Although it recovered somewhat from monthly lows, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was still under pressure. In the third quarter, the US economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.2%, which was higher than the previous estimate of 4.9%. The US will release important data on Thursday, such as the …
Read More »USD/JPY surges to fresh monthly highs following robust US data
At 150.77, the USD/JPY pair reached a new high that was not seen since late October 2022. Both the US Q3 GDP preliminary estimates and September’s orders for durable goods exceeded forecasts.The USD/JPY kept moving higher during Thursday’s session, peaking at 150.77 before levelling off at 150.35. In contrast to …
Read More »US dollar stays resilient as investors digest latest US data
After Monday’s unsuccessful attempt at a rebound, the US Dollar is holding steady against its main competitors’ currencies.The US Dollar Index is still varying just below 100. While industrial production decreased in June, US retail sales increased somewhat. During the first trading period of Tuesday’s American session, the dollar was …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – July 17
After data on China’s economic growth disappointed, shares of energy companies dropped as oil futures started the week poorly. WTI was down some 1.5% at $74.00 from $76.05. Crude oil prices posted moderate losses on weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data and the restart of crude oil production in Libya as protesters …
Read More »USD Extends Losses To Test Two-Week Low
The DXY Index has accelerated its reversal from the 99.30 area to test two-week lows at 97.80. The USD drops across the board after Fed’s monetary policy decision. Upbeat employment and construction data have failed to cheer USD buyers.The US dollar is losing ground across the board on Thursday. The …
Read More »February’s US Consumer Confidence Falls Below Expectations
According to the latest Consumer Confidence survey conducted by the US Conference Board, US Consumer Confidence fell to 110.5 in February from 111.1 in January. That was a smaller drop than the expected decline to 110.0. The Present Situation Index rose to 145.1 from 144.5 last month, while the Consumer …
Read More »US: UoM Consumer Sentiment Index Falls In February
According to the University of Michigan’s preliminary February Consumer survey, the Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 61.7 in February, well below expectations for a slight rise to 67.5 from 67.2 in January. That marked the lowest such reading since October 2011. The Current Conditions Index fell to 68.5 from 72.0 …
Read More »Major Currencies Trade With Pro-Risk Bias
Uneven and rather unpredictable trading conditions have prevailed for a second successive session on Tuesday. Ahead of the US close, the S&P 500 is still trading in the red territory but has recovered sharply off earlier session lows, giving a sense of De-Ja Vu after yesterday’s ferocious late-session recovery.The net …
Read More »Risk-Sensitive Currencies Survive Market Mood
Markets were hit by a wave of risk aversion on Monday, benefitting the safe-havens and hurting the risk-sensitive currencies, though the latter group had pared back on much of their earlier underperformance by the end of US trade as risk appetite recovered.Market commentators said that geopolitical concerns about the rising …
Read More »Oil Price Surges 2% On US Crude Drawdown, Weaker USD
Crude oil prices hit two-month highs on Wednesday on the back of tight supply as crude inventories in the United States fell to their lowest since 2018, and as the US dollar weakened and concerns eased about the Omicron coronavirus variant.US crude inventories retreated by 4.6 million barrels last week …
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