Senior Market Specialist
Nikos Tzabouras is a graduate of the Department of International & European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has a long time presence at FXCM, as he joined the company in 2011. He has served from multiple positions, but specializes in financial market analysis and commentary.
With his educational background in international relations, he emphasizes not only on Technical Analysis but also in Fundamental Analysis and Geopolitics – which have been having increasing impact on financial markets. He has longtime experience in market analysis and as a host of educational trading courses via online and in-person sessions and conferences.
Watch today’s US Open for insights on the latest around the US debt ceiling and Fed-speak, the dovish shock by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the UK inflation data that keeps pressure for more rate hikes, NVIDIA’s AI-driven strong quarterly report and more
The chip designer reported somewhat mixed quarterly results on Wednesday, but the data center business generated record revenues on AI demand, which also drove strong forward guidance and sent the stock higher in pre-market
Headline Inflation decelerated sharply in April as Wednesday’s data showed, but remains elevated and the core surged, keeping pressure on the Bank of England for more monetary tightening and harming the UK index
The pair slumped to new 2023 lows after RBNZ raised rates to what it believes to be the terminal level, just as expectations around the US Fed become more hawkish
The Energy Minister of Saudi Arabia cautioned speculators on Wednesday that they could be in for some pain, in a warning that helped lift USOil
The central bank of New Zealand increased rates to 5.5% today as anticipated, but expects this to have marked the peak, in a dovish shift against market expectations for more tightening ahead
Headline CPI inflation decelerated to 8.7% y/y in the first sub-10% print since August, as today’s data showed, but Core inflation rose to the highest in thirty one years
Watch today’s US Open for insights on the developments around the US debt ceiling as we move closer to the estimated deadline, the latest Fed commentary and more
There is no deal yet for raising the debt ceiling in the US, but markets remain optimistic, which is helpful for the greenback, along with a moderation in previously more dovish expectations around the Fed’s rate path
Popular low-cost airline group Ryanair released strong top and bottom line results for FY2023 (period ended March 31), with robust summer demand eyed
Some of last week’s optimism around the outcome of the debt ceiling negotiations has faded, as latest rhetoric seems to be less conciliatory, with the June estimated deadline looming
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