Japan’s Nikkei rose on Friday, trimming its weekly losses, as sentiment was boosted by a weaker yen and Wall Street closing higher overnight. The Nikkei index ended Friday’s trading, up 0.17 percent, at 27,518.31 points. However, it remained far from the high it recorded early in the session at 27,591.15 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 06/04/2023
On Friday, when markets are closed worldwide for Easter, the official US jobs report will be issued. March nonfarm payroll growth is anticipated to be 240,000. With volatility rising around the NFP publication, trading volume is anticipated to be low. There won’t be much activity before or after. Holidays and …
Read More »Friday’s NFP reading to set the scene for noteworthy scenarios
On Friday, when markets are closed worldwide for Easter, the official US jobs report will be released. The increase in nonfarm payrolls for March is anticipated to be 240,000. The trade volume on Friday is probably going to be thin, with volatility spiking around the NFP report. There won’t be …
Read More »AUD/USD drops for three straight days as Wall Street gains on risk aversion
Initial Jobless Claims for April 1 increased to 228,000, above projections of 200,000, signaling a softening of the US labour market. Since Wall Street is expected to complete the week with gains, with the exception of the Dow Jones, which fell by 0.02%, the AUD/USD extends its losses to three …
Read More »5-month trendline supports USD/CAD’s steady ascent.
The USD/CAD pair has a tendency to move downward, and the current upswing may reach a ceiling around 1.3568/75. At 1.3705, the cycle high set on December 16, there is still room for USD/CAD to rise.The USD/CAD is making a three-day rebound after plummeting towards 1.3400, but it is still …
Read More »Latest data push US stocks higher ahead of NFP
In tumultuous trading on Thursday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained, aided in part by a surge in Alphabet shares as investors anticipated new jobs data in the wake of recent indications of a slowing economy. Alphabet Inc. increased by 3.5%, and Microsoft increased by 2.2%, both of which contributed …
Read More »Silver fluctuates on uncertainty
Silver’s price endures two consecutive declines near its YTD highs of $25.13, but it is unable to cross the $25.00 per troy ounce threshold. After hitting a day high of $25.00, the XAG/USD is trading at $24.95 at the time of writing. The price movement of the white metal, sometimes …
Read More »EUR/USD bulls retreat ahead of NFP data
Ahead of important US data inputs, the EUR/USD is stagnant. The crucial Nonfarm Payrolls are now the main topic of discussion.In late New York, the EUR/USD is trading at its lowest point of the day amid holiday calm. At hourly resistance, the pair is currently trading at 1.0930. The pair …
Read More »GBP/USD sees pullback from 9-month high as US jobs data deteriorated
The Pound Sterling (GBP) pullback from a 9-month high against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday dropped below the 1.2500 figure due to the US dollar’s renewed strength. The US labour market continues to deteriorate, painting a gloomy scenario for the US economy. The GBP/USD is trading at 1.2422 after …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard expects future of inflation to be “sticky”
James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, stated on Thursday that he believes future inflation will be sticky. He believes that present interest rates are at the low end of a properly restrictive range in terms of monetary policy. To bring inflation back on track, he said that …
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