Share: The US labor market held up surprisingly well in September. Pressure for another rate hike is rising, economists at Commerzbank report. Data for the previous months were revised significantly upward In September, job growth in the US amounted to 336K, which was significantly more than expected. The continued strong employment growth –
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: The AUD/USD is struggling to find support as the US Dollar movers higher across the broader market. The Aussie is facing multiple bearish pressures as the RBA keeps rates unchanged as markets expected. The rest of the week still sees key data points for both the Aussie and the Greenback. The AUD/USD
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
Share: Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of New York President John Williams said on Friday that the central bank may be done raising interest rates since inflationary pressures are going back towards the 2% target, although still elevated. Key quotes “Monetary policy is having the desired effects on the economy.” “Fed is at or
WSJ Fedwatcher Nick TImiraos is highlighting the improvements in inflation in the US and offered up this chart. Zooming out further, core goods inflation is up just 0.5% y/y while housing rose 7.4% but the latter is a major laggard and will fade rapidly in the coming months (and perhaps further if mortgage rates stay
Share: AUD/USD finds nominal selling pressure near 0.6500 while more upside remains favored. Soft US core PCE inflation data dragged the 10-year US Treasury yields to 4.5%. The RBA is expected to keep interest rates unchanged but the interest rate peak is seen at 4.35% by the year-end. The AUD/USD pair rallied to
NY Fed President Williams is a speaking and says: Monetary policy is having the desired effects on the economy Fed is at or near peak for federal funds rate. Fed will need restrictive policy stance for some time to achieve goals. Sees inflation ebbing to 3.25% this year, heading to 2% in 2025. Future is
