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Asian Session – Aussie rises after RBA; greenback steady as markets eye risk events

Posted on March 7, 2017 at 8:23 am GMT

It was a relatively quiet Asian session with most currencies trading in a range as investors were cautious ahead of upcoming risk events such as this week’s US jobs report and the March 14-15 Federal Reserve policy meeting, while political uncertainties in Europe also led to a lackluster session. The Australian dollar was the best performing major currency after the Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates steady and maintained an optimistic view on the economy. The main cash rate [..]

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European Session – Euro hurt by never ending French presidential drama; US jobs report to cement rate hike

Posted on March 6, 2017 at 3:50 pm GMT

In the absence of economic data releases, barring the Eurozone Sentix investor confidence index and factory orders out of the US, market participants’ attention remained on geopolitical tensions and on the last piece of the puzzle to cement an interest rate hike during the FOMC meeting scheduled to take place next week, namely Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback’s performance against the currencies of six major trading partners, was back up today after experiencing a [..]

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Asian Session – Dollar fades strength ahead of Fed Chair Yellen’s speech; yen gains after Japan CPI

Posted on March 3, 2017 at 8:29 am GMT

The dollar faded its recent strength that was driven by increasing confidence that the Federal Reserve will raise rates this month. The yen strengthened after four days of losses, following data that showed a moderate rise in Japanese inflation. Japan’s core CPI number rose 0.1% year-on-year in January and was the first increase since December 2015. It was expected to remain flat after a 0.2% decline in December. The uptick in inflation would be a relief for the Bank of Japan, although [..]

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European Session – Dollar at 7-week high on strengthening prospects of March rate hike

Posted on March 2, 2017 at 4:02 pm GMT

March Fed rate hike expectations continued to drive the dollar higher in today’s European session, while in terms of economic data, weekly jobless claims out of the US, Eurozone inflation and unemployment rate data and Canadian GDP figures were of most interest. The number of US jobless claimants fell to 223,000 last week from 242,000 the previous week. This points to a healthy jobs market and marks a near forty-four-year low, while it was below analysts’ forecasts of a 243,000 [..]

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European Session – Euro falls despite robust PMI numbers; Dollar broadly stronger

Posted on February 21, 2017 at 4:34 pm GMT

The most important economic releases for the day pertained to flash PMI estimates out of the Eurozone and the US, whilst the day had important central bank figures, such as the Bank of England’s Governor Mark Carney, appearing for a speech. The US dollar was gaining across the board today on rising expectations of a March Fed rate hike. The dollar gained against all six currencies that make up the dollar index as the index rose to 101.49, marking a [..]

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European Session – Pound up as Lords begin Brexit bill debate; Dollar range-bound in holiday-thinned trading

Posted on February 20, 2017 at 3:46 pm GMT

The US dollar was stuck in a tight range on Monday as markets struggled for direction in the absence of any major data releases and with US markets closed for President’s Day holiday. Having moved away from Friday’s one-week lows in Asian trading, the greenback flat-lined against the yen in today’s European session to hover around 113.10 yen. Traders ignored solid economic indicators out of the US last week, as well as a more hawkish Yellen, to drive US treasury [..]

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