Market Update – October 4 – On the way to old normal

Yesterday at 08:30 am ET (New York Time), JOLTS job openings for August again showed an incredibly buoyant labour market with 9.61m new available vacancies versus the 8.8m analysts were expecting. Even though the main target is inflation, this is not what the Fed wants to see and the voice saying ”higher for longer” immediately

Dollar down slightly as the bond selling comes off the boil for now

The greenback is sitting lower on the balance of things now, with EUR/USD up 0.3% to 1.0500 and GBP/USD up 0.4% to 1.2125 on the day. It comes as the bond rout is seen cooling in European trading, with 10-year Treasury yields now at 4.81% after having touched 4.88% at the start of the session.

AUD/USD May Fall After Support Breakout, Retail Bullish Bets

Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Technical Analysis, Retail Trader Positioning – IGCS Update Australian Dollar on course for worst week since mid-June Retail traders continue to build increasingly bullish exposure AUD/USD breaks under key support, more pain to come? Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free AUD Forecast The Australian Dollar is on course to drop about

Gold Dulls Further on Soaring Real Yields

GOLD OUTLOOK & ANALYSIS Higher US Treasury yields add to gold pains. ADP employment change, ISM services PMI and Fed speakers under the spotlight today. Oversold RSI a sign of gold upside to come? Recommended by Warren Venketas Get Your Free Gold Forecast XAU/USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP Gold prices are trading lower for the 8th consecutive

Taiwan central bank flags forex intervention if ‘extreme’ fluctuations By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Taiwan dollar note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s central bank will intervene in the foreign exchange market if there are “extreme” fluctuations to maintain financial stability, its governor Yang Chin-long said on Wednesday. With the island’s export-dependent economy facing headwinds

USD/CAD trades higher near 1.3710 on market caution, downbeat Crude prices

Share: USD/CAD strengthens due to the Fed’s hawkish tone on interest rates trajectory. Stronger US jobs data bolster the US yields; contributing support for the US Dollar. Downbeat Crude oil prices put pressure on the Canadian Dollar. USD/CAD traces the upward path on the fourth successive day, trading higher near 1.3710 during the

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USD/JPY Firm Despite Potential Intervention, NZD/USD at 3-Week Low

Market Recap The significant upside surprise in US job opening numbers for August (9.61 million vs 8.8 million expected) prompted another negative session in Wall Street overnight, with a resilient labour market deemed to be providing more room for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep rates high for longer. US Treasury yields continued with their

BOE In Wait & See Mode

The BoE unexpectedly left the Bank Rate unchanged at last week’s meeting. The decision followed a surprise drop in headline inflation, which coupled with weaker than expected growth suggested that policy settings are now sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation down lastingly. Markets have trimmed expectations for peak rates in the UK substantially, and we see