As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength.The global financial markets closed in the American session with the surge of the …
Read More »EUR/USD Remains Defensive On Stronger Treasury Yields
The EUR/USD pair holds lower ground near 1.1415 during a quiet Asian session opening on Wednesday, after stepping back from a three-month high in the last two days.The pair’s latest weakness could be linked to the higher US Treasury yields and downbeat comments from the European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers.The …
Read More »Market Tension Accelerates Ahead Of US Inflation Data
As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength. Major currencies have also held within limited intraday ranges on Tuesday. The US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 7 February
Contrary to the positive surprise provided by the last week’s US NFP and jobs data, the US inflation profile expectations depict a downbeat scenario ahead of the key US Consumer Price Index data for January. Last week’s NFP data continued to support the USD on Monday.Economic DataThe economic docket for …
Read More »GBP/USD Bears Back Regardless of Hawkish BoE
The GBP/USD has fallen onto the back foot in recent trade and is pressuring back below 1.3515 following a significant correction to 1.3535 as of the early New York session from the 1.3490 territory as traders digest the importance of last week’s main events in the central bank meetings as …
Read More »The Dollar Keeps Resilient After NFP-Inspired Rebound
The US dollar is staying resilient against its rival currencies at the start of the week following Friday’s rebound, which was fueled by the upbeat January US jobs report.There will not be any high-tier macroeconomic data releases on Monday and major currency pairs are likely to move sideways. US stock …
Read More »Gold Touches its Highest Level in More Than a Week
Gold prices hit their highest in more than a week on Monday, as inflationary pressures from higher oil prices helped offset the impact of an increase in US Treasury yields after a positive jobs report, while the appetite for the metal also supported a decline in stocks. Gold rose in …
Read More »Weekly Recap 31 Jan – 4 Feb
The US dollar ended last week’s trading with losses. The dollar index, which measures the US currency against a basket of major currencies, fell to 95.48 points, compared to 97.13 points posted last week. The Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision on Thursday and raised the benchmark interest …
Read More »Gold Price Stuck Around $1,800
The gold market hovers around $1,800 per ounce and might not go anywhere anytime soon as market sentiment among Wall Street traders and analysts remains neutral to bearish. Retail investors remain bullish on gold.Gold prices are caught smack in the middle of opposing forces as the global economy faces rising …
Read More »US Dollar Explodes Following Splendid NFP Data
Not only did we get high NFP numbers for January, but we also got positive revisions for the past months. It is not a job market, it is rather paradise back on the financial market’s earth, the USD is trading higher everywhere.The strength of the US dollar manifested itself in …
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