Forex Market

The USD/JPY pair advances for a third day in a row, gaining 0.70% and moving up towards the 143.53 region, as at the time of writing. Although it accelerated in July, the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell short of expectations. Additionally, JOLTs statistics fall short of predictions.Prior to important labour market …

The Australian dollar experienced a significant decline on Tuesday due to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 4.10% at its August meeting. This decision was surprising as higher interest rates tend to strengthen a currency by attracting more foreign capital. The release …

The World Gold Council said that global demand for the precious metal, excluding stock exchange trading, fell 2% on an annual basis to 920.7 tons in the second quarter of 2023, with slowing central bank purchases and continued weak consumption of the technology sector. However, he added in his quarterly …

European stocks fell at the open on Tuesday as weak factory activity data in Asia and some disappointing corporate earnings halted a rally that pushed several regional indices to multi-year highs. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1 percent by 0714 GMT, with the mining and real estate sectors …

Gold prices fell on Tuesday in light of the rise in the US dollar and as investors await the release of important economic data this week in search of clues about how long it can continue to raise interest rates to curb inflation. The spot gold price fell 0.1 percent …

Crude oil prices surged for the third consecutive day and for the seventh time out of the last eight days. WTI got closer to $82.00 per barrel and posted its highest close since mid-April.The US Dollar posted mixed results on Monday, rising versus the Euro, the Pound, and the Yen …

China’s economic recovery is facing several challenges, including an ageing workforce, weak consumer demand, and a property market downturn. Analysts are drawing parallels with Japan, which experienced a slowdown after its asset-price bubble burst in 1989. Japan’s relaxed monetary policy in the 1980s triggered an economic bubble that eventually burst …

The US central bank released the July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) that “addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the second quarter of 2023.”The …

The Australian Dollar has rebounded after a depressing finish, possibly due to the surge in crude oil, Australia’s second-largest export. The AUD recovered against its US counterpart on Monday, rising up to a band of major Moving Averages in the 0.6700 zone. The Australian Dollar managed to shrug off downbeat …

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 …