The AUD/USD pair is falling due to weaker risk appetite and the stronger US dollar on the back of soaring Treasury bond yields. Therefore, the pair drops for the second consecutive day as the US dollar snaps five days of losses, as risk aversion accelerates on the speculation that central …
Read More »EUR/USD falls from around parity on stronger US dollar
The EUR/USD pair fell as speculation on Fed’s intentions regarding interest rate pace has decreased. The EUR/USD is erasing some of Tuesday’s gains as US T-bond yields are seen rising again, while US Services PMI data, even though slowed, is still at expansionary territory. At the time of writing, the …
Read More »Dollar index resumes its rise after the largest daily decline in more than two years
The dollar index resumed its rise today, Wednesday, after it recorded the largest daily decline in more than two years, pending the release of many economic data ahead of the monthly jobs report expected at the end of this week. The impact of the dollar’s rise – which has risen …
Read More »European shares fall after rising more than 5% in 3 days
European shares fell on Wednesday, after rising more than 5% in the previous three sessions, on the back of easing concerns about the pace of monetary tightening, as well as investors awaiting a slew of regional and US data due later on Wednesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down …
Read More »Bitcoin surges above $20000
Bitcoin surged on Tuesday and is seen climbing above $20,000 for the first time in three weeks. The most famous cryptocurrency settled below the milestone threshold by Tuesday early afternoon.At the same time, bitcoin’s returns are tracking increasingly to gold and its 30-day performance now sits a highs not seen …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 04/10/2022
Markets were generally optimistic for a second consecutive day, leading to a continued dollar selloff after five-day loss streak while other financial assets were not shy to immediately benefit from the softer American dollar.Government bonds kept recovering ground, keeping yields under pressure, which weighed on the US dollar. The EUR/USD …
Read More »Gold rallies to fresh highs on softer US dollar
Gold price rallied on Tuesday touching a fresh high for the week so far around $1,730 and traders are eying September’s high of $1,735. The precious metal rallied from a low of $1,695.24 on the day as the US yields made fresh lows of 3.564% in 10-year Treasury yield while …
Read More »Yellen dismisses rumors about quitting after midterm
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen denied on Tuesday an unconfirmed report that President Joe Biden would replace her after the November midterm elections, saying she plans to stay on as head of the Treasury.Yellen shut down speculation about her exit, saying that “There is no truth to that”. Republicans have been …
Read More »German finance minister: EU debt not the answer to energy crisis
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner defended his country’s 200 billion euro defense shield to fund energy relief. Lindner also rejected calls for joint European Union debt, in comments to broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday.“Joint debt does not help us in the long run to strengthen competitiveness or with the sustainable finances …
Read More »GBP/USD encounters wall of critical resistance
GBP/USD keeps moving back and forth on Tuesday in a day that ran through a vast territory for a fresh high for the week, so far, at 1.1489 from a low of 1.1280. The American dollar was hit hard by lower-than-expected JOLTS data that has accompanied weak Manufacturing data and …
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