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Ipek Ozkardeskaya

Ipek Ozkardeskaya

Ipek Ozkardeskaya provides market analysis on FX, leading market indices, individual stocks, oil, commodities, bonds and interest rates.
She has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked in HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist in Swissquote Bank. She worked as Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020.
She is passionate about the interaction between the economy and financial markets. She has been observing and analyzing a wide variety of relationships between the economic fundamentals and market behaviour over the past decade. She has been privileged to live and to work in the world's most exciting financial hubs including Geneva, London and Shanghai.
She has a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Master's Degree in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from the University of Lausanne (HEC Lausanne), Switzerland.


Author's articles

The Bank Of Canada Is Preparing To Announce Its Final 25bp Hike| FXMAG.COM

The Bank Of Canada Is Preparing To Announce Its Final 25bp Hike

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Every Microsoft Product Will Have A Certain AI-Capability| FXMAG.COM

Every Microsoft Product Will Have A Certain AI-Capability

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
For The First Time Since Last April The EUR/USD Pair Is Above 1.09| FXMAG.COM

For The First Time Since Last April The EUR/USD Pair Is Above 1.09

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
A Further Rise In Gold Is Very Likely, The Dovish Expectations Are Feeding Well Into The Bond Markets| FXMAG.COM

A Further Rise In Gold Is Very Likely, The Dovish Expectations Are Feeding Well Into The Bond Markets

ECONOMY
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
The Euro-Area Economy Is Performing Better Than Many Anticipated| FXMAG.COM

The Euro-Area Economy Is Performing Better Than Many Anticipated

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Swissquote expect Euro against US dollar to recover along the year| FXMAG.COM

Swissquote expect Euro against US dollar to recover along the year

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
USA: Judging from activity on Fed funds rate, 25bp Fed rate hike is almost certain| FXMAG.COM

USA: Judging from activity on Fed funds rate, 25bp Fed rate hike is almost certain

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Euro: ECB's Schabel talks further rate hikes. Australian inflation hits 7.3% - Australian dollar can be supported by a 25bp rate hike| FXMAG.COM

Euro: ECB's Schabel talks further rate hikes. Australian inflation hits 7.3% - Australian dollar can be supported by a 25bp rate hike

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
US stock market optimism diminished by Fed rhetoric hinting at keeping rates at 5%. S&P 500 didn't exceed 3900, Nasdaq finished a bit higher| FXMAG.COM

US stock market optimism diminished by Fed rhetoric hinting at keeping rates at 5%. S&P 500 didn't exceed 3900, Nasdaq finished a bit higher

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
US labour market data deliver us with NFP print of 223K. BlackRock, JP Morgan and Citigroup to announce their earnings on Friday| FXMAG.COM

US labour market data deliver us with NFP print of 223K. BlackRock, JP Morgan and Citigroup to announce their earnings on Friday

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
FOMC minutes affect S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Federal Reserve warns investors. Today it's time to discover ADP report| FXMAG.COM

FOMC minutes affect S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Federal Reserve warns investors. Today it's time to discover ADP report

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Softer ECB expecteations made European stocks increase. DAX increased by 0.8%, EuroStoxx50 gained 1%| FXMAG.COM

Softer ECB expecteations made European stocks increase. DAX increased by 0.8%, EuroStoxx50 gained 1%

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Poor data from China - Caixin manufacturing PMI fell to 49. IMF Chief Georgieva forecasts noticeable part of the world to be in recession in 2023| FXMAG.COM

Poor data from China - Caixin manufacturing PMI fell to 49. IMF Chief Georgieva forecasts noticeable part of the world to be in recession in 2023

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
US tech stocks losses are huge - Netflix and Facebook are more than 70% down from Autumn peaks| FXMAG.COM

US tech stocks losses are huge - Netflix and Facebook are more than 70% down from Autumn peaks

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
China's reopening seems to be a double-edged sword as energy and commodities prices will go up| FXMAG.COM

China's reopening seems to be a double-edged sword as energy and commodities prices will go up

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Russian crude oil export ban seems not be a game changer as imports by affected countries were stopped beforehand| FXMAG.COM

Russian crude oil export ban seems not be a game changer as imports by affected countries were stopped beforehand

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Fed's "favourite gauge of inflation" - Core PCE - reached 4.7%| FXMAG.COM

Fed's "favourite gauge of inflation" - Core PCE - reached 4.7%

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Euro bonds benefit from Christine Lagarde's rhetoric. Euro touched 1.0736| FXMAG.COM

Euro bonds benefit from Christine Lagarde's rhetoric. Euro touched 1.0736

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Fed Chair Powell bears in mind inflation prints, but they seem to be insufficient for FOMC | FXMAG.COM

Fed Chair Powell bears in mind inflation prints, but they seem to be insufficient for FOMC

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Fed Jerome Powell is said to switch investors' mood at the press conference later today| FXMAG.COM

Fed Jerome Powell is said to switch investors' mood at the press conference later today

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
US stocks gain on hopes of a softer inflation print released later today| FXMAG.COM

US stocks gain on hopes of a softer inflation print released later today

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
It's going to be an outstanding Thursday as ECB, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank decide on interest rates| FXMAG.COM

It's going to be an outstanding Thursday as ECB, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank decide on interest rates

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Crude oil touches $71, gold rises thanks to weaker greenback. China inflation drops to 1.6%| FXMAG.COM

Crude oil touches $71, gold rises thanks to weaker greenback. China inflation drops to 1.6%

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
On Wednesday stocks lost, but sovereign bonds increased. Decline of oil prices affect Canadian dollar| FXMAG.COM

On Wednesday stocks lost, but sovereign bonds increased. Decline of oil prices affect Canadian dollar

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Turbulent times on crude oil market. Nasdaq shrank by 2%, Apple and Amazon lost more| FXMAG.COM

Turbulent times on crude oil market. Nasdaq shrank by 2%, Apple and Amazon lost more

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
Presumably, stronger-than-expected ISM affected stocks. Aussie gained from the RBA decision | FXMAG.COM

Presumably, stronger-than-expected ISM affected stocks. Aussie gained from the RBA decision

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
The latest dollar selloff is a hint that the US dollar has certainly peaked this year, and next year will be, (...) , a year of softening for the greenback| FXMAG.COM

The latest dollar selloff is a hint that the US dollar has certainly peaked this year, and next year will be, (...) , a year of softening for the greenback

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya
If ECB policymakers should make a decision between fighting inflation and avoiding recession, they will likely choose fighting inflation says Ipek Ozkardeskaya| FXMAG.COM

If ECB policymakers should make a decision between fighting inflation and avoiding recession, they will likely choose fighting inflation says Ipek Ozkardeskaya

FOREX
Ipek Ozkardeskaya