The US dollar fell from its highest in four months against a basket of currencies on Monday, matching a drop in US Treasury yields. The dollar index fell 0.34% to 91.780 at the end of the trading session, after gaining 0.5% last week. The US Treasury yield fell today from …
Read More »Euro Waiting Pending Orders
Quiet trading dominated the moves of the euro against the US dollar during the previous trading session, to find the pair a good support floor around 1.1880 within limited upside attempts to target a re-test of 1.1950. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 60-minute …
Read More »Euro Rebounds as USD Declines Across the Board
The Euro (EUR) is rising against the U.S. Dollar (USD) on Monday, starting the week with a positive performance amid the decline of the USD, which in the absence of major economic data remains impacted by the movement in Treasury bond yields. The benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield is …
Read More »Currencies Overview: Dollar Near Its Highest Level in 4 Months And Turkish Lira Falling
The dollar has consolidated near its highest level in 4 months after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised investors over the weekend by changing the central bank governor, which adopts policies that tend to tighten monetary, which led to turmoil in currency markets globally. The lira fell about 15%, near …
Read More »Euro Hovering Around Support
Quiet trading tended to be negative, dominating the movements of the euro against the US dollar, heading to touch our first target to be achieved, 1.1885, recording the lowest price of 1.1873. Technically speaking, and with a closer look at the 4-hour chart, we find the euro is based on …
Read More »Euro Presses Support And Confirmation of The Break, Extends Losses
Negative trading dominated the movements of the euro against the US dollar during the previous trading session, after finding a strong resistance level near 1.1970. Technically speaking today, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find the 50-day moving average that supports the idea of a further decline, in …
Read More »Currencies Overview: A Jump in Yields Raises The Dollar After Faltering Following The Fed’s Comments
Rising US bond yields boosted the dollar on Thursday, March 18th, helping it recover from its lowest level in two weeks after the US Federal Reserve dispelled speculation of an interest rate hike. And 10-year US Treasury bond yields recorded their highest levels in 13 months in early London trade, …
Read More »Currencies Overview: Dollar Rising as Bond Yields Rise Ahead of FED
The US dollar rose on Wednesday, March 17th and 10-year Treasury yields approached a 13-month peak ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting that may shed some light on the timing of future interest rate hikes and the bank’s tolerance for higher yields. Policymakers are expected to release forecasts for …
Read More »Currencies Overview: Dollar Rising as Markets Await The Fed Meeting
Caution dominated the currency markets on Tuesday, March 16th, before the start of the two-day monetary policy committee meeting of the US Federal Reserve. It is expected that policymakers in the Council expect that the US economy will grow in 2021 at the fastest pace in decades with the decline …
Read More »Currencies Overview: Dollar Continues to Rally on Yield Gains
The dollar rose for the second session in a row today, as the increase in US Treasury bond yields prompted dealers to reduce their bet on the dollar’s decline to its lowest level in four months. The yield on the 10-year bond was trading at 1.6320% on Monday, close to …
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