Share: NZD/USD loses momentum above the mid-0.6000s on Monday. Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is anticipated to hold the Offical Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50% on Wednesday. US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.4 vs. 50.0 prior, below the market consensus. RBNZ interest rate decision and US Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Share: EUR/GBP holds positive ground around 0.8720 ahead of Eurozone, UK key data. ECB President Christine Lagarde said the discussion about rate cuts is premature. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey stated that the Middle East conflict could add to the risk that inflation could go back up. Traders will closely monitor the Eurozone and
Investors are favoring the euro and British pound today, Friday, as they await the US employment report that may indicate steady hiring ahead of a potential downturn. The report, however, might not offer clear guidance on future Federal Reserve policy due to overlooked household financial conditions and strikes. Economists predict an increase of 173,000 jobs
Share: GBP/USD struggles to gain any meaningful traction and oscillates in a narrow trading range. The risk-on impulse is seen undermining the safe-haven USD and lending support to the major. The divergent Fed-BoE policy outlook should keep a lid on any meaningful upside for the pair. The GBP/USD pair finds some support near
EUR/USD Analysis EUR/USD Gains Proved Short-lived Ahead of US CPI On Monday, the BoJ and China posed a challenge to USD dominance, allowing momentary respite for currencies against the greenback. The moment proved to be a very short one seeing that EUR/USD has been unable to pull back to the 200 simple moving average (SMA)
US Dollar, GBP/USD, British Pound, Treasuries, Gilts, China, Moody’s – Talking Points The US Dollar resumed strengthening this week on global growth questions China’s economy is facing scrutiny, pushing investors toward Treasuries and Gilts Sterling survived a test of support levels, but will GBP/USD continue to hold up? Recommended by Daniel McCarthy How to Trade
Share: EUR/GBP gains for four consecutive days, up 0.81% for the week, trading at 0.8635 but failing to break through the 100-day EMA at 0.8655. The Bank of England’s 25 bps rate hike influences the pair’s movement, capping further advance. Technical outlook reveals an inverted head-and-shoulders chart pattern, targeting 0.8900. EUR/GBP rallies for
Share: USD/CAD loses momentum following the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting. The Fed hiked its rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a target range of 5.25%–5.5%. Market players anticipated that the BoC will likely not see the need to raise rates further this year. Investors await preliminary Q2 US GDP growth. The USD/CAD