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US Open Preview – Euro pares losses ahead of ECB rate decision

Posted on April 26, 2018 at 11:38 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index continued to trade near 3 ½ -month highs reached yesterday in the early European session on Thursday as the 10-year Treasury yields remained above 3.0% for the first time in four-years, last seen at 3.02%. Dollar/yen retained strength above the 109 key-level, with easing geopolitical and trade tensions supporting the pair as well, but was slightly down on the day at 109.28 (-0.12%). Euro/dollar, posted limited gains ahead of [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar receives further boost from US Treasury yields

Posted on April 25, 2018 at 10:48 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX:  The dollar continued to receive love from US Treasury yields, with the 10-year note spiking to a fresh 3-year high of 3.02% during the early European afternoon, underpinned by concerns of rising inflation and increasing debt supply. Easing trade tensions also lifted investors’ confidence in the currency after the US President admitted on Tuesday that China and the US “have got a very good chance at making a deal”. In the [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro holds weak; US consumer confidence in focus

Posted on April 24, 2018 at 11:16 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar index was consolidating around 91.00 in the early European afternoon, its highest level reached since mid of January despite 10-year US Treasury yields retreating further below the 3.0%. Easing geopolitical and trade tensions were also supportive to the greenback as safe-havens continued to lose attractiveness, with dollar/yen crawling slightly up to a fresh 2 ½-month high of 108.90. On the other hand, euro/dollar was struggling at two-month lows, last seen [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar posts fresh high as long-term Treasury yields flirt with 3.0%; European stocks down

Posted on April 23, 2018 at 11:43 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar picked up speed as the 10-year US Treasury yield continued to trend near 3.0%, the highest since early 2014, underpinned by concerns that increasing oil prices could spread inflationary pressures, while a rise in US debt issuance was also supportive for the jump in yields. Besides that, Saturday’s news out of North Korea increased appetite for riskier investments. The North Korean leader said that he would suspend nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles tests ahead of a crucial meeting with [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro under pressure; Canadian CPI pending

Posted on April 20, 2018 at 11:47 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets:  FOREX: The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength versus six major currencies, was up, standing at 90.14 (+0.22%). Dollar/yen managed to pick up speed, rising to 107.66 (+0.28%), boosted by the strong rally in US treasury yields. Pound/dollar was flirting with two-week lows, last seen at 1.4060 (-0.20%) following a deep fall yesterday immediately after the BoE Governor, Mark Carney, signaled that the central bank may not rush to raise interest rates in [..]

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European Open Preview – BoE’s Carney slams the pound; Canadian inflation & retail sales eyed

Posted on April 20, 2018 at 7:48 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is practically unchanged on Friday, after it posted solid gains earlier on Thursday on the back of rising US Treasury yields. Sterling/dollar was 0.3% lower, with the British pound extending the losses it posted yesterday, after BoE Governor Mark Carney hinted that a rate hike in May is not actually a done-deal. STOCKS: US markets closed lower, pressured by a notable rise in longer-term US bond yields, something that usually [..]

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US Open Preview – Oil bulls unlock fresh three-year highs

Posted on April 19, 2018 at 11:11 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Sterling tumbled to a five-day low against the greenback (-0.06%) on Thursday during the early European afternoon as UK retail sales recorded their biggest fall in a year. This follows a strong sell-off on Wednesday when the UK CPI dropped surprisingly to one-year lows, raising doubts on whether the Bank of England will proceed with further rate increases after next month’s widely anticipated rate hike. Dollar/yen was moving slightly higher by 0.13% on the day, last trading [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound takes a knock after CPI miss; BoC rate decision next

Posted on April 18, 2018 at 10:48 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar traded higher against the Japanese yen by 0.28% during the early European afternoon as risk-off sentiment continued to ease while encouraging data out of the US on Tuesday increased confidence on the US economy even further. Sterling plummeted near to a one-week trough of 1.4172 (-0.73%) versus the greenback today after UK CPI figures missed expectations, falling to one-year lows. The yearly Eurozone CPI (second estimate) also ticked below [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound erases gains as wage growth disappoints

Posted on April 17, 2018 at 11:46 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Sterling extended yesterday’s rally towards a 22-month high of 1.4375 early today, its highest level since Britain voted to leave the European Union. However, after a disappointing wage growth print today, cable lost ground falling to 1.4315 (-0.14%) despite the unemployment rate inching down to a new 42-year low of 4.2% in February. Dollar/yen was slowly recovering losses made after Trump accused Russia and China of devaluating their currencies, something seen as indicating [..]

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US Open Preview – Pound in bullish mode despite Syria strikes; US retail sales pending

Posted on April 16, 2018 at 11:36 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The dollar was struggling to gain ground during the early European afternoon against the Japanese yen (-0.11%) ahead of the US retail sales released later in the day. The yen was making a comeback during today’s European session as geopolitical risks were hanging in the background following Saturday’s military attack in Syria conducted by the US, France, and Britain, though the negative market reaction has been muted so far. It is worth mentioning that [..]

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