week was as uneventful as the previous; it may be just a January or New Year thing, as everyone returns to normalcy. There are some slight changes

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro The past week was as uneventful as the previous; it may be just a January or New Year thing, as everyone returns to normalcy. There are some slight changes

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro Last week was the first to bring the markets back to normal in 2026 after a slow December. CAD, CHF, and EUR were among the biggest losers, while the

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro As hinted in the last report, we expected a calm FX market. Nearly all price differences were below 1%, and there were no high-impact economic events. However, there are

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro As mentioned in the last report, the FX market is relatively calm currently as the year draws to a close. Nearly all the price differences were lower than 1%,

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro Of all the high-impact news events last week, we saw some notable movement on JPY pairs. It was a historic moment as the Bank of Japan raised the interest

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro While the kiwi and Aussie were strong of late, they didn’t perform as well this time (although NZD was the strongest of the two). Despite being down the previous

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntro As predicted, New Zealand’s central bank cut its interest rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday. While we had expected a Kiwi drop, it turned out to be the

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntro As predicted, New Zealand’s central bank cut its interest rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday. While we had expected a Kiwi drop, it turned out to be the

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntro It was a fairly calm week in forex since our last report. While AUD and NZD were among the biggest losers, my sentiment remains unchanged for both. The same

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro Last week played out several of my sentiment ratings to varying degrees. The most notable was the weakening of JPY and GBP. Based on recent chart performance, I’ve upgraded

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro While the Aussie and kiwi were fairly strong last week, the tide changed in this one. I’ve leaned back to ‘bearish’ on NZD (from neutral last time), while it’s

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntro This past week was quite telling and has led me to alter some of my sentiment ratings. The Aussie and USD were among the strongest currencies, necessitating a re-evaluation
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