Mon: Market Holiday: Japan (Autumnal Equinox); EZ, UK & US Flash PMIs (Sep), US National Activity Index (Aug) Tue: RBA Policy Announcement; German Ifo (Sep), US Consumer Confidence (Sep), Richmond Fed (Sep) Wed: Riksbank & CNB Policy Announcements; Australian CPI (Aug), US Building Permits Revision (Aug), New Home Sales (Aug), UK CBI Trends (Sep) Thu:
Share: AUD/USD attracts some buyers to 0.6648 on the weaker USD. Fed’s Waller said interest rates don’t have to go higher to help get inflation back to 2%. RBA Governor Bullock said the central bank has to be cautious when using rates to bring down inflation without raising unemployment. The Australian CPI, US
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar drifted lower Monday at the start of a data-packed week, while sterling gained on a degree of confidence returning to U.K. consumers. At 04:00 ET (09:00 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, fell 0.1% to 103.262, heading for a
There isn’t much on the data docket to kick things off in the new week in European trading later. The dollar is trading more mixed on the day, with USD/JPY having earlier touched a low of 148.90 before holding around 149.15 currently – still down 0.2%. But commodity currencies are marginally lower against the greenback,
Share: USD/JPY keeps the range-bound theme unchanged around 149.50 in early Monday. The less hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve (Fed) weighs on the Greenback. Japan’s National Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October rose by 3.3% YoY vs. 3.0% prior. The USD/JPY pair maintains the multi-session range-bound theme unchanged around the mid-149.00s during
Share: The US Dollar waffled against the Swiss Franc on Friday, stuck near the 0.8820 level. The USD/CHF is on pace to drop back into the 0.8800 handle. Next week sees US GDP and CPI inflation numbers. The USD/CHF tracked lower on Friday as broader markets saw an uptick in risk appetite to
TUE: EZ M3 (Oct), US Richmond Fed (Nov). WED: RBNZ Policy Announcement; German Prelim. CPI (Nov), UK Mortgage Approvals/Lending (Oct), EZ Economic Sentiment (Nov), US GDP 2nd (Q3). THU: Chinese NBS PMIs (Nov), German Retail Sales & Import Prices (Oct), Swiss KOF (Nov), German Unemployment (Nov), EZ HICP Flash (Nov), US PCE Price Index &
© Reuters. The is trading just below a key level of 104 today as investors await the afternoon release of PMI data that could influence the currency’s strength. The anticipated reports are expected to reveal a slight downturn in both the Manufacturing and Services sectors, with forecasts predicting figures of 49.8 and 50.4, respectively. A
Share: USD/CHF could register losses on the less likelihood of Fed interest rate hikes. Swiss Franc could lose ground as SNB reduced foreign currency reserves to a seven-year low. Improved US Treasury yields attempt to push the US Dollar into positive territory. USD/CHF moves sideways after two days of minor gains, bidding near
And with Treasuries out especially, that’s not going to give too much for traders to work with in the sessions to come. US stocks ended the day higher yesterday but we could get more tepid trading on Friday as highlighted here yesterday. But keep in mind that the momentum right now is rather positive for
