Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc are seeing significant upward momentum today. As news flow has been very slow, these safe-have currencies’ are likely partly supported by the extended decline in benchmark treasury yields across the US and Europe. This movement also suggests an underlying risk aversion among investors, although the downturns in European indices and
Job openings fell more than forecast in April, signaling a potential weakening in the labor market that could provide the Federal Reserve with more impetus to start lowering interest rates. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey released Tuesday showed that the level of employment vacancies slipped to 8.06 million for the month,
09EUR/USD falls from 1.0900 as the US Dollar steadies but remains feeble due to firm Fed rate-cut prospects. Traders raise Fed rate-cut bets amid fears of slower US economic growth. The ECB is due to announce June’s monetary policy decision on Thursday. EUR/USD slumps from the round-level resistance of 1.0900 in Tuesday’s American session. The major currency pair faces pressure
Fundamental Overview The USD yesterday came under pressure following the miss in the US ISM Manufacturing PMI which triggered a drop in Treasury yields. In terms of market pricing, not much has changed as we still oscillate between one and two rate cuts by the end of the year. Nonetheless, the data reinforced the narrative
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Oil prices fell more than $1 on Tuesday, extending losses from a four-month low in the previous session, as investors worried about supply rising later in the year amid signs of weakening U.S. demand. Brent crude futures fell $1.14 cents, or 1.5%, to $77.22 a barrel at 0825 GMT. Brent on Monday closed below $80
Dollar weakened broadly overnight, particularly against European majors, following disappointing US manufacturing data that also pressured benchmark Treasury yields lower. This data not only pushed benchmark Treasury yields lower but also triggered the greenback’s downturn. Despite these movements, the stock markets closed mixed, suggesting that the market reactions were not entirely aligned with the negative
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Gold price fails to attract any follow-through buying despite a combination of supporting factors. Fed rate cut bets drag the USD to a nearly two-month low, but does little to lure XAU/USD bulls. Traders now look forward to this week’s important US macro data and key central bank event risks. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to
USDCHF falls below the 50% and looks toward the 100D MA The USDCHF is trading to new lows and in the process has moved below the 50% retracement target. That level comes in at 0.89763. The fall take the price closer to the rising 100-day MA. That MA comes in at 0.89277. The price of
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Gold prices edged higher on Monday as signs of cooling U.S. inflation lifted hopes for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year, while traders awaited a slew of U.S. economic data due this week. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,331.84 per ounce as of 09:49 a.m. ET (1349 GMT), after posting a
The forex markets are showing relatively limited movement today, remaining mostly within established ranges. Yen is having a slight uptick, supported by the dips in US and European benchmark treasury yields. But the Japanese currency’ gains are modest and insufficient to reverse recent declines. Meanwhile, Swiss Franc is charting a notable course as the day’s
City scene Yeni Camii great mosque by Golden Horn of Bosphorus River, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Republic of Turkey Tim Graham | Getty Images Inflation in Turkey topped 75% in May, up from 69.8% in April, in what economists expect to be the peak before prices start to ease. Consumer prices rose 75.45% in
Foot Locker surged Thursday after its quarterly earnings report showed signs that CEO Mary Dillon’s turnaround plan is starting to pay off. The sneaker retailer isn’t out of the woods just yet, but we’re removing the stock from our penalty box and upgrading its rating. Revenue declined 2.7% year over year to $1.879 billion, slightly
The meme stock craze is back, GameStop is higher by 75% at the start of the week, with AMC Entertainment also up nearly 30%. The driver of today’s move in GameStop was a Reddit post by Keith Gill, pertaining to showing a large position in GameStop call options. Those who play the meme stock game
Fundamental Overview The USD last week got a boost from the strong US Consumer Confidence data which triggered an aggressive rise in long term Treasury yields. The report however just showed that the labour market remains resilient which is good news for growth and not necessarily bad news for inflation. Eventually, both the Treasury yields
Headlines: Markets: JPY leads, GBP lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.2% US 10-year yields down 4.9 bps to 4.463% Gold up 0.1% to $2,330.09 WTI crude up flat at $77.01 Bitcoin up 2.0% to $69,057 There wasn’t many notable headlines in European trading today, with traders not having much