The GBP/USD pair prepares to finish the week with losses of almost 1% amid risk-off market mood and robust US employment data. The GBP/USD pair is seen struggling at 1.2600 and slides sharply below the 1.2500 figure after upbeat US economic data boosted the greenback, while UK traders remain on …
Read More »AUD/USD above 0.7200, amid stronger US dollar, risk-off
The AUD/USD is ready to finish the week positive, up by 0.90%. The chance of a US Federal Reserve 0.50% rate hike in September lies at 80%. The Australian dollar slumps during the last day of the week but it obstinately remains above the 0.7200 threshold as AUD/USD sellers mount …
Read More »EUR/USD slides, suggesting upward exhaustion
The US dollar strengthens on Friday amid risk aversion and higher US yields. Positive employment report partially offset by a weaker reading of ISM Service PMI. The EUR/USD pair failed to recover the 1.0750 territory and pulled back during Friday’s American treding session toward the 1.0700 level. The pair is …
Read More »Wells Fargo: Improved US labour supply help ease pressure on wages
The employment report released on Friday indicated a gain in payrolls of 390K, above the 325K of market consensus. According to analysts at Wells Fargo, the report “lands in a sweet spot for the Fed”. Analysts point out that while the labour market remains clearly tight and is adding to …
Read More »WTI Crude Stabilizes at $117 despite OPEC’s output hike
The WTI crude is holding near Thursday’s highs in the $117 territory despite risk-off Wall Street flows; post-strong US jobs data.Front-month WTI futures held near Thursday’s highs on Friday, despite US equity markets trading with a downside bias on Fed tightening fears following robust US labour market data. WTI retreated …
Read More »Gold Seeks Next Direction Post NFP Data
Gold prices immediately retreated after the latest official US labour market data, which revealed 390K jobs were added in May, more than the expected 325K. Markets witness a hawkish reaction to the data, with US Treasury yields and the US dollar rising. The yield on the US 10-year note was …
Read More »Market drivers – US Session – 2 June
US equities edged higher, even despite comments by Fed Vice-Chair Lael Brainard said that the central bank would hardly pause its current rate-hiking cycle amid record inflation levels. Cleveland Loretta Mester said that inflation has not yet peaked and that it’s too early to discuss a potential pause in the …
Read More »WTI crude rallies over 2% on declining US inventories
The American WTI crude oil pushed higher on Thursday after OPEC+ had agreed to increase its monthly oil quotas, meanwhile, US inventories declined by 5.1-million barrels last week, above the 1.3-million-barrel fall.West Texas Intermediate crude trades at $117.53, namely it is 2.37% higher on Thursday as US oil inventories fell …
Read More »GBP/USD Lower Ahead Of NFP Data
The GBP/USD pair is sliding from daily highs near 1.2585. The pair was earlier up by 0.68% and had rallied from a low of 1.2469 as the US dollar retraced some of its Wednesday gains ahead of and during another busy data schedule.The highlights on Thursday were mainly weekly initial …
Read More »Microsoft Cuts Earnings, Revenue Guidance, Citing Stronger USD
Microsoft stock slips to become the latest company to warn of the US dollar’s impact on financials. The Tech giant also dropped its gross-margin guidance.Microsoft cut sales and earnings guidance for the current quarter, citing the impact of foreign exchange rates as the stronger dollar takes a toll. The software …
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