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The past week proved to be a rollercoaster for global financial markets, dominated by pivotal events that shaped the economic landscape. From the Evergrande saga to pivotal interest rate decisions and robust US job data, here’s a comprehensive breakdown of the week that was. American Interest – The Fed’s Pause …

The EUR/USD pair is losing important technical control after the US Jobs Report outperformed expectations, with US Nonfarm Payrolls reaching a one-year high and causing substantial upward revisions to earlier data points. The pair is trading at 1.0792, down -0.72% as of writing.The US economy continues to impress investors, with …

The DXY Index rallied by over 0.80% to 103.90 on Friday, with US Nonfarm Payrolls surpassing expectations for January. US bond yields are increasing as markets push towards May’s start of the easing cycle.Fed Chair Powell confirmed that a March rate cut is unlikely despite market speculation, and the bank …

The USD/JPY pair is climbing over 0.90% to 148.05 after a strong US jobs report and higher Treasury yields. January’s 353K job additions lessen Fed rate cut forecasts, indicating a tighter labour market.The US 10-year Treasury yield and Dollar Index signal robust confidence in the US economy. The pair is …

The US Dollar Index retreated, putting the 103.00 support to the test, dropping back below the important 200-day SMA. On Friday, all eyes will be on January’s nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, factory orders, and the final print of Michigan Consumer Sentiment.Renewed selling pressure in the dollar, combined with more …

The central bank of Japan unlikely to make a move on Tuesday, when it is anticipated to see no changes to the Bank of Japan’s key monetary policy settings, with the major focus being on how Governor Kazuo Ueda evaluates the progress made in achieving the sustainable inflation required to …

In an interview with Fox Business on Friday, Mary C. Daly, President of the San Francisco Fed discussed the Fed’s policy outlook. The San Francisco Fed President since 2018, Mary C. Daly will be rotating from an Alternate Member voting seat to a full Member for the 2024 Fed chair …

The US dollar was strongly supported by investors’ diminishing speculation about Fed interest rate cuts as US markets returned to a regular schedule. Meanwhile, the European currency was eventually affected by ECB officials’ continued disagreement with market perceptions regarding the timing of rate reductions. It is anticipated that Fedspeak, US …

With a loss of 0.40%, the USD/JPY pair is currently trading at 144.70, pushed by the lacklustre Producer Price Index (PPI). The US Dollar has been battered by disappointing PPI data for December, while growing tensions in the Red Sea region may bring demand back to the US Dollar.The US …

The US Dollar rose on Wednesday, supported by US economic data and a slight deterioration in market sentiment as well as hawkish remarks by Fed’s Patrick Harker on the rate policy outlook.Holiday-linked rally was paused, with Wall Street’s main indexes about to end a five-day positive streak on profit taking. …