Share: GBP/USD remains on the defensive for the third successive day, albeit lacks follow-through. The emergence of some USD dip-buying turns out to be a key factor weighing on the major. The downside seems limited as traders seem reluctant ahead of the BoE meeting on Thursday. The GBP/USD pair struggles to capitalize on
Share: Kit Juckes, Chief Global FX Strategist at Société Générale, analyzes the EUR outlook. EUR/USD needs help from the data calendar or else… The Euro comes into August with short-term rate differentials drifting against it and long EUR futures positions looking vulnerable. Something needs to happen to boost confidence in another 25 bps
Share: GBP/USD edges lower for the second straight day on Tuesday, albeit lacks follow-through. The USD climbs to a fresh multi-week top and turns out to be a key factor exerting pressure. The downside seems limited ahead of the BoE on Thursday and the US NFP report on Friday. The GBP/USD pair remains
Share: EUR/USD remains sidelined after reversing Friday’s corrective bounce off three-week low the previous day. Upbeat Eurozone data jostles with fresh challenges to risk to test Euro bears. Final readings of Germany’s HCOB Manufacturing PMI, US S&P Global PMIs and ISM Manufacturing PMI for July will be in focus. Retreat in hawkish Fed
© Reuters Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged higher in early European trade Monday, but is on course for a monthly loss as traders weigh up the possibility of an end to the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle, while the Japanese yen weakened in the wake of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy shift. At 03:10
Share: The Federal Reserve (Fed) released the July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) that “addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the second quarter of 2023.” The survey
Share: Oil prices aim to deliver the biggest monthly close of the year as interest rates from global central banks will peak sooner. Overall demand for oil will remain upbeat in the US economy as fears of a recession fade. WTI prices delivered a breakout of the Descending Triangle chart pattern. West Texas
Share: Gold price falls back as Greenback swallows steroids amid US economic resilience. US Q2 GDP, demand for Durable Goods in June remained robust due to higher consumer spending. US recession fears fade significantly amid upbeat labor market conditions. Gold price (XAU/USD) recovers downside blip propelled by softer-than-anticipated United States Q2 Employment Cost index and
Share: Interest rate expectations are likely to continue driving the Gold price, strategists at Commerzbank report. US economic data should be a key driver of the Gold price The US economy grew by 2.4% on an annualised basis in the second quarter, and thus more sharply than expected. This means there is still
Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth est for Q3 starts at 3.5% The Atlanta Fed GDPNow model which forecasts growth for the quarter from published data has started its Q3 estimate at 3.5%. In their own words: The initial GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the third quarter of 2023 is
