Share: NZD/USD continues the downward trajectory for more than a week. NZD faces downward pressure as New Zealand’s Food Price Index fell 0.9% in October. Goldman Sachs anticipates the RBNZ to commence rate cuts starting in the fourth quarter of 2024. US inflation could grow but at a slower pace, which could put pressure
Share: Gold price declines as capital shifts toward riskier assets due to improved risk sentiment. Gold demand is reduced due to the resurgence in US Treasury yields. Upbeat China’s Trade Balance data could provide support for the price of the precious metal. Gold price losses more ground, which can be attributed to the prevailing optimistic
As 10-year Treasury yields basically undoes whatever happened in October, equities are finding much comfort especially in the last two days. Tech stocks have been surging but general sentiment in itself is extremely buoyed as major indices look to wrap up the week with another round of gains. That would make it five for five
© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies advanced on Friday, while the dollar eased further as traders bet that the Federal Reserve was done with its interest rate hikes, although anticipation of key nonfarm payrolls data kept gains in check. Regional trading volumes were also somewhat muted on account of a Japanese market holiday. Rate-sensitive, risk-heavy
Share: EUR/GBP bottomed at a low of around 0.8695 and then recovered toward 0.8715. The EUR traded firm on Friday after the ECB’s decision on Thursday to hold rates steady. Focus now shifts to next week’s BoE decision on Thursday, which is also expected to hold rates steady at 5.25%. At the end
Share: The US Dollar is trading soft against its rivals and seems to be consolidating the last session’s gains. The Core PCE from September matched expectations at 3.7% YoY. The US bond yields are mixed, while dovish bets on the Fed remain high. Focus now shifts to next week’s Fed decision. The US
Article by IG Chief Market Analyst Chris Beauchamp FTSE 100, DAX 40, and Dow Jones 30 Charts and Analysis FTSE 100 back to 7400 Friday witnessed the index close below trendline support from the August low and below the early October low.Further losses now beckon towards 7300 and then down to 7215, the low from
Share: USD/MXN faced a challenge due to risk-off sentiment. Israel-Hamas war could weigh on the Mexican Peso. Mexico’s Retail Sales declined to 0.4% (MoM) in August, while the annual data grew at 3.2%. Greenback receives upward support on improved US Treasury yields. USD/MXN aims to recover recent losses, trading around 18.2500 during the Asian
Share: AUD/USD recovers its losses ground above the 0.6300 mark in early Monday. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other officials believe rates will stay on hold and may have peaked unless inflation rises. The latest Australian jobs data showed the labor market is easing. Market players will monitor the preliminary Australian S&P Global
© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies were muted on Thursday, nursing steep overnight losses as the dollar firmed tracking a spike in Treasury yields before a closely-watched address by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Sentiment remained frail amid little signs of deescalation in the Israel-Hamas war, which kept traders wary of risk-driven assets. This was
