Wells Fargo’s analysts believe that the US dollar can strengthen against G10 and emerging market currencies. They consider the aggressive monetary policy tightening from the Fed, safe haven capital flows as well as markets that are mis-priced for interest rate hikes abroad should all result in a stronger greenback going …
Read More »Yen rules amid week’s start risk-off
Though US equities were able to stage an impressive recovery in the latter hours of US trade, the dominant force in currency markets on Monday remained risk-off flows, with traders citing China lockdown concerns as the major driver.Amid a sharp pullback in global bond yields as traders reassessed global growth …
Read More »EUR/USD nearing technical support as Ukraine crisis dominates
EUR/USD pair is back to being in the green in midday New York trade after being underwater at the start of the session when it was near to the lows of the day, 1.0944. The pair has perked up following a weakening in the US dollar and has climbed to …
Read More »AUD/JPY Hits Four Year Highs, Now Looking Overbought
AUD/JPY’s soaring showed no sign of easing on Friday, with the pair surging to four-year highs above 88.00. That marks a fourth successive day of gains during which time AUD/JPY has rallied over 4.0%. AUD/JPY’s stratospheric rise showed no sign of easing on the final trading of the week, with …
Read More »USD/CAD Trading Flat Ahead Release of Hawkish FOMC Minutes
The USD/CAD pair has traded indecisively on Wednesday and is one of the worst G10 performers despite higher oil prices.A hot US ADP report and mixed Canadian housing data was ignored, with markets focused on the Fed’s December meeting minutes.USD/CAD has traded hesitantly within a relatively thin 1.2700-1.2750 range, roughly …
Read More »USD/CAD Records Fresh Highs
USD/CAD practically touched fresh highs at 1.2610 on Wednesday. The pair could slightly eclipse last week’s 1.2604 high and has since dropped back from session extremes a little.Crude oil markets have encountered pressure in recent hours, with WTI and Brent both now down by more than $2.0 during US session …
Read More »GBP/USD Surges By Strong UK Jobs Data
Following Tuesday’s strong retail sales and industrial production readings, the GBP/USD pair has fallen back from earlier session’s highs in the 1.3470s and is back trading around 1.3430s. Earlier during the European trading session, the pair had surged as much as 0.5%, boosted by a strong labour market report that …
Read More »Canadian Dollar Beats G10 Peer Currencies
The Canadian dollar strengthened, Wednesday, against the U.S. dollar as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation climbing to its highest level in 18 years. Broad U.S. dollar weakness prevails despite positive developments for the Canadian dollar, on the inflation front. Canada’s annual inflation rate climbed to 4.1% in …
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