That the Eurozone is not in good shape economically we know and we have said it many times: manufacturing, orders, PMIs, hours worked (in Germany they reached the lowest since the data started being collected in 1971, 34.3 hours per week on average). Yesterday, two other pieces of data came out, important although generally not
Treasuries and Wall Street rallied to kick off the last week of the month for what’s been a pretty bearish August. The same stands so far today. Rate hike fears amid a “higher for longer” policy stance, supply concerns, worries over spillover from slowing growth from China, mixed earnings, and fading AI enthusiasm helped knock
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was subdued on Tuesday as traders resisted placing large bets ahead of a slew of economic data this week, while the yen languished near levels that triggered
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© 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
With the month ending next Thursday, what moves did we see in August? The USD moved higher versus all the major currencies: DXY: Looking at the dollar index (weighted dollar index), it moved up 2.28% this month. Looking at the daily chart, the price started the month trading above and below the 100-day moving average
Share: AUD/USD licks its wounds after falling the most in three weeks the previous day. Markets brace for key central bank speeches at Jackson Hole Symposium. Mixed concerns about policy pivot, higher for longer rates prod traders amid light calendar. US Dollar stays firmer on mostly upbeat data, hawkish Fed talks ahead of
Oil Price Analysis and Charts Crude oil prices sink again End-demand worries continue to overshadow a more bullish supply picture The technical charts may point to further short-term losses Recommended by David Cottle How to Trade Oil Crude oil prices struggled again on Wednesday in Europe, extending consistent falls seen since mid-August. The energy market
Share: USD/CHF shows mild gains near the 0.8800 area. The pair continues to trade sideways since early August. Hawkish comments from Fed’s Thomas Barking gave the USD a boost. Investors await Powell’s speech on Friday and Wednesday’s US August PMIs. On Tuesday, the USD/CHF traded with mild gains, near the critical 0.8800 zone.