FX Webinar – April 2023

Complicated - Uncertainty and macro data compete for dominance in interest rate and FX markets

18 Apr 2023 . View time 28 min

Neil Parker and Piers Leslie share their insights into what is happening and where the macroeconomy and markets are likely to head from here.

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The quarter has drawn to a close amidst signs of financial market stress, which has materially changed the outlook for interest rates. The macroeconomic signals are still mixed, with some forecasters suggesting that all major economies, bar the UK, will be able to skirt around a recession, and that inflation may be longer-lasting than initially suspected.

During this webinar, Neil Parker, FX Market Strategist for NatWest Markets provides his outlook for the major currency pairs after the close of the quarter, and how interest rates might continue to alter. While Piers Leslie from FactNotFiction Forecasting Ltd, reviews the markets from a technical perspective.

This webinar was recorded on 12 April 2023.

Q&A is not available in this recording.

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Video guide to Piers Leslie’s charts - Piers talks about the markets from a chartist’s point of view. To help understand these charts, we recommend watching this short video where Piers explains some of the techniques he uses.

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