The Yen continued to weaken as forex and Asian stock markets opted for risk-on positioning ahead of the G20 summit, betting for some progress between the U.S. and China despite justifiable reasons to be wary, given the recent history for disappointment. AUD-JPY has been the biggest mover out of the main dollar pairings and associated […]
OVERVIEW The US dollar made a comeback over reports that trade talks between Washington and Beijing are back on track. The Canadian dollar is ignoring a ban on its meat products by China and is trading firm against the USD on strong oil prices. Safe-haven currencies and gold prices are retracting ahead of the G20 summit.
The DXY edged slightly higher through the N.Y. session on Thursday, taking the index to 96.29 highs from opening lows of 96.15. Wall Street bounced some, though Treasury yields remained soft. Incoming data had Q1 GDP unrevised at 3.1%, while jobless claims were a bit higher than expected. U.S./China trade hopes were dashed some as […]
The Dollar has steadied after rising late yesterday at the prompt of remarks from Fed Bullard who, although a dove by reputation, said that a 50 bp rate cut in July would be “overdone.” This was taken by markets as a walk back of aggressive easing expectations. While giving the dollar a lift, the remarks […]
The Dollar has been trading mixed, holding steady against the Euro and Sterling, for instance, while rising about 0.5% against a generally weak Yen, which saw more of its safe-haven premium unwind as stock markets rallied at the prompt of U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s assertion that a trade deal with China is 90% complete. USD-JPY […]
OVERVIEW The US Treasury Secretary believes a trade deal is close, which pushed the US dollar to a two-day high. The Canadian loonie consolidates against the USD as officials deal with Chinese meat ban. Gold prices retraced from 2019 highs as risk-on sentiment returns. HIGHLIGHT
The dollar was mixed in N.Y. trade, losing ground to the Euro and CAD, while posting gains versus the Yen, and moving largely sideways against the Pound. Soft U.S. durables and a wider goods trade deficit weighed on USD sentiment, though a rebound in Treasury yields, and a modest Wall Street rally supported USD-JPY, taking […]
OVERVIEW The US Treasury Secretary believes a trade deal is close, which pushed the US dollar to a two-day high. The Canadian loonie consolidates against the USD as officials deal with Chinese meat ban. Gold prices retraced from 2019 highs as risk-on sentiment returns. HIGHLIGHT
The Dollar hit fresh lows against the Euro and Yen, among other currencies, with the Treasury market having continued to price in Fed easing. Fed funds futures are fully pricing-in a 25 bp rate cut at the late July FOMC, and are factoring about 40% odds for a 50 bp move then. The market is […]
The Dollar was fairly steady, though under some pressure in N.Y. morning trade on Tuesday. Softer U.S. consumer confidence and housing data kept stocks and yields down, weighing on USD sentiment. Late, the DXY rallied to intra day highs following comments from Fed chair Powell, topping at 96.23, and up from N.Y. session lows of […]
The Dollar has started the week on a soft footing, which drove EUR-USD to a new three-month high at 1.1395, despite the sub-forecast German Ifo data. EUR-JPY also saw a new 11-day peak, while the common currency has remained buoyant against other currencies. The German Ifo business survey produced a Q2 headline reading of 98.2, […]
Both the Dollar and Yen had been softening against most other currencies amid a cautious risk-on sentiment in global markets, underpinned by expectations for more policy accommodation by major central banks and a degree of relief that the U.S. and China have retuned to dialogue ahead of this week’s G20 summit in Japan. Deepening U.S.-Iran […]