The EUR/USD pair’s main trend is bearish but a firm recovery above 1.0650 could point to an interim bottom as the US dollar drops further amid an improvement in market sentiment. The EUR/USD has been surging since early European session and recently printed a fresh daily high at 1.0598. It …
Read More »GBP/USD tricks risk aversion, hits two weeks highs
The GBP/USD pair is rising on Thursday, making a full recovery from Wednesday’s slide even as the stock market remains in red territory and under pressure. The pair managed to rise more than 150 pips from the daily low and recently hit 1.2512, the highest level since May 5. The …
Read More »The dollar’s decline revives gold prices amid fears of weak growth
Gold prices rebounded again on Thursday as a weaker dollar and lower US Treasury yields coupled with a drop in risky assets revived demand for the precious metal, which is considered a safe haven for value amid concerns about global growth. The price of gold in spot transactions jumped 0.8 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wed. 18 May
The US dollar Index was unable to attract speculative interest, now hovering around $1,816 a troy ounce. Crude oil prices edged lower, with WTI now changing hands at $106.90 a barrel. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note stands below 2.90%, as investors rushed into bonds’ safety.The EUR/USD pair …
Read More »USD/JPY observes selling pressure on stronger yen.
The USD/JPY pair has witnessed a slight rebound after hitting 128.00 low late during the US trading session. The pair has faced decent selling pressure on Wednesday despite a broader strength in the US dollar. The heightened risk-off impulse in the market is behind the dollar against the majority of …
Read More »USD/CAD retreats as oil stabilizes near $106.50
The USD/CAD pair meets sellers around 1.2900, retreating from the previous day’s recovery moves from a two-week low, as traders take a breather from the latest risk-aversion amid a sluggish start to the Asian session. That said, the Canadian dollar pair takes offers to renew intraday low around 1.2875 by …
Read More »Fed’s Harker: Soft Landing Possible, Recession Not Likely
Philadelphia Fed’s President Patrick Harker said he believes the central bank can bring inflation down without sending the economy into a recession, in part because the labour market is currently strong.“We may have a few quarters of negative growth, but again, that’s not what I’m estimating, what I’m forecasting right …
Read More »AUD/USD reacts to Australia employment data
The AUD/USD reverses the pullback from the weekly high, after posting the biggest daily fall in a week, as traders prepare for the Australia employment report for April. Even so, the broad risk-off mood probe the recovery moves near 0.6975-80 amid the early Thursday morning in Asia.Market sentiment soured the …
Read More »EUR/USD Impacted As Investors Abandon High yielding Assets
The EUR/USD pair edged lower on Wednesday, ending the day near 1.0475 daily low. The pair pulled back from a weekly high of 1.0563 as the market’s sentiment took a turn for the worse mid-European session following the release of inflation figures. The EU CPI growth was confirmed at 7.4% …
Read More »USD/CAD price at a critical support structure and eying 1.2950
USD/CAD started to stall on the offer and bulls could be moving in for a run towards old support near a 50% mean reversion of the bearish impulse on the daily chart located at 1.2936. The M-formation is a reversion pattern that typically results in a retest of the neckline …
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