Key risk events today: US Core PPI m/m; US PPI m/m; Crude Oil Inventories. EUR/USD: Trading volume remained light Tuesday, confined within the previous range. The US dollar index is somewhat firmer, though was also within Monday’s trading range, with desks attributing the limited bouts of upside to risk aversion, as stocks turned lower. Considering … Continue reading Wednesday 11th September: Dollar index hovering north of weekly support ahead of PPI data.
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Tuesday 10th September: Asian market mixed on Chinese economic data and ahead of central bank meetings
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.32%, Shanghai Composite down 0.17%, Hang Seng up 0.10%, ASX down 0.63% Commodities: Gold at $1496.05 (-1.00%), Silver at $17.92 (-1.35%), Brent Oil at $62.83 (+0.38%), WTI Oil at $58.11 (+0.45%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.644, UK 10-year yield at 0.589, Germany 10-year yield at … Continue reading Tuesday 10th September: Asian market mixed on Chinese economic data and ahead of central bank meetings
Tuesday 10th September: Pound prints bullish outside day ahead of UK job’s data.
Europe’s single currency managed to eke out gains versus its US counterpart Monday, although movement was watered-down by the absence of macroeconomic data and a wait-and-see stance ahead of the European Central Bank’s monetary policy meeting later this week.
Wednesday 4th September: Dollar reclaims 99.00 ahead of FOMC members taking the stage today.
Europe’s single currency staged a modest recovery after clocking near 28-month lows versus the US dollar Wednesday. A sharp intraday turnaround in US Treasury bond yields, dismal US ISM Manufacturing PMI data and help from daily demand coming in at 1.0851-1.0950 .
Tuesday 3rd September: Dollar index clocks fresh YTD highs; resistance at 99.62 eyed.
The US dollar index, calculated by factoring in the exchange rates of six major world currencies, continued to realise higher ground Monday. Despite US banks closing in observance of Labour Day, the index clocked fresh YTD highs beyond the 99.00 handle.