Share: EUR/USD gained more than 1% on Friday, rising near 1.0730. The USD, measured by the DXY index, will close with a 1.40% weekly loss. The dovish stance of the Fed and weak NFPs from October made the USD tumble. In Friday’s session, the EUR/USD soared to 1.0730, closing a 1.50% gaining week,
Share: EUR/USD rallies amid a softer US labor market, with Nonfarm Payrolls missing the 180K target. Speculation grows for Fed rate cuts in H2 2024 as hiring slows and unemployment ticks up. Despite EU’s own economic slowdown, the Euro benefits from broad USD weakness and reduced rate hike bets. EUR/USD rallies during Friday’s
Share: USD/CHF drops sharply, signaling potential end to Fed’s rate hikes with investors favoring CHF. Pair’s fall below the 50 and 200-day moving averages at 0.9000 could lead to further declines. For recovery, USD/CHF needs to breach 0.9000, targeting the November 1 high at 0.9112. USD/CHF plummets in the mid-North American session on
Share: USD/CHF fell to 0.9050, seeing 0.30% losses. The USD is losing interest due to the Fed dovish tone on Wednesday’s decision. Ahead of October’s Nonfarm Payrolls, the US reported weak labor market data. Indicators flash signals of further downside. In Thursday’s session, the USD/CHF saw red, mainly driven by a broad USD
Share: ADP: US private payrolls rose by 113,000 in October, up from 89,000 in September. US Yields drop after Treasury refunding announcement; 10-year slides to 4.83%. EUR/USD consolidates around 1.0550 amid a mixed US Dollar ahead of the FOMC decision. The EUR/USD pair reached a bottom at 1.0540, the lowest level in three
Share: Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser at UOB Group suggest GBP/USD is now seen trading within the 1.2085-1.2240 band in the next weeks. Key Quotes 24-hour view: We expected GBP to trade in a range of 1.2085/1.2155 yesterday. GBP dipped to a low of 1.2090 before staging a surprising sharp
Share: Australian Dollar’s strength is reinforced by stronger Retail Sales. Australia’s Retail Sales surged to 0.9%, significantly higher than the market consensus of 0.3%. US and China have agreed on a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in November. US Dollar encountered a challenge after a moderate Core PCE Price Index data on Friday.
Share: AUD/USD holds positive ground around 0.6339 in early Monday. US Core PCE eased to 3.7% YoY vs. 3.8% prior, the headline PCE remain unchanged at 3.4%. Markets anticipate the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise the cash rate at its meeting on November 7. The Fed rate decision this week will
Share: The USD/CHF rose to a two-week high around 0.9035 near the 20-day SMA. The CHF is one the worst-performing currencies in the session. The US Dollar is trading soft after PCE figures from September. Hawkish bets on the Fed remain low ahead of next week’s meeting. At the end of the week, the
Share: AUD/USD recovers its recent losses on the softer USD. The preliminary US Q3 GDP rose 4.9%, Continuing claims rose to the highest reading since May. The markets anticipate the potential additional rate hike from the RBA at the November meeting. Investors will focus on Australian PPI, and US monthly core Personal Consumption
