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It’s been less than nine months since traders flipped their calendars to 2018, but cryptoasset bulls have aged years (if not decades!) since the holiday season’s euphoria.

The price action so far today is emblematic of a textbook “risk off” day: stocks are falling across the globe, oil is trading off by nearly 3%, bond yields are generally retreating, and the yen is the strongest performing major currency (though we would note that gold bugs still can’t seem to catch a break!).

Pound bulls hoping to see a big beat on the July inflation numbers were left disappointed, as the data merely met expectations.

The latest outbreak of volatility in Turkey has been a headache for many assets, but it’s been an absolute boon for the US dollar.

The markets were a little calmer in the first half of today’s session as the Turkish lira finally stopped falling, while the pound staged a short-lived bounce in the aftermath of mixed-bag UK data.

Gold just can’t get a break. Despite everything that’s happening – from trade wars to currency crises – the so-called “safe haven” yellow precious metal is finding no love whatsoever.

Through Friday, 91% of the companies in the S&P 500 had reported earnings, and according to the earnings mavens at FactSet, this earnings season has broken all sorts of records.

Another week has flown by and what a disastrous one it has been for the likes of the Turkish lira and to a lesser degree the British pound, but once again it has been a good for the US dollar.

The economic situation in Turkey has been a powder keg for months, and it’s finally found a spark.

After this morning’s big moves in the Turkish Lira, euro and pound, and the sizeable stock market falls, more volatility is expected in the early North American session. That’s because we will have important data from both the US and Canada, making the USD/CAD a particularly interesting pair to watch when the data are released at 13:30 BST (08:30 ED...

As my colleague Fawad Razaqzada noted earlier today, the British pound has finally caught a small bid today after selling off sharply through the first three days of the week...

After a sharp slide, the pound has finally caught a bid today. While it is too early to suggest that a low has been hit, today’s rebound is certainly a welcome relief for the pound bulls.