Commodity-linked currencies were little changed against the greenback. AUD/USD is unchanged at around 0.7130, while USD/CAD hovers around 1.2670.The USD/JPY nears 115.00 at the end of the American session, as government bond yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is currently at 1.82%.Gold trimmed intraday losses and …
Read More »NZD/USD Bulls Eying Golden Ratio Around NFP
At 0.6661, the bulls are in charge and the bird of 0.5% higher on Thursday’s business in the remaining hour of the US trading session. The price has climbed from a low of 0.6609 to score a high of 0.6681 so far as traders await the outcome of Friday’s US …
Read More »USD/CAD Reverses Back As Oil Prices Advance
The USD/CAD has traded in a relatively directionless fashion on Thursday, initially strengthening towards above 1.2700 as the Canadian dollar weakened in tandem with an earnings-driven downturn in global equities, but more recently dropping back to the 1.2675 area on rising oil prices.At current levels, the pair is back to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 2 February
The US trading session closed on Wednesday with mixed results, most notably the decline of the US dollar and the New York Stock Exchange at the same time due to negative employment data.Economic dataThe reading of the index of change in employment in the non-agricultural sectors in the United States …
Read More »US Dollar Retains Weak Stance Ahead Of BoE, ECB Meetings
The American dollar kept falling on Wednesday to reach fresh weekly lows against its high-yielding rivals. The EUR/USD pair reached 1.1329 as the EU annual Consumer Price Index jumped to 5.1% in January, largely surpassing the 4.4% expected and above the 5% previous. The reading came one day ahead of …
Read More »EUR/USD hovers above 1.1300 as focus shifts to ECB meeting
The EUR/USD pair has continued to trade well supported to the north territory of the 1.1300 level as the Euro remains positioned near the top of the daily G10 performance table, having been boosted by post-hot Eurozone inflation data hawkish ECB bets.While the pair had already broken above the key …
Read More »Gold Is Struggling Around $1809
The non-yielding precious metal is trading above $1805. The US ADP data was worse than expected; it could be a prelude to the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP).The Gold Index (XAU/USD) climbs in the North American session as US T-bond yields led by the 10-year benchmark note fall three basis points, undermining …
Read More »Sterling Still Buoyant On Eve Of BoE’s Policy Decision
Only one day away from an awaited second successive BoE rate hike, the British pound has been trading on the front foot. The GBP/USD pair has recently surpassed its 21DMA at 1.3557 before running into resistance ahead of the 1.3600 level.At current levels in the 1.3560 territory, the pair trades …
Read More »Gold Loses Momentum After Being Unable To Break $1810
The US dollar stabilizes during the American session, as the DXY trims losses. The XAU/USD fails to breaks $1810, remains above $1800.Gold peaked on European hours at $1809 and then lost strength. It pulled back following the release of US economic data to $1797 and then rose back above $1800. …
Read More »US Dollar Index Depressed Ahead Of ISM Data
The DXY Index has remained on the defensive territory in the low-96.00s as US bond yields remain largely range bound on Tuesday.Sellers are still in control of the sentiment around the US dollar and drag the American currency’s Index (DXY) to new 4-day lows in the 96.25/20 band.The US dollar …
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