The Dollar firmed early in the session, led by EUR-USD’s decline to two-year lows of 1.1102. The move came following the ECB announcement, which revised forward guidance to say that rates will be at “present or lower levels”, at least through the first half of 2020, as widely expected. Later, the Euro rallied back to […]
The Dollar has consolidated recent gains for the most part, having been buoyed in recent sessions by a relatively more measured view in markets of Fed easing potential, along with the deal to end the U.S. budget impasse and amid the evident easing bias of other major central banks. In the mix has been news […]
The Dollar has traded mixed, but broadly underpinned after rallying for three consecutive days. The Euro took a hit on Eurozone PMI misses, which drove EUR-USD to a seven-week low at 1.1127 and EUR-JPY to a new near-seven-month low at 120.21. EUR-CHF also declined, though the cross has remained above the 24-month low seen yesterday […]
The Dollar was range bound in N.Y. trade on Wednesday, leaving the DXY inside of a 97.56 to 97.68 trading band. Incoming U.S. data saw mixed flash manufacturing and services PMI , and softer new home sales, though neither had much lasting impact on the USD. Wall Street and Treasury yields were lower, with earnings […]
The Dollar has retained support, partly amid markets more circumspect view of Fed easing potential and partly as other central banks, most notably the ECB, are heading in the direction of the stimulus spigot, while the expected announcement later today confirming that Boris “no-deal Brexit” Johnson is the new prime minister of the UK is […]
The Dollar has posted fresh highs against the Euro, Yen, Pound, and other currencies, partly amid a more circumspect view in markets of Fed easing potential and partly as other central banks are heading in the direction of the stimulus spigot. The expected announcement later today confirming that Boris “no-deal Brexit” Johnson is the new […]
The Dollar headed higher in N.Y. trade on Tuesday, lifting the DXY to a better than one-month high of 97.71, up from opening lows of 97.47. The USD rallied despite softer incoming U.S. data, with both existing home sales sand the Richmond Fed index missing the mark. EUR-USD headed down to levels last seen at […]
The Dollar has remained underpinned amid a scaling back in Fed easing expectations, which look to have settled on a 25 bp cut at the upcoming FOMC rather than a 50 bp move. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) has risen fractionally, to 97.24, but has so far remained below Friday’s peak at 97.29. EUR-USD […]
The Dollar has remained underpinned amid the scaling back in Fed easing expectations, which look to have settled on a 25 bp cut at the upcoming FOMC rather than a 50 bp move. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) rose fractionally, to 97.24, but remained below Friday’s peak at 97.29. EUR-USD has made time in […]
The Dollar was little changed overall in N.Y. trade on Monday, with the major pairings remaining inside of a narrow trading band. The DXY topped at 97.27, up from early lows of 97.18. There was no market moving data. Wall Street was narrowly mixed, while Treasury yields were a touch lower. EUR-USD bottomed at 1.1207, […]
The Dollar found a footing after weakening during the New York PM session yesterday. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) has settled around the 96.85 mark, up from the 16-day low seen late yesterday at 96.67, which was the culmination of a 0.6% decline. The low was seen as U.S. Treasury yields hit two-week and […]
The Dollar settled at firmer levels after the New York walked back the dovish remarks of Williams yesterday. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) was showing a near 0.3% gain heading into the New York interbank open, at 97.02, up from the 16-day low see late yesterday at 96.67. At the close yesterday, Fed funds […]
The Dollar has traded softer amid a reappraisal for the chances of the Fed entertaining an outsized 50 bp rate hike at the upcoming FOMC meeting, which has been concomitant with a WSJ report suggesting that trade negotiations between the U.S. and China are at a “standstill.” This was followed by fresh evidence of the […]
The Dollar rebounded after printing fresh lows against the Euro, Yen and a number of other currencies in early European trading. This saw EUR-USD correct to around 1.1210 from the two-day high seen earlier at 1.1243. A rekindling in expectations for the Fed to entertain an outsized 50 bp rate hike at the upcoming FOMC […]
OVERVIEW Better-than-expected retail numbers in the UK are giving sterling much-needed support EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier signalled a willingness to discuss terms on the Irish backstop Stock markets, the price of gold, and crude oil prices are mostly down in today’s trading HIGHLIGHT
The Dollar attempted to rally in N.Y. on Thursday following in-line jobless claims, and a stronger than expected Philly Fed index, though later faded as Wall Street sold off and Treasury yields pulled back from highs. The DXY opened at 97.16 lows, rallied to 97.25 highs, before fading to 97.13. EUR-USD bottomed at 1.1215 after […]
The Dollar has settled to a consolidation at modestly lower levels after rallying yesterday. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) has steadied around 97.35, down from the one-week high seen yesterday at 97.55, though remaining higher by a net 0.6% on the week so far. EUR-USD has settled in the lower 1.1200s, above the eight-day […]
EUR-USD edged out a fresh eight-day low at 1.1199 in early London trading before settling back in the lower 1.1200s, with an upward revision in Eurozone June HICP data giving the euro some buoyancy. The low had been the product of dollar, which was given a boost yesterday following above-forecast industrial production and retail sales […]
The Dollar turned modestly lower through the N.Y. morning session, pulling back from one-week highs seen on Tuesday. The DXY bottomed at 97.17, after opening at session highs of 97.37. Softer U.S. housing starts data weighed some on the Greenback, as did a pullback in Treasury yields. EUR-USD ranged between 112.10 and 112.30, closing near […]
The main Dollar pairings have been trading in narrow ranges, of less than 15 pips for the most part, and less than 25 pips in the case of USD-JPY. AUD-USD drifted modestly lower following the release of the RBA minutes from the early July policy meeting, which affirmed the Board’s dovish bias. The pair posted […]
The Dollar has remained buoyant, posting fresh highs versus the Euro, Sterling and some other currencies. This comes amid some position readjusting with markets bracing for an incoming tide of Q2 corporate earnings results and a hefty slate of U.S. data releases this week, which will collectively paint an updated picture of the impact that […]
Better than expected U.S. retail sales helped Dollar sentiment in N.Y. on Tuesday, with the DXY printing one-week highs of 97.36. Better earnings from the likes of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Wells Fargo did little to lift Wall Street, as major indices remained on either side of flat for much of the session. Treasury […]
The Australian Dollar ticked higher following a net encouraging catch of data out of China today. This drove AUD-USD to a 12-day high at 0.7035. The NZD also lifted, with both currencies having China proxy status. The data showed Q2 GDP slowing to a 27-year low of 6.2%, as expected, while industrial output and retail […]
The Dollar has been consolidating declines seen during the latter half of last week. EUR-USD has been holding a narrow range near the 1.1275 mark, holding comfortably above last Tuesday’s four-week low at 1.1193. USD-JPY has been trading on either side of 108.00 in quiet conditions with Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday […]
The Dollar moved modestly higher in N.Y. trade on Monday, taking the DXY to highs of 96.97 from 96.75 lows seen into the open. The index remains well under last week’s July high of 97.59. A better than expected Empire State index helped USD sentiment to a degree, prompting some short covering from Friday’s one-week […]
The USD traded softer heading into the London interbank open, retracing from of the gains seen yesterday following a near 10 bp spike in the 10-year U.S. T-note yield, which touched a one-month high at 2.143%. This came as the S&P 500 and DJIA hit record highs. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) ebbed to […]
The USD picked up bids during the London AM session after posting intraday lows in pre-Europe trading. EUR-USD ebbed to the 1.1255 area, down from the intraday high at 1.1275, leaving yesterday’s eight-day high at 1.1285 unchallenged. Above-forecast May Eurozone production data had only a fleeting impact on EUR-USD, though the Euro ground out gains […]
OVERVIEW The greenback is trading flat across the board with a bias for safe-haven currencies USD/CAD takes a breather before a challenge on the 1.30 mark WTI Crude oil price steadies around $60 a barrel with a focus on Chinese economic data