Share: EUR/USD catches a firm lift post-US NFP release, climbing 1.12% from the day’s bottom. Broad-market flows have gone firmly risk-on following a bumper NFP reading for the USD. Euro traders will be looking ahead to Monday’s investor confidence indicator for October. The EUR/USD climbed 117 pips from Friday’s bottom bids of 1.0482
Share: USD/JPY ascends to 149.50, rebounding from lows, driven by a US jobs report that eclipsed market expectations. Despite a surge, USD/JPY retraces slightly, settling around 149.20, with US 10-year note yielding at a sturdy 4.780%. Japanese officials express concerns over Yen volatility, while a rise in the 10-year JGB coupon hints at
Share: EUR/USD struggles to gain any meaningful traction on Friday and oscillates in a narrow band. The technical setup seems tilted in favour of bears and supports prospects for further decline. Traders now await the release of the key US NFP report before placing fresh directional bets. The EUR/USD pair is seen oscillating
Share: GBP/JPY registers a 0.50% gain, moving from 179.56 to a close of 180.92, with a cautious uptick to 181.05. An imminent test of the Ichimoku Cloud bottom at 181.61 could dictate the next directional move towards 181.90 or below 178.03. Short-term view leans neutral to slightly bullish, with key resistances set at
Share: DXY comes under pressure following recent peaks. A move to 108.00 still appears in store near term. DXY faces some selling pressure after climbing to new 2023 tops in the 107.30/35 band on Tuesday. In light of the ongoing price action, extra gains appear likely in the dollar for the time being.
Share: GBP/USD remains on the defensive near a multi-month trough touched this Tuesday. A combination of factors lifts the USD to a fresh YTD top and weighed on the major. The BoE’s surprise pause continues to weigh on the GBP and favours bearish traders. The GBP/USD pair is seen oscillating in a narrow
Share: EUR/USD drops to 1.0500, down 0.69%, as rising US Treasury bond yields and expectations of additional Fed tightening weigh heavily on the pair. Contrasting economic outlooks with improving US business activity and decelerating Eurozone factory activity contribute to the Euro’s decline. The EUR/USD is bearish biased, with significant support at 1.0500 and
Share: GBP/USD struggles to gain any meaningful traction and oscillates in a narrow trading range. The risk-on impulse is seen undermining the safe-haven USD and lending support to the major. The divergent Fed-BoE policy outlook should keep a lid on any meaningful upside for the pair. The GBP/USD pair finds some support near