Gold fell on Wednesday, August 25, as the dollar rose, while investors awaiting a speech by Jerome Powell, President of the US Federal Reserve, to obtain indications about the monetary strategy, but concerns about the global economy, which is hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, kept prices above the level of …
Read More »Dollar falling, New Zealand Lag Behind high-Risk Gains
The dollar fell in early trade in London, while riskier currencies and European stocks rose at the open, and some analysts attributed the improvement in sentiment to the United States ’approval of a treatment for Covid-19 patients. The Coronavirus has killed more than 800,000 people around the world, and the …
Read More »US Dollar Rising From its Lowest Level in Two Years
The dollar rose Thursday, August 20, from its lowest level in two years, after a record less inclined to monetary easing than expected from the US Federal Reserve, which led to an appetite for buying the US currency, which recorded the highest increase in one day since June. The dollar …
Read More »The Dollar is Falling Amid Anticipation of US Political And Economic Developments
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 »Weekly Recap 10-14 AUG
Optimism regarding the development of a vaccine of Covid-19 continued to dominate the markets. Also, Democratic and Republican parties failed to reach an agreement on the second stimulus and financing package of Coronavirus. The US currency suffered heavy losses during last week’s, to record a decline for the eighth consecutive …
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 »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 »Breaking: Dollar Surges Amid Reports US to Sanction Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam
The safe-haven dollar is rising across the board Amid Reports US to Sanction Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam. The US administration is reportedly considering expanding its action against China, potentially sanctioning Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam. Bloomberg is reporting. Such a move would come after President Donald Trump signed an …
Read More »US Dollar Index Struggles to Keep 93.00 Post NFP
The US dollar index, which measures the greenback’s against a group of major currencies, remains on the buying bias unchanged around 93.00 on Friday, and the index retreated from its daily gains to 93.30 and drops to test the 93.00 area as it lacked momentum after the US NFP report. …
Read More »Euro Resumes its Gains
The Euro rose in Europe on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, to resume its gains after two days of losses against the US dollar, again approaching the highest level in 26 months, taking advantage of the decline in USD. The Euro rose against the dollar by 0.4% to …
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