The dollar fell while commodity currencies rose Monday (August 17th) as investors welcomed the delay in reviewing the US-China trade agreement without compromising it. Early transactions in London witnessed limited movements in light of a state of caution following weak data and uncertainty at the beginning of a week that …
Read More »DXY Keeps the Downward Trend
The U.S. Dollar (USD) is maintaining its losses on Monday, as the Dollar index (DXY), which measures the performance of the USD against a basket of six major currencies, is close to finishing down by 0.30% at 92.81. The USD biggest losses are against the Australian Dollar (AUD) with 0.55%, …
Read More »PBOC Sets Yuan Reference Rate at 6.9362
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.9362 versus Friday’s fix at 6.9405
Read More »FX Option Expiries For Aug 17 NY Cut
FX option expiries for Aug 17 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1900 937m – GBP/USD: GBP amounts 1.3090 623m – USD/JPY: USD amounts 105.50 534m105.65 624m 106.02 438m – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6575 301m
Read More »Dollar Gaining Support on Coronavirus And Chinese Data
The dollar stabilized as a jump in US Treasury yields and a drop in sentiment due to weak economic data from China put an end to the global reserve currency sell-off. Retail sales in China continued to decline for the seventh month in July unexpectedly, and industrial production missed expectations, …
Read More »Turkish Lira Approaching a Record Low
The Turkish lira is heading towards a record low on Thursday after Finance Minister Barat Albayrak played down the importance of currency fluctuations and emphasized its competitiveness. Turks have flocked to buy foreign currency in recent weeks and analysts have called for tougher measures, such as an official tightening of …
Read More »USD Continues to Decline on Rising Stocks
The dollar fell to its lowest level in a week against a basket of currencies on Thursday, August 13th, while analysts pointed out that the reasons for the weakness lie in the solid performance of the stock market and the failure of additional stimulus to the US economy. After losing …
Read More »DXY Closes Another Day in Losses
The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the U.S. Dollar (USD) against a basket of six major currencies, continued its downward trend on Wednesday. DXY settled lower by 0.21% at 93.43, after moving throughout the day between 93.27 and 9.91 and closing Tuesday at 93.63. The absence of …
Read More »CHF Shows Strong Gains Across the Board
The Swiss Franc (CHF) is showing a strong performance across the board, rising against most of the major currencies, supported by an increased demand for safe havens. The CHF is up by 0.52% against the U.S. Dollar (USD), with the USD/CHF pair trading at 0.91186. Similarly, the CHF is up …
Read More »Unemployment in Switzerland at 3.2% in July
Unemployment in Switzerland declined in July compared with its level in June, but remained higher by about 53% compared with its level in July 2019. The unemployment rate registered 3.2% last month, according to data by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The Swiss Franc (CHF) is declining …
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