US DOLLAR ANALYSIS AFTER US INFLATION The U.S. dollar, as measured by the DXY index, advanced modestly on Wednesday following somewhat mixed U.S. inflation figures. Headline CPI rose 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, pushing the 12-month reading to 3.7% from 3.2% previously, one-tenth of a percent above consensus estimates. Meanwhile, the core
XAU/USD PRICE FORECAST: Gold (XAU/USD) Bulls Remain Cautious Following Sticky US CPI. Retest of Recent Lows Grow More Appealing. The Technicals on Gold Remain Conflicted. A Golden Cross Pattern Printed in the Asian Session and a Death Cross Pattern Forming Just Another Sign of the Current Indecision at Play. IG Client Sentiment Shows that Retail
Market Recap Recommended by Jun Rong Yeap How to Trade FX with Your Stock Trading Strategy Major US indices attempted to stabilise towards the end of last week (DJIA +0.22%; S&P 500 +0.14%; Nasdaq +0.09%), but gains remained feeble following recent de-risking in tech and concerns of a resurgence in inflationary pressures. Thus far, Wall
Share: GBP/JPY loses momentum, snaps two-day winning streak on Wednesday. UK S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI fell to 48.6 in August vs. 50.8 prior. Japanese policymakers will closely monitor FX movements with a sense of urgency. The attention will shift to Japan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due on Friday. The GBP/JPY cross struggles to
Share: AUD/USD licks its wounds after falling the most in three weeks the previous day. Markets brace for key central bank speeches at Jackson Hole Symposium. Mixed concerns about policy pivot, higher for longer rates prod traders amid light calendar. US Dollar stays firmer on mostly upbeat data, hawkish Fed talks ahead of
Share: USD/INR prints the first daily loss in three, retreats from multi-day high. China inflation, Biden Administration’s easy stand on Beijing-backed AI investment ban favor pullback. Cautious mood ahead of RBA Interest Rate Decision, US inflation data restrict Indian Rupee moves. Softer Oil price, US Dollar’s retreat from key resistance add strength to
An initial move higher in Wall Street last Friday eventually faded into the close (DJIA -0.43%; S&P 500 -0.53%; Nasdaq -0.36%), as market participants took the opportunity for further profit-taking into the seasonally weaker month of August. The focus was on the US July non-farm payroll report, which saw a miss in job addition for
Share: The Bank of England (BoE) will announce its Interest Rate Decision on Thursday, August 3 at 11:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers of 10 major banks. Read More… The Pound Sterling (GBP) remained subdued on Wednesday as investors await the
Market Recap Recommended by Jun Rong Yeap Get Your Free Equities Forecast Initial gains in Wall Street took a turn overnight, as a jump in Treasury yields kept the pressure on risk sentiments. Particularly, the 10-year Treasury yields saw a jump of 13 basis-point (bp) to reclaim its key 4% level, while the US two-year
