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The US dollar’s correction caused the USD Index (DXY) to retreat from its previous annual highs, which were located at 104.60, in the face of similarly low US yields. On February 7, a number of Fed speakers, including Kugler, Collins, Barkin, and Bowman, will be speaking along with the Balance …

The EUR/USD is trading near previous lows as Euro bidders seek a foothold. European numbers came in better than predicted, but they still show a sluggish home European economy. The pair has little momentum as both the US dollar and the Euro fall. At the time of writing, the pair …

The EUR/USD pair is losing important technical control after the US Jobs Report outperformed expectations, with US Nonfarm Payrolls reaching a one-year high and causing substantial upward revisions to earlier data points. The pair is trading at 1.0792, down -0.72% as of writing.The US economy continues to impress investors, with …

A second strong session for the US dollar placed more pressure on the riskier assets, pushing the EUR/USD to the sub-1.0800 level and the USD Index to flirt with the upper end of the current range amid the development of usual pre-FOMC caution.Ahead of the FOMC meeting and the release …

In North American trading, the EUR/USD pair rises as a result of weaker US core PCE inflation statistics. As the Fed’s core PCE index drops to 2.9%, expectations of an interest rate reduction rise, supporting the rise in EUR/USD.Early in the North American session, the EUR/USD increased by about 0.14% …

At the time of writing, the EUR/USD pair is down 0.45% in the North American session, to 1.0833, after rising to 1.0915, helped by the Fed’s policy outlook. The Eurozone’s decline in confidence and the ECB’s tighter credit policy impact the euro against the greenback.Future US GDP estimates and ECB …

Monday’s market was driven by shifting trends in risk appetite. This week will see a lot of G10 central banks make interest rate decisions, which will likely affect the tone of the overall market as well as important US data releases and advanced PMIs. With fluctuating appetite for risk and …

Despite the ECB blackout, the Euro saw some minor gains. The final trading day saw a recovery in market sentiment as most markets were concentrating on news from the World Economic Forum in Davos. ECB President Christine Lagarde has made great efforts to avoid discussing monetary policy during her scheduled …

Market Drivers – US Session, January 15The firm demand for the dollar encouraged the USD Index to add to last Friday’s gains on the back of the resurgence of risk aversion bolstered by geopolitical concerns, particularly in the Middle East. The DXY has extended its consolidative theme in place since …

The EUR/USD pair surges by half a percent on Thursday, reaching 1.0970 before settling into the 1.0960 neighborhood as markets digest data from both sides of the Pacific. The Eurozone’s HCOB Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) beat expectations early Thursday, printing at 47.6 for December versus the median market forecast …