The major US indices are closing higher for the day. The gains came despite strong and expected US jobs report and higher yields. Traders are hoping that the tame wage data and the unemployment rate remaining unchanged at 3.8% (expected 3.7%) will keep the Fed on hold. Next week we get key consumer price index
Share: Oil (WTI) slides lower and starts flirting with first important support near $88. The US Dollar value keeps increasing as markets price in a possible persistent rate differential between USD and other currencies. Higher Oil prices have negative implications even for Oil producers. Oil prices drop for a second day in a row,
Share: GBP/JPY loses momentum, snaps two-day winning streak on Wednesday. UK S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI fell to 48.6 in August vs. 50.8 prior. Japanese policymakers will closely monitor FX movements with a sense of urgency. The attention will shift to Japan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due on Friday. The GBP/JPY cross struggles to
GBPUSD back above the 100/200 hour MAs The GBPUSD is snapping back higher. In the kickstart technical video from earlier, the pair had moved back below the 100/200 hour MAs which are converged at 1.2719. That tilt of the bias more to the downside but a swing area between 1.2678 and 1.26988 stalled the fall
Share: AUD/USD holds lower grounds near intraday bottom, prints the first daily loss in four. Aussie Westpac Consumer Confidence slumps for August but NAB sentiment numbers improved for July, China Trade Balance improves in July. Sentiment sours amid geopolitical woes, cautious mood ahead of top-tier data. US trade data may entertain traders ahead