The market mood is sour, helping the American dollar to end the day with gains against most major rivals.The initial catalyst came from the Bank of Japan. The central bank announced it would be buying an unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at 0.25% in an attempt to defend the yield …
Read More »Gold futures settle lower for a second straight session
Gold futures settled lower on Monday for a second straight session, with strength in the US dollar pressuring prices for the precious metal. The dollar has generally been the primary safe haven in recent weeks, but interest in gold, while perhaps somewhat subdued, is still relatively solid. Investor sentiment has …
Read More »US: International trade deficit narrows in February
The international trade deficit of the US declined by $1 billion in February to $106.6 billion from $107.6 billion in January, the US Census Bureau reported on Monday. “Exports of goods for February were $157.2 billion, $1.9 billion more than January exports,” the press release further read. “Imports of goods …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 25 March
The US dollar climbed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as US treasury yields rose amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy aggressively to curb high inflation.The benchmark yield on the 10-year treasury note spiked up to 2.462 percent. Yields …
Read More »US Dollar Benefits From Higher Treasury Yields
The US dollar climbed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as US treasury yields rose amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy aggressively to curb high inflation.The benchmark yield on the 10-year treasury note spiked up to 2.462 percent. Yields …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24 March 25, 2022
The American dollar finished the day mostly lower across the FX board, although it managed to keep advancing versus the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY hitting a fresh multi-year high of 122.40.The EUR/USD pair is still struggling with the 1.1000 threshold, unable to extend gains beyond the level. GBP/USD settled around …
Read More »EUR/USD Braces To 1.1000 Amid Firmer US Dollar
The EUR/USD pair has been trading in a 50-60 pip range in the last three days. The US dollar stays firm amid a positive market moodThe shared currency seesaws on Thursday North American session, courtesy of a positive market mood, while broad US dollar strength across the board helps the …
Read More »Gold moves in a narrow range as markets await developments in the Ukrainian crisis
Gold prices moved in a narrow trading range on Thursday, as caution dominated the markets due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and ahead of the release of US inflation data that may provide new indications on the monetary policy situation at the Federal Reserve (the US central bank). Spot gold fell …
Read More »US Treasury Yields Ease As Market Ponders Recession Signals
A sharp selloff in US Treasuries eased on Wednesday as the market tries to come to grips with how the Federal Reserve might address rising inflation without hiking interest rates at such a clip it spins the economy into recession.Yields were lower across the curve, from two-year notes out to …
Read More »USD/CHF Struggles at 0.9350
The Swiss franc benefits amid a risk-off market mood, as reflected by the USD/CHF down 0.25%. Falling US Treasury yields, led by the 10-year, underpin the USD/CHF pair.Overnight, the USD/CHF reached a daily high at 0.9357, but a risk-off market mood, which benefitted the low-yielder Swiss franc, impeded USD bulls …
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