Dollar turns softer again in Asian session today as markets are back in full risk on mode. Following the record runs in US, Nikkei is also hitting new 30-year high. Yen is following as second weakest for now. However, risk appetite is not clearly seen elsewhere. Australian and Canadian Dollars are just mixed. Sterling struggled
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GBP/USD regained positive traction on Tuesday and recovered a part of overnight losses. The prevalent risk-on mood undermined the safe-haven USD and remained supportive. The GBP/USD pair added to its intraday gains and climbed further beyond the key 1.3500 psychological mark during the early part of the European session. Following the previous session’s sharp intraday
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S&P leads the charge today The major indices are all closing at record levels with the S&P index leading the charge today. S&P index rose 32.3 points or 0.87% had 3735.36 Nasdaq rose 94.688 points or 0.74% at 12899.42 Dow rose 204.1 points or 0.68% at 30403.93. The gains were spurred by the signing of the near $900 billion aid package
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Gold prices pared gains on Monday as the dollar recovered losses and stock markets rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited pandemic aid bill, while liquidity remained low on account of the holiday season. Spot gold was little changed at $1,877.20 per ounce by 1301 GMT, having earlier risen as high as $1,900.04
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GBP/USD is languishing close to lows of the day around 1.3450. The “sell the fact” reaction to the announcement of the deal last week has continued into the final trading week of the year. It’s been a rough day for sterling, with GBP/USD slumping more than 0.6% to around 1.3450 having previously traded above the
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Oil rose towards $52 a barrel on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump‘s signing of a coronavirus aid package and the start of a European vaccination campaign outweighed concern about weak near-term demand. Brent crude rose 41 cents, or 0.8%, to $51.70 a barrel at 0926 GMT, reversing an earlier decline. U.S. West Texas Intermediate
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Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc are the relatively weaker ones in quiet markets today. Asian investors are lifted slightly after US President Donald Trump signed the massive USD 2.3T package that contains a USD 900B pandemic relief, while also averted government shutdown. Sterling and Euro are the firmer ones after the long-awaited Brexit trade deal
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Gold struggled to capitalize on its intraday gains and faced rejection near the $1900 mark. Sustained USD selling bias provided a modest lift to the dollar-denominated commodity. The prevalent risk-on environment was seen exerting pressure on the safe-haven metal. Gold refreshed daily lows during the early European session, albeit quickly recovered thereafter. The commodity was
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