In June, the eurozone’s factory decline got worse. According to a poll that portrayed an increasingly bleak picture for the industry, industrial activity in the Eurozone shrank more quickly than initially estimated in June as continued policy tightening by the European Central Bank strained finances.Surveys released earlier on Monday showed …
Read More »Dollar is falling amid anticipation of US inflation data and central bank decisions
The dollar fell on Tuesday, but is trading in a narrow range, as investors remain cautious ahead of inflation data due in the United States later in the day, coinciding with the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting. The Consumer Price Index report issued by the US …
Read More »Dollar is falling after the increase in US jobless claims
The dollar fell on Friday, June 9, affected by the drop in US Treasury bond yields, after an increase in the number of weekly jobless claims in the United States raised hopes that US interest rates would reach their peak, with focus shifting to major central bank meetings to be …
Read More »US Dollar extends decline following initial job claims data
The US Dollar has weakened against its major rivals on Thursday after the US Department of Labour announced that there were 261,000 Initial Jobless Claims last week. The Dollar Index, which gauges the USD’s valuation against a basket of six major currencies, stays deep in negative territory below 103.50. According …
Read More »Dollar’s rally loses momentum post US ISM Services PMI data
The US Dollar has lost some of its strength in the American session on Monday. The US Dollar Index erased its daily gains and returned to the 104.00 area. ISM Services PMI report for May showed a loss of momentum in the service sector.The US Dollar has lost its strength …
Read More »After PMI data, the dollar jumps to a fresh two-month high.
As a result of equities and bonds doing poorly, the US Dollar Index erased the losses it had incurred on Monday. After mixed sector readings for the Purchase Manager’s Index were released, with Services remaining robust and Manufacturing shrinking, the dollar has maintained its gains. The dollar has stabilised and …
Read More »Explainer: Why is the Euro at risk?
The Euro is at risk due to a number of unanswered questions, such as what central banks will do next and when interest rates will be cut. PMI surveys have turned sharply lower in China and Europe, and the dollar has fallen out of favour as western central bank policy …
Read More »Dollar falling as Fed opens the door to ending tightening
The dollar fell against most major currencies on Thursday after the Federal Reserve opened the door to a pause in the tightening cycle, although risk aversion shocked markets amid a decline in US bank stocks. On Wednesday, the Fed raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage …
Read More »Gold is hovering above $2,000 ahead of the Fed’s rate decision
Gold prices hovered above the $2,000 mark on Wednesday, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates due later on Wednesday. Gold settled in spot transactions at $ 2016.29 an ounce by 0140 GMT, after rising by more than one percent in the previous session. US gold futures …
Read More »Dollar is under pressure after the US jobs data
The dollar fell on Wednesday after data showed a decline in new jobs in the United States, while all eyes were on the Federal Reserve’s decision later on Wednesday regarding interest rates. Data on Tuesday showed new jobs fell in the United States for the third month in a row …
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