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US Open Preview – Trade risks elevate the yen; European stocks tumble

Posted on June 25, 2018 at 11:35 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: During Monday’s trading session, the dollar was moving lower by 0.47% against the Japanese yen after the US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to impose a 20% tariff on cars imported from the EU. The dollar index though, which tracks the strength of the greenback against six major currencies, managed to climb to 94.58 (+0.08%) as the euro and the pound remained under pressure. Euro/dollar slipped by 0.06% from an intra-day high of 1.1673 to 1.1649. Euro/yen was also [..]

US Open Preview – Oil stays bullish as OPEC seen near agreement; Euro cheers on upbeat PMIs

Posted on June 22, 2018 at 11:59 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Dollar/yen was posting moderate gains on Friday, inching up to 110.14 (+0.14%) as uncertainties around US-Chinese trade relations were still high. The two giant world exporting economies exchanged additional threats of import tariff measures this week, with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce characterizing US trade protectionism on Friday as “self-defeating and a symptom of paranoid delusions”. The dollar index was down for the second day, last seen at 94.62 (-0.12%) as the euro and the pound remained [..]

US Open Preview – Pound posts fresh lows ahead of BoE rate decision; oil tumbles

Posted on June 21, 2018 at 10:57 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Dollar/yen lacked direction for a third day, moving sideways around 110.40 (+0.05%), while the dollar index hit a fresh 11-month high at 95.52 (%?), advancing on the back of a weaker euro and pound. Earlier in the day, US 10-year government bond yields had spiked to a 1-week high of 2.95% but they soon returned to 2.91%. Euro/dollar was in pain as trade uncertainties remained in the air, while in Italy, Eurosceptic Alberto Bagnai, was appointed as the [..]

US Open Preview – Sterling ticks down to fresh 7-month lows ahead of Parliamentary vote

Posted on June 20, 2018 at 11:55 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: In the absence of key data releases, the dollar was trading flat against the safe-haven yen at 110.04 , while the dollar index was also steady at 95.07 as investors were eagerly waiting to see how the tit-for-tat game between China and the US will evolve. The euro continued to struggle for the second day, changing hands lower at 1.1557 (-0.26%), with the European Commission giving its final approval for tariffs to be imposed on imported US goods worth [..]

US Open Preview – Euro slips again as dovish Draghi reiterates conditional QE end

Posted on June 19, 2018 at 11:46 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: During the early European afternoon, the dollar was pushing hard to recover losses made on the face of rising trade uncertainties as the US President was looking to impose additional trade tariffs on China, with dollar/yen inching up to 109.87 but remaining down on the day (-0.67%). The dollar index, though, which tracks the strength of the greenback against six major currencies managed to jump to an 11-month high of 95.26 (+0.47%) [..]

US Open Preview – Trade fears keep market bears around

Posted on June 18, 2018 at 11:41 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: A trade war between the US and China, which could harm global trade, got nasty on Friday when China decided to apply a 25% tariff on several US imports (taking effect on July 6) as a response to an extra 25% tariff imposed by Washington on Chinese imports on the same day. Investors turned more cautious thereafter, pushing dollar/yen down to 110.45 (-0.19%) on Monday, while the dollar index which gauges the [..]

US Open Preview – Euro posts modest gains but set for weekly loss; Trump to finalize list of targeted Chinese goods

Posted on June 15, 2018 at 12:01 pm GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The euro edged higher by 0.26% versus the US dollar on Friday but was set to post its biggest weekly loss in 19 months after the European Central Bank (ECB) signaled it will keep rates at record lows until late 2019, pushing euro/dollar down by more than 250 pips at one point on Thursday. Meanwhile, Eurozone’s final CPI readings for May were in lie with preliminary estimates, with ECB member, Ewald Nowotny, saying that the central bank’s inflation target of just [..]

European Open Preview – ECB announces QE end, but dovish on hikes; trade developments eyed

Posted on June 15, 2018 at 7:50 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is up by almost 0.25% on Friday, touching a fresh 7-month high and extending the spectacular gains it posted yesterday as the currency with the heaviest weight in the index – the euro – collapsed after the ECB policy decision (see below). The yen was on the back foot as well, falling by 0.2% versus the dollar, after the BoJ downgraded its inflation view at its own policy [..]

US Open Preview – Euro bulls run higher ahead of ECB rate decision; BoJ policy meeting eyed too

Posted on June 14, 2018 at 11:33 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The focus turns to the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision and press conference a bit later on Thursday, with euro/dollar picking up by 0.31% before the meeting. The US dollar dived back from 3-week highs against the Japanese yen on Wednesday, erasing previous gains made after the Fed signaled two more rate hikes this year, bringing the total number of rises to four from the three previously thought. The FOMC raised the Fed funds [..]

US Open Preview – Dollar hits fresh 3-week highs ahead of FOMC rate decision

Posted on June 13, 2018 at 11:51 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: Sterling dipped towards a 1-week low of 1.3310 against the US dollar on Wednesday (-0.20%) after CPI figures out of the UK missed slightly expectations on a yearly basis, coming at 2.4% instead of 2.5% analysts forecasted. Dollar/yen reached a 3-week high of 110.71 (0.15%) before the two-day FOMC policy meeting concludes later today, which will give hints on how many more rate hikes are in the Fed’s radar. The dollar index, which measures the dollar’s [..]

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