FX Strategist

Greg Gibbs

Greg has had a long career in foreign exchange, beginning at the Reserve Bank of Australia in 1989.  He was the first economics graduate at the Bank to be assigned to the foreign exchange dealing desk. Greg learnt from highly respected stewards of policy and market development at the Bank.  He played a leading role in establishing the Bank’s approach to asset and currency management of its international reserves, and managed the Bank's Japanese bond portfolio for a year before joining the private sector in 1995.

In October 2015, Greg launched his own FX research company, Amplifying Global FX Capital, after completing duties at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Singapore where he was the Head of Asia Pacific Markets Strategy since February 2014.  His flagship  report (AmpGFX) is available here on SmartKarma.

He has maintained a trading track record since March 2013. The results are very good over this period. There have been significant macro developments that suit his approach to markets. He is now managing his own capital and will often have positions in the markets that he is writing about in his AmpGFX report.

For a detailed biography and trading performance analysis head to the ampGFXcapital.com website.

FOMC Minutes – Low Inflation Vs. Financial Stability

CAD Facing Risks from a Weaker Housing Market and NAFTA

S-REITs: Cautionary Short Term in View of the Interest Rate Front

Skeptical Market Is Very Short US Dollars

The Dollar Has Made a Habit of Year-End Rallies

Fundamental analysis of topical themes in FX

Amplifying Global FX Capital

Amplifying Global FX Capital was founded in 2015 and is fully owned by Greg Gibbs. It is a registered company both in Australia and Colorado, USA and is a licensed in Australia to provide financial services.

We are producing a regular trading view orientated macroeconomic analysis of topical themes in global financial markets, with a particular focus on foreign exchange. We invite you to view an “executive summary” of these reports in “AmpGFX Reports” under our “Research” menu.

These reports are drawn from the analysis of Greg Gibbs and inform the capital management he undertakes on behalf of the company. The trading performance is posted periodically on our website. We aim to build our company into both a research and capital management business. We are currently in the planning phase for managing capital for wholesale customers.

Greg Gibbs has spent his working life of more than 26 years in financial markets, beginning in 1989 at the Reserve Bank of Australia, after completing a Bachelor of Economics Degree (Honours) at the Australian National University. He has been a CFA Charterholder since 2005. He has worked in Sydney, Singapore, New York and London for major global banks and presented on foreign exchange markets to major financial institutions and companies around the world, and maintained a high profile in the financial media.

Before Amplifying Global FX Capital, Greg was the Head of Asia Pacific Market Strategy at the Royal Bank of Scotland based Singapore. He now resides in Breckenridge Colorado.

FX & Rates

<p><em>After a tepid start to the week on Monday, where US bond markets were closed for Colombus Day, the USD has fallen significantly on Tuesday.  Asian currencies led the fall, enthusiastically followed by developed market currencies, including EUR and GBP.  Political uncertainty continues to undermine the USD.  Trump’s battles with Senator Corker, the NFL, North Korea, Iran, the media, and Democrats over ‘Dreamers’ creates a sense of chaos that dampens prospects for tax reform.  Global economic recovery continues to support global equity markets, and investors are more willing to take EM currency exposure to avoid elevated political risk in the USA.  EM currencies have lagged a rebound in EM equities in the last two weeks and started to play catch-up on Tuesday.  Strong German factory orders, industrial production, and exports support the EUR.  Sentix Eurozone investor confidence also rose to a new high and Spanish separatist threats have eased.  A global economic recovery is dragging the UK along for the ride, increasing the likelihood of BoE rate hikes. UK political risk may now ease from elevated levels.</em></p>

After a tepid start to the week on Monday, where US bond markets were closed for Colombus Day, the USD has fallen significantly on Tuesday.  Asian currencies led the fall, enthusiastically followed by developed market currencies, including EUR and GBP.  Political uncertainty continues to undermine the USD.  Trump’s battles with Senator Corker, the NFL, North Korea, Iran, the media, and Democrats over ‘Dreamers’ creates a sense of chaos that dampens prospects for tax reform.  Global economic recovery continues to support global equity markets, and investors are more willing to take EM currency exposure to avoid elevated political risk in the USA.  EM currencies have lagged a rebound in EM equities in the last two weeks and started to play catch-up on Tuesday.  Strong German factory orders, industrial production, and exports support the EUR.  Sentix Eurozone investor confidence also rose to a new high and Spanish separatist threats have eased.  A global economic recovery is dragging the UK along for the ride, increasing the likelihood of BoE rate hikes. UK political risk may now ease from elevated levels.

Trump's 'reality Show' Hurts the Dollar, Euro and UK Look Perky