The Dollar posted fresh lows against most of the main currencies as Fed Chairman Powell’s testimony yesterday, where he signalled a 25 bp rate cut with the caveat that the Fed has the tools needed and could use them “aggressively” if necessary, continued to resonate. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) extended to a six-day […]
The Dollar posted modest gains in N.Y. on Thursday, after being beaten lower on Wednesday by Fed chair Powell’s dovish testimony. A warmer than expected U.S. CPI outcome brought USD buyers back into the fray, taking the DXY to 97.14 highs, up from 96.80 lows at the open. Treasury yields firmed up some, while Wall […]
OVERVIEW The greenback under pressure after pressure to cut rates mount The Canadian dollar strengthened on the back of strong oil prices and hawkish hold by the Bank of Canada WTI Crude oil prices increase $1.30 to trade near two-month high
The USD has traded mixed into the New York interbank open and Fed Chair Powell’s Congressional testimony. The U.S. currency posted moderate losses against the EUR and GBP, while still managing to claw out new highs versus the JPY, AUD and NZD. The EUR rallied on above-forecast production data out of France and Italy, which […]
The USD majors mostly settled to a consolidation as market participants went into bets-off mode ahead of the Congressional testimony of Fed Chairman Powell later today. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) was showing little change heading into the London interbank open, at 97.50. EUR-USD concurrently settled in a less-than-10-pip range just above the 1.1200 […]
OVERVIEW The market waits for the Fed Chair to deliver his economic assessment. In the meantime, G10 currencies remain calm. USD/CAD oscillates around the 1.31 handle ahead of today’s rate decision from the Bank of Canada. WTI Crude oil prices jumped 2.35% over geopolitical risks
Fed chair Powell all but confirmed a rate cut later this month, as he spoke in dovish tones in testimony to the House Financial Services Committee. Short yields dove, while Wall Street rallied, and the Dollar headed lower. The DXY fell from over 97.45, to a low of 97.06 through the morning session. EUR-USD topped […]
Moderate USD firming has been a prevalent theme, driving the narrow USD index (DXY) to a two-session high at 97.43, which is just 1 pip shy of the near three-week peak that was seen on Friday. Markets are looking to Fed Chair Powell’s Monetary Policy Report on Wednesday in the wake of Friday’s strong jobs […]
OVERVIEW The greenback is trading firmer, up by 0.15% against other major currencies. The British pound slid to its lowest level since January on growing Brexit uncertainty. Gold oscillates around $1,400 as the market waits for Fed Chair Powell’s assessment.
The Dollar continued to grind higher. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) printed a three-week high at 97.59 while EUR-USD pegged a fresh three-week low at 1.1193 and USD-JPY rallied to a five-week high at 108.96. USD-CAD has gained for a second day, this time posting a two-session high at 1.3134. This recovers most of […]
The Dollar was relatively steady through the N.Y. session on Tuesday, with traders mostly on Powell patrol ahead of the Fed chair’s congressional testimony on Wednesday. There was nothing in the way of market moving data, and focus remained on position adjustment activity. The DXY ranged between 97.59 and 97.46 through the day. EUR-USD managed […]
The Dollar has consolidated gains seen following Friday’s post-jobs report moderation in Fed easing expectations. EUR-USD has posted a narrow range around 1.1220-30 so far, while Cable, AUD-USD and other pairings saw a similar price action. The Yen unwound gains seen during the Tokyo session as stock markets across Asia came under pressure. USD-JPY lifted […]