The US Dollar was starting the year higher, advancing against most of its major rival currencies but ended it unevenly across the FX board. The EUR was the weakest, as EUR/USD retreated from the 1.0700 area towards the current 1.0650 price zone, while the AUD was the strongest, with AUD/USD …
Read More »EUR/JPY retreats with expected pressures ahead
The EUR/JPY pair fell below the 140.00 mark as the cross dives below the 200-DMA and the 20-day crosses below the 100-DMA.The EUR/JPY drops 2.40% below the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 140.18, extending its losses to three consecutive trading days, falling since peaking around the last week’s high …
Read More »USD/CHF Climbs on broader US dollar’s strength
The USD/CHF pair’s decline has stopped around 0.9200 as a triple bottom emerged. A falling wedge and oscillator flashing selling pressure waning could pave the way for further upside in the pair.The Swiss Franc bounced at around 0.9200 and climbs toward 0.9250s during the US session, which witnessed low liquidity …
Read More »NZD/USD falls on Chinese activity slowdown
NZD/USD retraces after hitting 0.6370, as investors’ sentiment is positive on the first day of trading in the new year.Weaker than expected, China’s PMIs would likely hurt the NZD/USD climbing prospects to the 0.6400 area. The New Zealand Dollar also retraces from two-week highs around 0.6370s vs. the US dollar …
Read More »EUR/USD struggles around two-week high
The Euro sheds some ground against the US dollar on the first trading day of 2023 amidst thin liquidity conditions in the financial markets. The release of S&P Global PMIs in the Eurozone failed to bolster the shared currency on Monday. At the time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading …
Read More »USD/CAD edges higher amid thin market
The US Dollar has regained some momentum and managed to climb against the Canadian counterpart. The USD/CAD pair bounces off nearby the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.3532 and rises toward the 20-day EMA, during the first trading day of 2023 in the US session, so, the pair is …
Read More »European shares rise in the first trading session in 2023
European stocks rose in the first trading session of 2023 on Monday, after a difficult year marred by fears of a recession sparked by global central banks’ hike in interest rates and the Russia-Ukraine war. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.5 percent at 0810 GMT, supported by interest …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, December 26-30
For the last three days of trading in the previous week, most trading has been done amid thin market, namely with the number of buyers and sellers at a minimum. This brought about significant volatility and low liquidity.Volatility was on the rise during the last hour of trading of the …
Read More »Gold loses its luster for the second year
Gold prices stabilized on Friday, but were set to incur a loss for the second year in a row, as the Federal Reserve’s hike in interest rates severely weakened the attractiveness of non-yielding bullion. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,818.19 an ounce at 0540 GMT. US gold futures fell …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 29/12/2022
Amid thin market conditions, the US Dollar retreated on Thursday. Positive market sentiment madde a very good day for US equities. Key DevelopmentsChinese news headlines triggered several market reactions. On Wednesday, financial markets were on alert after Italy reported that roughly 50% of the passengers of two flights arriving in …
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