Yen’s selling took off overnight, following rebound in treasury yields. Weakness is somewhat solidified in Asian session, together with the strong rebound in Nikkei. With some technical levels broken, Yen’s decline could extend before weekly close, and it’d likely end as the worst performing one. As for the week, Canadian Dollar is currently the second
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Forex news for North American trade on May 28, 2021: Markets: Gold up $8 to $1904 WTI crude oil down 21-cents to $66.64 US 10-year yields down 1.1 bps to 1.59% S&P 500 up 0.1% USD leads, NZD lags Month end took the FX market for a bit of a ride again. There was heavy
Gold reversed course and turned positive on Friday, briefly popping above the key $1,900 level, after data showed US consumer prices surged in April and boosted bullion‘s appeal as an inflation hedge. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,896.96 per ounce by 12:10 p.m. EDT (1610 GMT), having earlier dipped as much as 0.8%. It is
Dollar surges in early US session as boosted by stronger than expected inflation readings. Indeed, the core PCE inflation hit the highest level since 1991. With the current buying momentum, the greenback is likely to end the week on a high note, with prospect of closing as the strongest. On the other hand, commodity currencies
Highlights from the PCE report for April 2021: Prior was +1.8% PCE core MoM +0.7% vs +0.6% expected Prior MoM +0.4% Deflator YoY +3.6% vs +3.5% expected Prior deflator YoY +2.4% Deflator MoM +0.6% vs +0.6% expected Prior MoM deflator +0.5% (revised to +0.6%) This is all a touch on the strong side but I
Goldman Sachs said it no longer saw China as the center of commodities pricing, reasoning the pace of demand recovery in developed markets suggested Beijing as a buyer has been crowded out by Western consumers. “The bullish commodity thesis is neither about Chinese speculators nor Chinese demand growth. It is about scarcity and the DM-led
Correlation between US stocks and bonds has turned positive and continued to rise. The phenomenon, not seen since September 2020, probably reveals increasing risk aversion, driven by rising inflation expectations. The correlation could return to negative, thus facilitating asset diversification, if inflation proves transitory and central banks could maintain its expansionary monetary policies. Otherwise, sustainably
Will be extended through to June 20. The extension had been well and truly flagged, over and over. Thus, no surprise. Japan’s Tokyo Olympics re scheduled to begin on Friday, 23 July 2021 (through to Sunday 8 August) … there are lots of murmurings of cancellation, let’s see how it goes. Invest in yourself. See our
NEW YORK: prices were steady on Thursday, bolstered by strong US economic data that offset investors’ concerns about the potential for a rise in Iranian supplies. Brent fell 2 cents to $68.85 a barrel by 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was unchanged at $66.21 a barrel. The number of
Sterling jumps broadly today as a BoE officials indicated that rate hike could come next year. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson also said there is nothing in data that suggests a delay to reopening on June 21, even though some more time is needed to assess the situation. Nevertheless, Canadian Dollar is even stronger for
NYT report The era of high spending won’t end any time soon. Voters don’t care about deficits anymore and neither do governments. The NYT reports that Biden will propose the federal government to spend $6 trillion in the 2022 fiscal year, and for total spending to rise to $8.2 trillion by 2031. The report has
NEW DELHI: Gold prices retreated from its four and half month high on Thursday, hurt by an uptick in the US dollar and bond yields, while investors awaited key economic readings out of the United States this week. Domestic markets, too, witnessed a muted trade. The dollar index rose to a one-week high against rivals,
Overall markets are mixed for now, except the clear strength in New Zealand Dollar this week. While Aussie is also trading higher against others, it’s lagging Kiwi by a mile. Dollar recovered overnight but once again lost momentum quickly. Canadian Dollar has also found some footing after yesterday’s pull back. In other markets, Asia markets
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NEW DELHI: Copper prices on Wednesday traded up by 0.41 per cent at Rs 748.30 per kg in the futures market on the back of a pickup in the spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for delivery in June traded higher by Rs 3.05, or 0.41 per cent, at Rs 748.30 per
Following a weak first quarter, the strength in EURUSD has gathered momentum. The pair is the second strongest among majors quarter-to-date. A more upbeat economic outlook, heightened inflation forecasts and expectations of ECB’s tapering are key driving forces of the recent rally. Indicators Pointing to Stronger 2Q21 Leading indicators have pointed to an upbeat 2Q21.
Forex news from the European trading session – 26 May 2021 Headlines: Markets: NZD leads, EUR lags on the day European equities lower; S&P 500 futures up 0.3% US 10-year yields flat at 1.56% Gold up 0.3% to $1,905.52 WTI down 0.4% to $65.84 Bitcoin up 6.1% to $39,929 It was a quiet session but
BEIJING: China‘s banking regulator has asked lenders to stop selling investment products linked to commodities futures to mom-and-pop buyers, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, to curb investment losses amid volatile commodity prices. It has also asked lenders to completely unwind their existing books for these products, which they manufacture and sell