Forex Market

The US dollar remained weak on Thursday, but losses are relatively limited. Meanwhile, US equities sharply rise as US T-yields are at fresh 2-day highs. The EUR/USD pair’s short-term outlook is bullish, and faces resistance at 1.0730 and 1.0750.The EUR/USD pair rose further during the American session and printed a …

Silver retraces for the second straight day on rising US Treasury yields led by the 10-year benchmark bond, which was parked around 2.750% for the last two days, but shows signs of life advancing two-basis points, a headwind for precious metals. At $21.94, XAG/USD retraces from weekly highs at around …

A new estimate of US Q1 GDP growth revised the original contraction of 1.4% to 1.5%. According to analysts at Wells Fargo, the economy continues to plow ahead, despite the modest contraction in real GDP growth observed during the first quarter.Key Quotes: “Revised data that were released this morning showed …

The Canadian dollar edged lower against its US counterpart on Thursday as a move higher in oil prices was counterbalanced by domestic data showing that retail sales growth stalled in March, but the currency stuck to its recent sideways trading pattern, so details of the released data were stronger.Canadian government …

According to a second estimate by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the annualized pace of real GDP growth in Q1 2022 came in at -1.5%, below the first estimate of -1.4% and the market’s expectation for a growth rate of -1.3%, data on Thursday showed. Nonetheless, the latest GDP …

The Turkish lira fell by 0.5% Thursday, May 26, to 16.45 against the dollar, touching its weakest level since December, before a meeting of the Central Bank is expected to keep the benchmark interest rate at 14%. The lira has fallen about 20% this year, in addition to losing 44% …

The Russian Central Bank cut the interest rate to 11% from 14% Thursday, May 26, with inflation falling from its highest levels in 20 years and the Russian economy approaching deflation. The Russian Central Bank said it saw room for further reduction this year, noting that risks to financial stability …

Japan’s Nikkei fell for the third consecutive session on Thursday, as losses in blue chips-related blue chips outweighed a jump in airline and rail stocks. The Nikkei fell 0.27 percent to close at 26,604.84 points, giving up the gains recorded earlier in the session, supported by a strong closing of …

The US dollar aimed to recover ground but pared its advance during US trading hours, ahead of the FOMC Meeting Minutes. The document showed that all members supported plans to reduce the balance sheet, while some added that, after the runoff was well underway, it would be appropriate to consider …

Following Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s interest rate decision, the governor, Adrian Orr said, Wednesday that he can’t rule out a recession but he does not predict it is inevitable. Orr also said an increasing labour force will push the jobless rate up and that government spending is adding …