Asia FX treads water between mixed China PMIs and Fed pause bets By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved little on Thursday as markets weighed weak economic data from China against growing bets that the Federal Reserve will pause its rate hike cycle. The dollar steadied in Asian trade after steep losses this week, as weaker-than-expected and data spurred bets that the Fed has limited headroom to

The dot plot comes into focus as the market prices out a September Fed hike

The September dot plot is always the most-interesting one of the year because it’s the closest thing to forward guidance that the FOMC offers. Officials are required to place a year-end dot but there are only two meetings left so it basically says what they expect to happen in the next two meetings. Now that’s

How will the US Dollar react to August NFP?

Share: US Nonfarm Payrolls are expected to increase by 170K in August, slowing from the 187K reported in July. The headline NFP and Average Hourly Earnings could impact the Fed’s future policy. The Unemployment Rate in the United States is seen steady at 3.5% in August. Traders scale back the odds of a

Cable buyers prod key resistance near 1.2720, Fed inflation eyed

Share: GBP/USD prods one-month-old descending resistance line at weekly top. Looming bull cross on MACD, steady RSI joins higher high formation to favor Cable bulls. 50-DMA acts as additional upside filter for the Pound Sterling buyers to cross. Pullback needs validation from five-month-old horizontal support zone. GBP/USD buyers attack a downward-sloping resistance line

Dollar finds feet as investors await further clues on Fed path By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar on Wednesday clawed back some of the previous session’s sharp declines as investors looked ahead to more labour market data for clues on the path for Federal

US inflation expectations refresh five-week low

Share: US inflation expectations can be held responsible for the market’s latest dislike for the US Dollar, after fueling the Greenback to the multi-day high in the last week. That said, the inflation expectations, as per the 10-year and 5-year breakeven inflation rates from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) data, reverse Friday’s

Asia FX flat as markets weigh Fed outlook, dollar near 3-mth high By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com — Most Asian currencies moved little on Monday as markets weighed hawkish yet somewhat reiterative comments on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, while the dollar retained recent gains and came close to a three-month high. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday warned that U.S. interest rates could still rise further to

Japanese Yen Slides on BoJ and Fed Commentary from Jackson Hole. Higher USD/JPY?

Japanese Yen, USD/JPY, US Dollar, BoJ, Intervention, JGB, Yields, Ueda, Powell – Talking Points USD/JPY is contemplating new peaks after reaching higher this week The BoJ and the Fed appear to be on differing paths, and it might assist USD/JPY The moves in Treasury yields might hold the key for USD/JPY direction Trade Smarter –