The dollar stabilized near its highest level in ten months against a basket of currencies on Thursday, keeping the yen near an area that may require intervention by the authorities to support it, amid investors’ assessment of the impact of positive US economic data and new statements from Federal Reserve …
Read More »Market Drivers – Market Drivers, September 27
The US dollar’s rally and the drop in equity prices continue to be in the spotlight. The New Zealand NZD Business Confidence survey and Australian retail sales are two important readings to be watched during the Asian session. Later, attention will turn to Spain’s and Germany’s early September inflation data. …
Read More »EUR/USD closer to fresh lows on economic headwinds, hawkish Fed
The EUR/USD pair has reached an eight-month low, with the pair trading at 1.0505, near the lows of the month after reaching a daily high of 1.0574. The Eurozone’s M3 supply shrinkage, reflected by broader economic strains, has weighed on the EUR/USD.The Euro is extending its losses versus the US …
Read More »USD at a 10-month high as interest rates concerns persist
The dollar rose to its highest level in ten months against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, sending the euro and sterling to the lowest level in six months and raising the possibility of intervention to support the yen, as expectations of US interest rates remaining high for a …
Read More »Yen declines after the Bank of Japan sticks to its monetary policy, Dollar rise
The yen fell on Friday after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar remained near its highest level in six months on expectations that interest rates will remain high for a longer period in the United States. The yen declines after the Bank of Japan …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes lower as chip stocks decline
Japan’s Nikkei closed down more than 1 percent on Tuesday, dragged down by a decline in chip-related heavyweights, but losses were limited as investors bought value stocks for the right to dividends. The Nikkei index closed down 1.11 percent at 32,315.05 points. Treasury bond yields continued to rise, reaching their …
Read More »Yen declines after the Bank of Japan sticks to its monetary policy, Dollar rise
The yen fell on Friday after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar remained near its highest level in six months on expectations that interest rates will remain high for a longer period in the United States. The yen declines after the Bank of Japan …
Read More »The Nikkei closed lower on hawkish Fed outlook
Japan’s Nikkei index closed down more than 1 percent on Thursday, as heavyweight technology stocks tracked their American counterparts after the Federal Reserve showed a tendency to tighten monetary policy and expected to raise interest rates again by the end of the year. The Nikkei index fell 1.37 percent to …
Read More »Dollar rises and the yen is under pressure ahead of the Japanese central bank’s interest rate decision
The dollar recorded new highs against some currencies on Thursday, as it remained near its highest levels against the yen since early November, after the US Federal Reserve showed a tendency to tighten after keeping interest rates unchanged. The dollar index, which measures the currency’s performance against a basket of …
Read More »Dollar declines ahead of the Fed’s decision, Sterling falls
The dollar fell on Wednesday ahead of an expected US interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later in the day, while the pound sterling fell on growing bets that the Bank of England will halt its historic series of rate hikes. The dollar index, which measures the performance of …
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