USD/JPY has gained following the stronger than expected US retail data and neutral to hawkish comments by US Federal Reserve officials. The Dollar trades at 154.61, 0.22% above its opening price. US housing indicators, such as Building Permits and Housing Starts, have underperformed, suggesting a construction sector slowdown. However, US …
Read More »Canadian dollar edges up after US Retail Sales
The Canadian Dollar has recovered on Thursday after missing expectations and shrinking in January. The US dollar’s midweek surge on CPI-fueled risk aversion is getting pared back, and the CAD is finding additional support from recovering crude oil bids heading into the back end of the trading week. Canadian Housing …
Read More »Canadian dollar registers second day of gains
The Canadian Dollar has extended into a second day of gains following Tuesday’s gains, with wholesale and business sales figures in Canada showing slight recovery. However, declines in Crude Oil prices are keeping CAD gains on a tight leash. Canadian Manufacturing Sales in September beat the street, printing at 0.4% …
Read More »EUR/USD licks dragged lower on strong US dollar
EUR/USD has dropped to its lowest level in two months, with the pair trading around 1.1130 after a three-day losing streak against the strong US Dollar. The US Jobless Claims data and downbeat tech sector performance have favored Treasury yields, boosting the US dollar. The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey gauge …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 19 April
Money flowed out of bonds again, sending the 10-year Treasury yield higher by 4 basis points to 2.9%. The bond market continues to price in aggressive rates by the Federal Reserve this year.Economic DataHousing Starts rose by 0.3% in March, taking the rolling 12-month number of starts to 1.793M, above …
Read More »US: Housing starts rise by 0.3% in March, Building Permits rise by 0.4%
Housing Starts rose by 0.3% in March, taking the rolling 12-month number of starts to 1.793M, above expectations for a drop to 1.745M from 1.788M in February, data released by the US Census Bureau on Tuesday showed. Meanwhile, Building Permits rose by 0.4%, taking the rolling 12-month number of permits …
Read More »US Home Building Ends 2021 With Strong Momentum
Economic figures released on Wednesday surpassed expectations in the US with Housing starts rising 1.4% in December to 1.70 million (annual). Analysts at Wells Fargo point out a milder than usual weather allowed more construction to take place in what is normally a seasonally slow month.Key Quotes: “Home building finished …
Read More »US: Housing Starts Rose by 11.8% in November
Housing Starts in the US rose by 11.8% on a monthly basis in November after falling at a 3.1% rate in October, data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development showed on Thursday. That lifted the 12-month rolling number of Housing …
Read More »T-Yields Push Gold Higher Nearest $1,900
Gold has ended Wednesday’s US trading session with the highest daily gains in a week. Gold price has edged around $1,867.Gold got the opportunity to cheer US Treasury yields’ heavy pullback that impacted the US Dollar Index (DXY) amid the absence of major catalysts and ongoing inflation.Gold is buyers’ favourite …
Read More »Treasury Yields React To Housing Starts
U.S. Treasury yields briefly inched higher on Wednesday morning, following the October housing starts and building permits report.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ticked up less than a basis point to 1.639% at 9:50. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond edged 1.6 basis points higher to 2.036%. …
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