George Vessey, Lead FX and Macro Strategist
With 10+ years in financial services, George blends macroeconomic expertise with technical analysis to help global businesses navigate currency volatility and build effective risk management strategies. George is frequently quoted in leading financial publications, including Bloomberg and Reuters.
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Trade tensions lead to volatile trading
The dichotomy between politics and monetary policy remains the central theme in FX – the so-called Trump trade versus Fed trade. The dollar has rebounded with safe haven demand amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions, despite weaker macro and Fed factors of late.
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Dollar rebounding sharply from 4-month lows
Dollar bounces amid mixed data dump. Pound looks toppy after retail sales miss. ECB fails to inject excitement.
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Markets rocked by Trump; ECB in focus
Trump sounds alarm on strong dollar. Will pound hold $1.30? Euro gains ahead of the ECB decision.
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Politics over macro as dollar rises modestly
Opposing forces still in motion. Sterling takes a breather before data dump. Euro tests a four-month high.
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Markets to digest shock of Trump attack
Dollar gains on Trump trade after tough week. UK macro in focus. Euro holds below $1.09 amid US political violence.
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Dollar weighed down by macro and Powell
US disinflation is in full swing and led to the first back-to-back weekly loss of the US dollar since the end of April. Sterling jumped to its highest in a year, boosted by the UK macro backdrop. Another interesting week beckons – on net, we think it could be a dollar negative macro flow.