Share: USD/JPY is expected to keep the 140.00-143.30 range for the time being, according to Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang at UOB Group. Key Quotes 24-hour view: We did not expect the sharp drop that sent USD tumbling to a low of 141.54 (we were expecting it to trade
Share: Data released on Friday showed that Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 187,000 in July, falling below the market consensus of 200,000. June’s figures were also revised lower to 185,000, marking the lowest level since December 2020. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out that the slower pace of hiring in July
Share: Data released on Friday showed the Canadian economy lost 6,400 jobs in July, against consensus of a 21,100 increase. Analysts at CIBC point out there were further signs of loosening within the Canadian labour market in July, with a slight dip in employment contributing to another uptick in the unemployment rate.They warn
Share: Economists at Credit Suisse expect S&P 500 to correct lower with daily and weekly momentum divergences now in place. Break above the 4,637 high needed to alleviate thoughts of a correction With daily and weekly RSI momentum now negative and with a bearish ‘key-day reversal’ in place, we maintain our call to
Share: Economists at CIBC Capital Markets expect the USD/MXN pair to extend its decline in the coming months. Long MXN positions look overstretched by a number of metrics Although long MXN positions look overstretched by a number of metrics, we are reducing our Q3 and Q4 USD/MXN forecast to 17.50, and 18.00, respectively.
Share: Gold price has recovered significantly since autumn last year. Economists at Commerzbank analyze the yellow metal’s outlook. Gold seen trending sideways near $1,950 in the short term Gold price is likely to trend sideways in the short term, as uncertainty about the future path of US monetary policy remains high. Lower US
Brazil’s central bank, Banco Central do Brasil, has cut its benchmark rate, Selic target rate, by 50 basis points. The consensus was for a 25bp cut. The Bank says that 25 was considered but the improvement in inflation dynamics was enough for a 50 point move: the current situation demands serenity and moderation in the
© Reuters. U.S. Dollar and Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s currency regulators are asking some commercial banks to reduce or postpone their purchases of U.S. dollars in order to slow the yuan’s depreciation, two people with direct knowledge of the matter
Share: Kit Juckes, Chief Global FX Strategist at Société Générale, analyzes the EUR outlook. EUR/USD needs help from the data calendar or else… The Euro comes into August with short-term rate differentials drifting against it and long EUR futures positions looking vulnerable. Something needs to happen to boost confidence in another 25 bps
Share: Economists at Société Générale analyze USD/KRW technical outlook. Reclaiming the 200-DMA essential for affirming an extended up-move USD/KRW has experienced a deeper pullback after failing to overcome a multi-month trend line and the 200-DMA near 1,324 (now at 1,305/1,310). It has recently formed an interim trough near 1,257. An initial bounce is
