The US dollar has slightly declined in value after significant gains against major currencies last week. However, the USD Index remains above 101.50, exactly reads 101.75 at the time of writing. This week’s high-level data releases, including the US jobs report, could affect the USD’s performance. The US economy grew …
Read More »Positive data from Euro area
Positive data from the Eurozone showed a growth in the GDP in the first reading of the second quarter at 0.6%, and a slowdown in inflation to levels of 5.3% in July. The Eurozone has been battling high inflation for the past year, which has prompted the European Central Bank …
Read More »European stocks fell ahead of Eurozone inflation data
European stocks fell on Monday ahead of data expected to show inflation slowing in the euro zone in July, likely supporting expectations that the European Central Bank will keep interest rates unchanged in September. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.1% by 0714 GMT, but looked set to record gains …
Read More »Goldman Sachs adjusts its forecast for oil demand upwards
Goldman Sachs revised upward its forecast for global oil demand for this year, but kept its 12-month Brent crude price forecast at $93 a barrel, as increased inventories offset the support demand received from ebbing pessimism about the growth outlook. Goldman Sachs analysts estimated a jump in global oil demand …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, July 24-28
More central bank decisions are in the pipeline for the new trading week, with live meetings at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of England. US data will continue in the spotlight with key employment data, including Nonfarm Payrolls. Canada and New Zealand will also release job market …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, July 28
Due to strong US economic data, the US Dollar increased throughout the week and was among the best performers. The dollar needs one more set of positive figures in order for the rise to continue. After Thursday’s surge in response to the release of US GDP statistics, the DXY recorded …
Read More »GBP/USD dropped on BoE’s policy decision speculations
The GBP/USD exchange rate fell to its lowest point since July 6 on Friday, and investors are still worried that the Federal Reserve will be attacked by hawks in the wake of the US’s release of stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP figures.On August 3, the Bank of England is expected to raise …
Read More »USD/JPY volatile as investors digest PCE data, BOJ’s Decision
After four days of losses, the USD/JPY pair almost reached 150.00. After the BOJ’s Monetary stance Statement reiterated its ultra-loose stance, USD/JPY gave up earlier gains.US Core PCE declined to 4.1% YoY in June, which fueled a drop in US rates. The USD/JPY pair hit a daily low of 138.05. …
Read More »How Have Treasury Yields Reacted to BoJ’s Tweak?
On Friday, as markets processed the Bank of Japan’s decision to alter its ultra-loose monetary policy as well as data showing a continuing reduction in annual US inflation, global shares surged and US Treasury yields decreased.The Bank of Japan modified its yield curve control strategy on Friday by offering to …
Read More »USD/CAD lower as Canadian data fails to boost Canadian dollar
On Friday, the USD/CAD pair is trading sideways, holding close to its levels from a week ago. The Canadian GDP increased by 0.3% in May, and core consumer inflation in the US is decreasing, according to US data. The price of the pair rose to weekly highs at 1.3248 but …
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