Natural Gas News: Freeze-Offs & Inventory Depletion—Will March Futures Rally Continue?.February natural gas futures surged 70% on freeze-offs fears and a massive short squeeze. Will March continue the rally?

Currency market on guard for intervention in Japan's yen.Foreign exchange markets will start the week on edge about the possibility of official yen buying following the currency's spike on Friday and a weekend pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to act against speculative market moves.

Crude Oil Weekly Outlook: Winter Season Steepens Alongside Geopolitical Risks.Key Events • The dollar posts its worst week in five months, dropping back to 97.50 and testing fragile support before holding within a neutral bias • Precious metals gold and silver extend gains near the 5,000 target and above the 100 mark on rising geopolitical uncertainty, which is also lifting WTI back above the 61 mark • With Iran being OPEC's fourth-largest producer, US military threats revived supply disruption risks alongside a steep winter, which lifted natural gas prices by 46% last week

Oil News: Iran Supply Risk Could Drive Crude Oil Futures Rally Next Week.Iran supply risk escalates as U.S. sends warships and sanctions target oil exports. Crude oil futures break key average, signaling extended rally ahead.

Poland cools on joining euro zone after its economy surges, FT reports.Poland is in no hurry to join ​the euro zone, Finance ‌Minister Andrzej Domanski told the Financial Times in an interview published ‌on Sunday.

Japanese Yen Weekly Forecast: USD/JPY Faces Downside as Fed Decision Looms.USD/JPY faces downside risks as a hawkish BoJ and fading dollar confidence fuel yen demand ahead of key Japan and US economic data.

Japan PM vows to act against speculative market moves in wake of yen spike.Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Sunday the government will take necessary steps against speculative market moves, in the wake of the yen's spike that heightened traders' alert over the chance of currency intervention.

Policy Chaos Takes Its Toll; Dollar Long-Term Downtrend Takes Shape.Relentless geopolitics has continued to haunt global markets since the turn of the year, and last week offered little respite. What has changed, however, is not the scale of the headlines but the market's tolerance for them.

Week Ahead: Standpat Fed, Bank of Canada, and Norges Bank, while Cat-and-Mouse with Officials on Yen Continues.President Trump backed away from threatening to use force to acquire Greenland and dropped the tariffs on several European countries slated to go into effect on February 1. Europe's threat to break from the recent trade agreement with the US was also rescinded.

Get Ready for An Agitated FOMC Week – Markets Weekly Outlook.And the spice he gave: Over the weekend, the President threatened many European Nations and leaders with additional tariffs until the US can buy Greenland – a striking demand right as the World Economic Conference was commencing in Davos.

USD/JPY Outlook: The rules of intervention just changed.Friday's move marked a decisive shift in how intervention risk must be priced in USD/JPY. Authorities acted early, under calm conditions, and likely in coordination, signalling that tolerance for further yen weakness has materially declined.

NY Fed carried out dollar/yen rate checks, source says.The New York Federal Reserve conducted rate ​checks on the dollar/yen pair around midday on ‌Friday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Natural Gas Price Forecast: Rally Tests Major Resistance.Natural gas is testing key resistance near the 200-day average as momentum improves, with price action suggesting either consolidation or a breakout toward higher levels.

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions up to 78.8K from previous 58.1K.United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions up to 78.8K from previous 58.1K

Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions increased to ¥-44.8K from previous ¥-45.2K.Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions increased to ¥-44.8K from previous ¥-45.2K

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions down to -44.8K from previous 58.1K.United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions down to -44.8K from previous 58.1K

Forecasting the upcoming week: US Dollar slides to 5-week low ahead of Fed's decision.Forecasting the upcoming week: US Dollar slides to 5-week low ahead of Fed's decision

Dollar at Its Weakest in Months.The US dollar is posting its weakest week since May, losing ground against most major currencies. Dollar Index (DXY) fell by more than 0.5% on Friday and is down 1.6% for the week, marking its worst performance in over eight months.

Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Economic Growth Sturdy Ahead of the January FOMC.Davos delivered news of cooling trade tensions thanks to a deal for the U.S. to gain greater access to Greenland. Meanwhile, solid consumer spending during October and November despite slower income growth suggests economic growth remains on a positive trajectory.

USD/JPY slumps to multi-week lows after suspected MoF 'rate check'.USD/JPY slumps to multi-week lows after suspected MoF 'rate check'

USD Breaks Down as USD/JPY Snaps Back: EUR/USD, GBP/USD.With just a few hours to go until the close the US Dollar is down by more than 1.6% on the week, which would mark the largest weekly sell-off for the currency since May, just before the swing-low was set on the first day of Q3.

Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Rallies As Trump Puts More Pressure On Iran.U.S. President said that an “armada” was heading to Middle East.

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count meets expectations (411).United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count meets expectations (411)

China tech seen as dollar hedge, with focus on earnings, Fed.Lower valuations, government support and loose fiscal policy set against a cyclical backdrop in China is encouraging investors to rotate into ​technology and diversify away from the U.S., UBS fund managers told Reuters this ‌week in Davos, Switzerland.

U.S. Dollar Retreats As Services PMI Misses Estimates: Analysis For EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY.The American currency remains under pressure amid lack of positive catalysts.

Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Jumps above 1.3540 as UK Retail Sales, PMIs surprise higher.Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Jumps above 1.3540 as UK Retail Sales, PMIs surprise higher

Mixed Performance by the Pound After Weaker Job Data.Although the British job report was mostly negative, inflation rose more than expected to 3.4%

Fed Preview: Temporary Pause on Rate Cuts.Despite the recent geopolitical volatility, the Fed's January decision looks like a fairly clear-cut case. Powell communicated well in advance that unless warranted by significant macro surprises (which we have not seen), the Fed would be taking a pause in its rate cutting cycle in January – and we have no reason to doubt that.

FOMC Preview: On Hold Until When?.The FOMC is widely expected to leave the fed funds rate unchanged at its January meeting. There will be no update to the SEP at this meeting, and we expect the post-meeting statement and press conference to signal maximum flexibility as the Committee strives to keep its options open.

Natural Weekly Price Analysis – Natural Gas Rockets Higher as Cold Snap Comes.The natural gas market has shot straight up in the air all week as a cold snap has been hitting the US.