© Reuters The euro is making strides towards the 1.0700 mark against a slightly weaker US dollar today, maintaining its momentum despite no significant shifts in market news or sentiment. The currency’s resilience comes as markets maintain a neutral risk sentiment, carrying over from last week’s risk-on movement. Investors and traders are gearing up for
Share: The AUD/NZD is grinding it out on Monday, testing into higher ground. The Aussie is rebounding on a technical basis after declining most of November. Resistance is piled up, bulls face uphill battle. The AUD/NZD has climbed nearly 0.6% as the Aussie (AUD) rallies against the Kiwi (NZD) following two straight weeks
Share: The GBP/USD is seeing some minor lift ahead of Tuesday’s bumper data reading. An easy Monday to give way to a bumper economic calendar data docket. UK wages & labor, US CPI in the barrel. The GBP/USD climbed to a Monday high near 1.2280 as markets jockey for position ahead of Tuesday’s bumper
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The major stock indices are closing near session highs with the NASDAQ index leading the way. All 3 major indices are closing above their 100-day moving averages (bullish). All 3 indices are closing higher for the week. A snapshot of closing levels shows: Dow industrial average +391.16 points or 1.15% at 34283.09. Its 100-day moving
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker: Says he supported the steady interest rate stance at latest FOMC meeting Fed will stay higher for longer, no sign of near-term rate cuts Now is a time to take stock of past rate hikes’ impact Next Fed rate choice “could go either way” depending on the
The USDCAD raced lower last week and continued that fall yesterday to a low of 1.36284. However, the move lower stalled, and the price moved back above a swing area between 1.3659 and 1.3668 (and held support on a dip). Sellers turn the buyers and that momentum has continued in trading here today. The price
Gold (XAU/USD) Analysis, Prices, and Charts US Treasury yields stem recent sell-off. US NFPs are the next potential driver of price action. Recommended by Nick Cawley Get Your Free Gold Forecast DailyFX Economic Calendar Gold is struggling to regain its recent highs despite US Treasury yields turning sharply lower this week. There is a growing
Share: The Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tim Macklem said on late Thursday that there are some reasons to believe that the neutral interest rate is more likely higher than lower. Market reaction The comments above has little to no impact on the Canadian Dollar. The USD/CAD pair is trading lower on the
Article by IG Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp FTSE 100, DAX 40, S&P 500 – Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 clings on above 7330 An attempt to continue Monday’s bounce hit some selling yesterday, helped along by the poor reaction to BP’s results. A close above 7350 would be needed to indicate that the buyers
