On Monday, the USD/CHF pair was able to begin the new week with mild gains, reaching 0.8895. The market sentiment was significantly influenced by political factors centered around the upcoming presidential turnover. Investors are bracing themselves for a busy week due to a packed US economic calendar, which is expected …
Read More »USD/CHF gains amid stronger US jobs report
The USD/CHF pair bounced back on Friday during the North American session, reaching as high as 0.8965 at the time of writing thanks to the US’s better-than-expected Nonfarm Payroll statistics. The yield on US Treasuries rose as the likelihood of a September Fed cut decreased. Following the announcement of revised …
Read More »USD/CHF edges up following Fed Golsbee’s comments
The US Dollar has retraced losses and is now at levels below 0.9100. A doji candle in the weekly chart and bearish divergence on intra-day charts suggest a deeper correction. USD/CHF bears need to breach the 0.9075 support level to confirm a trend shift. The Federal Reserve is likely to …
Read More »USD/CHF retreats following dismal US Services PMI
The USD/CHF pair is facing selling pressure near 0.9100 due to weak ISM Services PMI data from the United States Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The Services PMI, which represents the service sector, fell to 51.4 from expectations of 52.7 and the prior reading of 52.6. The US Dollar has …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, April 1
With some major markets closed on Easter Monday, the US dollar is the clear winner as of late Monday. As the day began, most attention was on growth-related data, with China releasing positive manufacturing production data for March. Still, the news was insufficient to keep investors upbeat.The news on Friday …
Read More »Swiss Franc climbs to four-month high against US dollar
The Swiss Franc is testing higher ground against the US Dollar on Thursday, as risk appetite increases due to lower US inflation data. The USD/CHF pair slipped through the 0.8600 handle, bolstering all major currencies and lifting the Swiss Franc into a new twenty-week high against the dollar. The US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, December 19
The Japanese Yen suffered a significant decline on Tuesday as a result of the Bank of Japan’s dovish stance. Governor Kazuo Ueda noted the challenge of articulating a plan to leave the negative interest rate policy, but the BoJ did not specify a timeline for liftoff. The USD/JPY pair first …
Read More »USD/CHF lower ahead of PCE data
The USD/CHF pair has started the week down due to the US Fed’s dovish surprise and the looming release of Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data from November. The pair’s movements reflect the continued softness of the dollar, which came in the wake of the Fed’s dovish surprise and ahead of …
Read More »USD/CHF trimming losses after solid US Retail Sales
The USD/CHF saw some minor losses before levelling off at 0.8885, suggesting that inflation was slowing down. October’s US Producer Price Index (PPI) increased 1.3% year over year, less than the 1.9% increase that was anticipated.However, October’s Retail Sales performed better than expected, with a 0.1% month-on-month decline. The US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Nov. 14
China’s retail sales and industrial production figures, Australia’s Wage Price Index, and Japan’s Q3 GDP are set to be released on Wednesday. The US dollar experienced a sharp decline in October due to increased inflation, which led to a drop in the Dollar Index (DXY). The 10-year yield fell from …
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