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Forex Market Review (European Session) – Dollar firmer as risk appetite improves ahead of Jackson Hole; pound perks up on euro weakness

Posted on August 24, 2017 at 3:19 pm GMT

Risk appetite improved notably on Thursday as investors shrugged off the threat of a government shutdown in the United States to focus on the three-day Jackson Hole gathering of central bankers in Wyoming, which starts today. The US dollar extended its Asian session gains to climb towards 109.50 yen, but the euro floundered ahead of an extended speech by ECB head Mario Draghi tomorrow in Jackson Hole. GDP data dominated the early European session as growth figures were released in [..]

Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Dollar caps losses, gains against majors; kiwi tumbles to more than 2-month lows

Posted on August 24, 2017 at 7:47 am GMT

The dollar managed to recoup some of yesterday’s losses against the yen, when the US currency tumbled on the President’s remarks about a government shutdown. Other majors also weakened with the kiwi underperforming as it tumbled to more than a two-month lows against the greenback. Oil prices slipped after yesterday’s surge. During another relatively quiet trading day in Asia, the dollar managed to reverse its losses and post a moderate gain against the yen. Dollar/yen was last trading at 109.27, [..]

Forex Market Review (European Session) – Euro gains on PMI, hits fresh 10½-month high Vs sterling; dollar hurt by Trump, data misses

Posted on August 23, 2017 at 3:11 pm GMT

During today’s European session, forex market participants pushed the euro higher on the overall positive picture given by the PMI figures released earlier in the day. In the meantime, the dollar index was down with the US currency being on a negative footing in today’s trading after some comments made by the US President yesterday in Phoenix. Data releases falling short of forecasts also weighed on the US currency. Eurozone flash PMI figures for the month of August were released [..]

Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Trump yet again induces dollar weakness against yen; other majors edge down

Posted on August 23, 2017 at 7:23 am GMT

President Trump has yet again induced weakness in the US currency with his remarks about a possible government shutdown to fulfill his campaign promises. The greenback weakened against the yen, but gained against other majors making the dollar index flat on the day. The release of flash PMI data out of the eurozone will attract some traction during early hours of European trading. Speaking at a rally in Phoenix, President Trump said “If we have to close down the government, we [..]

Forex Market Review (European Session) – Euro falls on fears of cooling German economy; dollar rallies across board

Posted on August 22, 2017 at 2:24 pm GMT

The dollar continued strengthening against most majors during the European session as geopolitical tensions have been out of the spotlight and the euro and sterling weakened, with the latter ignoring upbeat industrial data. Oil prices continued gaining ahead of an oil inventories report by the API. The euro lost ground and fell below the $1.1175 level following a disappointing set of data out of Germany that got investors worried over the eurozone’s largest economy. The ZEW economic sentiment index, which gauges [..]

Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Dollar firms up in humdrum market; oil rises on tightening US supply

Posted on August 22, 2017 at 7:13 am GMT

In an uneventful trading during the Asian session due to the absence of any economic data releases, the dollar edged up. The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s value against a basket of six major currencies inched up 0.12% to last trade at 93.21. Oil prices rose amid indications that supply is tightening. Looking at reactions in the forex market, the dollar strengthened against most majors. Euro/dollar fell just below the $1.18 mark to last trade at $1.1795. The pound [..]

Forex Market Review (European Session) – Dollar under fresh pressure; euro back above $1.18 as Draghi speech eyed

Posted on August 21, 2017 at 2:53 pm GMT

Major pairs were locked in tight ranges on Monday as a light economic calendar and thin summer trading volumes, as well as caution ahead of the Jackson Hole gathering of central bankers prevented traders from placing large bets. Keynote speeches by both Fed Chair Janet Yellen and ECB President Mario Draghi later in the week kept traders wary despite there being a consensus that neither will deliver any new policy messages at the event in Wyoming, United States on August [..]

Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Washington drama continues to weigh on markets, investors await Jackson Hole

Posted on August 21, 2017 at 7:41 am GMT

In the absence of any significant economic data releases during today’s Asian trading, the political drama surrounding President Trump continued to take central stage. The President fired his chief strategist Steve Bannon on Friday and in that way continued the string of staff shake up in the White House. The key event of this week will be the meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole towards the end of the week. Late on Friday, markets got another news out of [..]

Forex Market Review (European Session) – Loonie spikes on rising inflation; consumer sentiment provides some relief to weak dollar

Posted on August 18, 2017 at 2:57 pm GMT

Ahead of the US session open, a jump in the Canadian dollar was one of the biggest moves of the day following the inflation figures out today. The release of the Michigan consumer sentiment index that surprised to the upside provided an early lift to the weak dollar. However, the greenback was still down against most majors due to a heavy plunge in the prior few sessions. The dollar index fell around 0.30% to last trade at 93.36. The Canadian [..]

Forex Market Review (Asian Session) – Geopolitical issues command forex markets again in absence of economic data

Posted on August 18, 2017 at 7:30 am GMT

In the absence of any significant economic data releases during the Asian session, political turmoil out of Washington and a terrorist attack in Spain dominated the news-flow in forex markets. The dollar weakened against most major currencies, with the yen getting a relatively significant boost. Investors’ concerns over the Trump administration’s ability to realize any of the campaign-promised agenda were renewed this week. Following President Trump’s remarks on violence in Virginia, many CEO’s stepped down from business councils run by [..]

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