Oil was down 12% at one point and the Dollar weakened almost 1% versus the Pound in almost no time.
To put that into context that's a £1,000 difference in every £100,000 exchanged into Dollars in the space of around 24 hours.
This clearly demonstrates market risk in these uncertain times.
Here at Regency FX our team of dedicated account managers help guide our clients through the straits of currency conversion planning.
Whether peace is a thing or not, time will tell as the rhetoric remains a mixed bag.
Outside of that, normal service continues.
The big piece of scheduled news is the Non Farm Payrolls in the US tomorrow.
Often seen as the bellwether of the global economy as it indicates the status of full time work in the worlds biggest economy.
Analysts are expecting monthly growth of 60,000 jobs.
US: Friday 13:30 Non Farm Payrolls
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