Friday 18 August.

Following a very relaxing nine day break in Turkey ( a country I've never been to before but can highly recommend, great weather, friendly locals and fantastic day trips) I'm currently at Dalaman airport with WiFi and time to spare before departure. I've done some reading to catch up on what I've missed these last few days. The themes of negativity from China, a strong US economy, rising bond yields, a still resilient GBP and negative stock markets have continued, I've just read an article by Barclays bank saying that US 10year yields could still rise further.

I'm looking forward to getting my teeth back into trading next week, where I suspect if nothing changes, I'll be looking for long US dollar opportunities, possibly Vs the JPY or commodity currencies, depending on the risk environment.

With Jackson hole next week (chair Powell speaks on Friday) and PMI data from Europe ( which will give an indication of how the European and British economies are fairing) it could be an interesting week ahead. But for now I will board my plane and look forward to having a proper cup of tea at home. Have a great weekend!