Share: AUD/USD gains positive traction on Friday and snaps an eight-day losing streak to the YTD low. Hope for more stimulus from China prompts intraday short-covering amid a mildly weaker USD. The Fed’s hawkish outlook and looming recession risks limit the USD losses and cap the major. The AUD/USD pair builds on the
Share: Global market sentiment is cautious, with equities declining and bond yields rising, as investors anticipate further monetary tightening by central banks. July’s Fed minutes reveal a unanimous decision for a rate hike but growing caution among board members about potential over-tightening. US data: Initial Jobless Claims slightly better than expected at 239K;
Share: EUR/USD regains traction after bottoming out near 1.0860. Further recovery should initially target the mid-1.0900s. EUR/USD reverses four consecutive sessions of losses and regains the area beyond 1.0900 the figure on Thursday. If the rebound gathers extra steam, it could encourage the pair to dispute the interim 55-day SMA at 1.0951 prior
Share: NZD/USD takes offers to refresh yearly low during eight-day downtrend. Oversold RSI, key technical levels can challenge Kiwi bears. Corrective bounce can aim for May’s bottom but remains elusive below 0.6045. NZD/USD bears keep the reins for the eighth consecutive day as they refresh the yearly low to 0.5902 amid early Thursday.
Share: Fed officials unanimously aim for the 2% inflation target, but divisions arise on the next steps. The US Dollar Index (DXY) reflects the greenback’s strength, rising 0.29% to 103.497, supported by rising US Treasury bond yields. USD/CAD’s bullish momentum is evident as it trades above the 200-day Moving Average, with key levels
Share: NZD/USD rose to a high of near 0.6000 but settled near 0.5950. RBNZ held rates steady at 5.5% as expected but sounded hawkish. Investors await key FOMC minutes for forward guidance. On Wednesday, the NZD/USD traded strongly following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decision but failed to maintain its momentum and
Share: AUD/JPY faces resistance from Tenkan and Kijun-Sen lines, currently trading just above at 93.93. Downside potential targets include the bottom of the Ichimoku Cloud at 93.45 and the 93.00 psychological level. On the upside, reclaiming 94.00 could see challenges at the August 15 high (94.86) and the Kumo top near 95.00/05. The
Share: NZD/USD trades with losses below 0.6000, its lowest in nine months. China reported weak Retail Sales and Industrial Production data from July. American Retail Sales from the US were higher than expected. In Tuesday’s session, the NZD/USD traded lower, mainly driven by China’s fragile economic situation. On the other hand, the USD, despite
Share: AUD/USD turns lower for the sixth straight day and slides back closer to the YTD low. China’s economic woes continue to exert pressure on the Aussie amid a bullish USD. Bets for one more Fed rate hike push US bond yields higher and underpin the buck. The AUD/USD pair fades an intraday
Share: EUR/GBP declined for a second consecutive day, and fell towards 0.8605, below the 20-day SMA. All eyes are now on labour market and inflation data from the UK. The Eurozone will release its preliminary Q2 GDP report on Wednesday. At the start of the week, the EUR/GBP fell below the 20-day Simple
