Asia FX flat as markets weigh Fed outlook, dollar near 3-mth high By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com — Most Asian currencies moved little on Monday as markets weighed hawkish yet somewhat reiterative comments on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, while the dollar retained recent gains and came close to a three-month high. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday warned that U.S. interest rates could still rise further to

EUR/USD, EUR/GBP Eye Reprieve Following Testing Week

EUR/USD, EUR/GBP PRICE FORECAST: Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely and compelling market commentary from the DailyFX team Subscribe to Newsletter WEEKLY FORECAST: US Dollar Forecast: Powell Adopts Hawkish Tone but DXY Eyes Potential Retracement The Euro appears to be eyeing a temporary reprieve and recovery on Monday following a

Market Update – August 28 – Higher for Longer

China bourses rallied after China announced support for equities markets; Beijing lowered stamp duty on stock traders for the first time the 2008 financial crisis and at the same time pledged to slow the pace of initial public offerings in an effort to boost investor confidence. Fed Chair Powell signalled caution on additional rate hikes.

Japan maintains overall assessment of its economy in August

The only standout is that the Japanese government raised the view on exports for the first time in three months, noting that it is “showing movements of picking up recently”. Besides that, here is the rest of the overall assessments: Private consumption is picking up Business investment is picking up Industrial production shows signs of

XAU/USD Price Forecast: Gold Retains Gains Post-Powell

GOLD OUTLOOK & ANALYSIS Rather hawkish Powell unable to deter gold bulls. Incoming data this focus this week. XAU/USD snakes in and around 200-day MA. Recommended by Warren Venketas Get Your Free Gold Forecast XAU/USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP Gold prices have managed to remain elevated this Monday morning as the US dollar trades marginally lower. While

Dollar wobbles as investors ponder ‘higher for longer’ rate path By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar eased from a 12-week peak on Monday as traders weighed the U.S. monetary path after Fed Chair Jerome Powell left open the possibility of further interest rate increases, while the

EUR/USD risks a drop to 1.0730 near term – UOB

Share: Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang at UOB Group suggest EUR/USD could slip back to the 1.0730 region in the near term. Key Quotes 24-hour view: We highlighted last Friday that EUR “is likely to break the major support at 1.0790, but the next support at 1.0730 is likely

Relief Rally to Start the Week Ahead of Key Macro Data

Wall Street managed to get through the Jackson Hole Symposium unscathed (DJIA +0.73%; S&P 500 +0.67%; Nasdaq +0.94%), despite a hawkish takeaway from Fed Chair Jerome Powell last Friday. The general view may be that market participants were already priced for a hawkish outcome in the lead-up to his speech, which allows room for some