Markets: Gold up $8 to $1941 US 10-year yields down 14.5 bps to 4.04% WTI crude up $1.10 to $82.65 EUR leads, CAD lags S&P 500 down 24 points, or -0.5% The initial reaction to the non-farm payrolls report was to sell the dollar but then the market had a look at the higher wage
There was some FX movement during the session here even as traders looked ahead to the US employment report due later on Friday. AUD and NZD were out-performers awaiting a news conference called in China by the State Planner, the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NDRC), and the People’s
Markets: Gold up $14 to $1958 US 10-year yields down 4.9 bps to 3.96% WTI crude oil up $0.33 to $80.42 S&P 500 up 45 points, or 1.0%, to 4608 GBP leads, JPY lags The Bank of Japan offered plenty of volatility and drama to wrap up a busy week for central bankers but as
USD/JPY had a sharp fall in very early Asia, dropping from circa 139.50 to lows under 138.90. The swings didn’t finish there, with lows for the session (as I write) under 138.75 before a move back up to above 139.50. Speculation swirled of a Bank of Japan ‘tweak’ to its yield curve control program. Yen
خارج از آمریکا در اوایل هفته، ارقام خرده فروشی و تولید صنعتی ترس از فروپاشی اقتصادی را کاهش داد. در ماه آوریل، خرده فروشی 2.5 درصد افزایش یافت و تولید صنعتی 1.1 درصد افزایش یافت. با این حال، در روز پنجشنبه، ادعاهای بیکاری و ارقام تولیدی فیلی فدرال رزرو ناامید کننده بود. مطالبات اولیه بیکاری
