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US Open Preview – Dollar cautious ahead of US CPI; Europe joins in global stock sell-off

Posted on October 11, 2018 at 11:14 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Dollar/yen was barely moving around 112.22 after dropping to 111.95 early on Thursday as US 10-year Treasury yields weakened to 3.15% from 3.24% on Wednesday. Trade worries were also weighing on investors appetite despite China’s Commerce Ministry saying Beijing is open for dialogue with Washington. US CPI figures later today could bring fresh waves of volatility to the greenback (see below). The dollar index was struggling too at 95.32 (-0.20%) on the [..]

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US Open Preview – Brexit hopes hold pound up; US PPI in focus

Posted on October 10, 2018 at 11:56 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX:  The British pound unlocked fresh two-week highs against the US dollar at 1.3184 but it soon fell to 1.3136 after GDP growth readings out of the UK missed a forecast of 1.6% y/y, showing instead an expansion of 1.5%. July’s mark, though, was revised upwards, from 1.6% to 1.7%. Separately, manufacturing and construction outputs in August disappointed as well, driving industrial production back to the negative territory. The British trade balance [..]

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European Open Preview – Fresh dose of Brexit optimism lifts pound; key UK data and US factory inflation coming up

Posted on October 10, 2018 at 7:49 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index is fractionally lower on Wednesday (-0.06%), after finishing the previous session down as well, weighed on by a slight pullback in US bond yields. The British pound outperformed, as fresh media reports amplified optimism that a Brexit deal may be reached by next week. On the other hand, the euro surrendered ground across the board, even despite some soothing remarks by the Italian PM. STOCKS: Wall Street closed mostly in [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro feels more pain as Italian stress weighs; bond yields hit fresh highs

Posted on October 9, 2018 at 11:52 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX:  The euro erased earlier gains to fall as low as 1.1435 (-0.50%), the lowest since August 20, as a potential clash between Rome and the EU over Italy’s spending plans looked unavoidable – especially after bitter comments by the Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini in Brussels on Monday. Meanwhile, Italy’s finance minister reiterated today that the deficit target for 2019 will be 2.4% of GDP, but also said that the government will take action if the yield spread widens. US [..]

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Technical analysis – EURGBP falls to three-month low, outlook turning bearish

Posted on October 5, 2018 at 11:16 am GMT

EURGBP fell below an uptrend line taken from the lows of April 17 lately, and also crossed below its 200-day simple moving average (SMA), touching a fresh three-month low earlier on Friday. The pair’s medium-term outlook hence appears to be turning increasingly negative, from neutral previously. Short-term momentum oscillators support this notion. The RSI is already underneath its neutral 50 line and is pointing lower, detecting accelerating downside speed. Likewise, the MACD is within negative territory, and has recently dipped [..]

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European Open Preview – Risk-off tones boost the yen and weigh on equities; US jobs data front and center

Posted on October 5, 2018 at 7:48 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar is practically flat against a basket of six major currencies on Friday. It retreated in the previous session, but still held close to its recent highs. The yen saw a round of gains, with dollar/yen falling back below 114.00 as investors turned defensive amid high bond yields, and signs that the US-China “cold war” may be entering a new phase. Meanwhile, the commodity-linked currencies continued to underperform, with the aussie [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar flexes its muscles to reach an 11-month peak versus the yen

Posted on October 4, 2018 at 7:53 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index is higher on Thursday (+0.29%), extending the impressive gains it recorded in the previous session as US yields raced higher. The US currency touched a fresh 11-month high against the yen, buoyed by strong US data and confident remarks by Fed chief Powell. Meanwhile, the antipodean currencies underperformed, with both aussie/dollar and kiwi/dollar tumbling to fresh 2½-year lows. STOCKS: The Dow Jones (+0.20%) closed at a fresh record high for [..]

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European Open Preview – Euro bounces on Italian news; sterling eyes PM May’s speech

Posted on October 3, 2018 at 7:45 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index – which tracks the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major currencies – is lower by 0.20% on Wednesday. This is owed mainly to a recovery in the currency with the heaviest weight in this index, the euro, which bounced overnight following news that Italy is willing to compromise on its budget deficits from 2020 onwards. Elsewhere, the pound grinded lower during the Conservative Party Conference, with all [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro on slippery road; US core PCE inflation next in focus

Posted on September 28, 2018 at 11:49 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar maintained yesterday’s impressive rally against the Japanese yen, consolidating gains around 113.34 as the US confirmed a strong 4.2% q/q GDP growth in the second quarter, the highest since Q2 2016, signaling further rate hikes in the future. Monthly US durable goods orders printed a sharper increase in August than analysts thought, adding further spark to the greenback on Thursday. The dollar index head up to 95.28 (+0.41%) as the pound and [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar gains, euro tumbles; Eurozone flash inflation and US core PCE due

Posted on September 28, 2018 at 7:48 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar is higher by 0.17% against a basket of six major currencies on Friday, extending the significant gains it recorded in the previous session. The euro, which holds the largest weight by far among those six currencies, edged lower as concerns around the Italian budget intensified. STOCKS: Wall Street roared back on Thursday, with all the major indices closing in the green, aided by gains in tech giants like Apple [..]

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