The dollar rose slightly against the major currencies on Wednesday after falling in the past three days, as investors are reluctant to take risks ahead of US inflation data that may shed some light on when the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates. Economists polled by Reuters expect CPI data …
Read More »Euro Retests Resistance
The resistance levels at 1.1610 constituted an obstacle for the pair to retest it successfully as we expected, and the current movements are still below it. Technically, by looking at the chart, we notice that the price stabilizes intraday below the 50-day moving average. This comes in conjunction with the …
Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Updates
Rate hike chances are gaining more appeal throughout financial markets for the BOE after the November meeting, given the actual inflation profile, in which there was a 95%+ chance of a 15-bps hike. The European Central Bank has made clear that it does not intend on raising rates anytime soon, but …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 09-11-2021
The most prominent event during the European session was the jump of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin prices jumped over the past few hours, reaching a new historical high at $68.5 thousand, while it is now rising around 4%. The market value of Bitcoin has jumped to levels of 1.3 trillion dollars, while …
Read More »Euro Retests Resistance
The single European currency started its first weekly trading within a slight bullish slope within attempts to recover. However, it is still limited, building on the 1.1520 support floor, trying to retest 1.1610/1.1600. Technically, by looking at the chart, we notice the price’s attempts to move above the 50-day moving …
Read More »BoE Won’t Politicize Dealings with Foreign Clearing Houses
The Bank of England will not politicize how it supervises foreign clearing houses with confronting responses to whatever the European Union decides, a senior BoE official said on Monday.Christina Segal-Knowles, the BoE’s executive director for financial market infrastructure, pointed out in a public consultation paper how the central bank will …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 08-11-2021
The European session was largely quiet on Monday. Stock futures were mixed in early morning trading after US market indices closed at record levels on Friday after better-than-expected non-farm payrolls report for October. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Production Index rose 85 points, while the S&P 500 Index settled, …
Read More »The US Dollar Is Stable, New Zealand Eases Restrictions
The dollar was broadly flat on Monday and currency markets lacked momentum as investors weighed expectations of price volatility with the extent to which central banks could tolerate inflationary pressures. Last week, the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) stuck to its view that the current high inflation is expected …
Read More »Euro Retests Resistance
The euro achieved the expected negative outlook we mentioned in the previous analysis within the gradual negative moving towards the awaited target at 1.1500, recording the lowest price of 1.1513 at the end of last week’s trading. Technically, by looking at the chart, the euro is trying to rebound upwards …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 05-11-2021
The European session witnessed the release of many market-moving data. Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 531,000 in October, this reading came in better than the market expectation of 425,000. September’s print got revised higher to 312,000 from 194,000. The Unemployment Rate declined to 4.6% from 4.8% in …
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