Share: USD/CAD loses traction above the 1.3700 mark on Monday. Traders believe the Fed is done with the hiking cycle and expect the Fed will begin easing monetary policy in May 2024. FOMC Meeting Minutes and Canadian CPI will be closely watched events. The USD/CAD pair trades in negative territory for the second
Share: The DXY index first declined to 104.00 and then recovered to 104.40. The headline and core PPI cooled down in October, while US Retail Sales declined but were lower than expected. Investors seem to worry that strong economic activity data might weigh more than cooling inflation in the Fed’s eyes. The US
Share: EUR/USD consolidates in a narrow trading range near 1.0685 on Monday. The pair holds above the 50- and 100-hour EMAs; the RSI indicator shows a non-directional movement. The immediate resistance level is seen at 1.0718; 1.0655 acts as an initial support level. The EUR/USD pair oscillates within a narrow trading range below
USDJPY weekly chart USD/JPY has risen every day this week and is now within striking distance of some major levels. The 32-year high in this pair came in October of last year at 151.94 and was followed by intervention from the Japanese Ministry of Finance and a fall all the way to 128.00 within three
Share: The DXY index trades with mild losses at 105.80, closing a 0.70% weekly gain. Fed hawks revived USD strength during the week. UoM consumer sentiment data come in lower than expected. The focus shifts to next week’s inflation figure from the US from October. The US Dollar (USD) showed minimal movement on
CRUDE OIL, MEXICAN PESO OUTLOOK Most Read: US Dollar Flies on Hawkish Powell – Setups on EUR/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, Gold WTI crude oil prices are on the cusp of dipping below $75, marking the lowest point since July on a closing basis. This downward trend is fueled by speculations surrounding a slowdown in the economies
Share: Mexican Peso gains as US Nonfarm Payrolls expand by only 150K, missing the 180K forecast. Weak US jobs report fuels speculation of multiple Fed rate cuts in 2024, as futures markets indicate. USD/MXN reacts to US labor market cooling, with the Peso hitting a two-month high and US Dollar Index falling. Mexican
The currency pair is looking to end a three-week losing streak, with early trading today seeing the pair slightly lower at $0.5890/95, a narrow range below $0.59 due to softer US equity futures. Despite this minor setback, the pair has been extending gains for the third day in a row, nearing a two-week high above
Share: USD/CHF fell to 0.9050, seeing 0.30% losses. The USD is losing interest due to the Fed dovish tone on Wednesday’s decision. Ahead of October’s Nonfarm Payrolls, the US reported weak labor market data. Indicators flash signals of further downside. In Thursday’s session, the USD/CHF saw red, mainly driven by a broad USD
I don’t envy Kazuo Ueda. The Bank of Japan governor faces the task of unwinding the world’s most-aggressive policy of QE and ultra-easy rates in the world’s most-indebted country. He took a small step towards less-aggressive policy on Tuesday and that has helped to prop up the yen. Earlier today, Reuters reported that the BOJ
