Share: AUD/USD rallies near 0.6600, continuing its upward trajectory on the back of a buoyant market mood. Mixed US economic reports fuel speculation of a potential Fed policy shift despite recent hawkish remarks. Upcoming economic, including RBA speeches and key US data, are set to offer fresh impetus to AUD/USD traders. The AUD/USD
And with Treasuries out especially, that’s not going to give too much for traders to work with in the sessions to come. US stocks ended the day higher yesterday but we could get more tepid trading on Friday as highlighted here yesterday. But keep in mind that the momentum right now is rather positive for
Eurostoxx flat Germany DAX -0.1% France CAC 40 +0.3% UK FTSE -0.3% Spain IBEX +0.6% Italy FTSE MIB +0.1% It’s a more tentative one for equities with US futures also little changed and looking flattish now. But the dollar is not really taking much comfort in that as it sags lower to start the session
Share: USD/JPY trades around 149.52, marking a slight gain of 0.02% from Monday. US 10-year Treasury bond yield climbs nine basis points to 4.70%, despite Philadelphia Fed Harker dovish comments. Japanese economic data to feature Balance of Trade; Yen watches for intervention threats. USD/JPY fluctuates at around 149.52 as Tuesday’s Asian session begins
Share: Pound Sterling faces an intense sell-off due to risk-off impulse and weak manufacturing activity data. Persistent US inflation dampens the market mood. The BoE is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for the second time in a row. The Pound Sterling (GBP) dropped from a two-week high as the United Kingdom’s economic
Share: AUD/USD touches new weekly lows at 0.6289, trading with losses of 0.32%. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment in the US deteriorates, with inflation expectations rising. China’s struggling economy and Middle East geopolitical tensions further dampen AUD sentiment. The Australian Dollar (AUD) touched new weekly lows of 0.6289 against the US Dollar
Share: The Pound Sterling (GBP) rallies against the US Dollar (USD) even though the latest round of UK economic data didn’t support the advance of Sterling, but overall weakness on the Greenback keeps most G8 FX currencies underpinned. The GBP/USD is trading at 1.2135 after sliding to a daily low of 1.2037 earlier in the European session. Read More…
Before we get into October, let’s take a look back at how the seasonals did in September. At the end of August, I highlighted some trends in the month, including weakness in the S&P 500 and MSCI world index. Ultimately, both stuck to the seasonal script. Another one I highlighted was yen weakness (USD/JPY rose
© Reuters. The Pound (GBP) experienced further losses on Friday, rounding off a challenging week marked by a deepening contraction in the U.K.’s service sector activity, according to the latest survey. This development has intensified recession fears and fueled expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) has concluded its interest rate hikes. The Confederation of
Major US indices attempted to bounce off their respective near-term support last Friday, but gains failed to sustain into the latter half of the session as selling pressures dominate. This came as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) recent hawkish hold remains the overarching theme for the risk environment, which was further followed up by hawkish Fed
