USD/MXN surges above 17.00 amid mixed US data, Banxico moves

Share: USD/MXN trades at 17.1222, up by 0.56%, recovering from a daily low of 16.9699. US Nonfarm Payrolls for August meet expectations, but the Unemployment Rate rise spurred an initial drop in USD/MXN. ISM Manufacturing PMI shows signs of improvement, helping the USD recover. The American Dollar (USD) recovered some ground against the

AUD/USD declines to 0.6450 as the USD recovers

Share: AUD/USD retreated below the 20-day SMA towards 0.6450. The August NFP report from the US sent mixed signals from the US labour market. The Greenback benefited from higher-than-expected ISM PMIs. In Friday’s session, the USD initially dropped and found support at the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 103.30 but then managed

USD/CHF loses the 20-day SMA after weak labour market figures from the US

Share: USD/CHF declined for a third consecutive day to 0.87800, below the 20-day SMA of 0.8800. US JOLTs from July came in lower than expected, which fueled a decrease in US bond yields. Hawkish bets on the Fed for November remain high—markets pricing in rate cuts In June 2024. On Tuesday, the USD faced

USD/JPY hits new YTD high amid Fed/BoJ monetary policy divergence

Share: USD/JPY surges to a new YTD high of 146.68, buoyed by Wall Street’s upbeat opening and dovish comments from BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. Despite a dip in US 10-year Treasury yields, the pair maintains its bullish momentum, reflecting the Fed’s hawkish stance on further tightening. A packed economic calendar could introduce volatility,

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

Advances and faces strong resistance at Tenkan-Sen, clings to 158.00

Share: EUR/JPY consolidates within the 157.00/158.50 range, with an upward bias influenced by ECB President Christine Lagarde’s hawkish tone on inflation. Technical indicators suggest a new trading range could form if the pair falls below 157.00, with key levels at August 3 low of 155.53 and August 23 low of 156.87. A breach

GBP/JPY rises above 184.00 ahead of Ueda’s speech

Share: GBP/JPY rose near 184.15, but further downside may be on the horizon as bullish momentum wanes. Japan reported soft inflation figures from July. Eyes on Ueda’s and BoE’s official speeches on Saturday. At the end of the week, the GBP/JPY slightly advanced, tallying a 0.50% weekly loss. Inflation figures from July from

EUR/USD falls below the 200-day SMA at the end of the week

Share: The EUR/USD fell below the 200-day SMA of 1.0800 towards the 1.0795 area to close the week. The Euro tallied a fourth consecutive weekly loss against the USD. The cautious stance by Christine Lagarde at the Jackson Hole Symposium weakens the Euro. In Friday’s session, the EUR/USD bears broke through the 200-day Simple