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Daily Market Comment – Biden infrastructure plan gets lukewarm reception, dollar steady

Posted on April 1, 2021 at 9:12 am GMT

Biden unveils $2.3 trillion in infrastructure spending, but much of it already priced in Stocks edge up after mixed day on Wall Street, Treasury yields hold steady Dollar maintains gains, euro weighed by French lockdown, aussie crumbles Gold gets quarter-end boost, oil eyes OPEC+ decision Biden announces tax-and-spend plans US President Joe Biden outlined his much-awaited plan on boosting infrastructure across America on Wednesday, unveiling a $2.25 trillion package that looks set to divide Congress. Biden’s ambitious policies include billions [..]

US Open Note – Stocks freeze, dollar flashes green and oil stabilizes

Posted on March 31, 2021 at 1:07 pm GMT

Risk-off tone ahead of US employment data and Biden’s stimulus speech Markets today appear withdrawn and seem to be conveying a sense of calm before the storm as investors anxiously await the US ADP employment results and the details of the next stimulus from President Joe Biden. The fairly muted risk appetite in stocks has benefited the greenback, providing it with some traction after it temporarily lost its dominance, plunging from today’s high of 93.44 as the European trading session [..]

US Open Note – Stocks pull back, dollar dominates, gold melts and oil falls

Posted on March 30, 2021 at 2:10 pm GMT

Stocks dip, dollar powers up, stimulus lifts yields The king dollar seems to be quite comfortable on the throne today as a risk-off tone is taking shape in markets. The dollar index soared today to 93.20, pulling with it the swissie to 0.9425 francs per dollar and the yen to 110.38 per dollar. The rise in Treasury yields due to anticipated new fiscal stimulus has hindered stocks and boosted the dollar. Further fuel to this dollar fire transpires from positive [..]

US Open Note – Oil recovers; US stocks and dollar ease

Posted on March 29, 2021 at 12:46 pm GMT

Oil rises after negative open The focus of the day is the modest recovery in oil, which is flirting with the $61/per barrel level, after the episode in the Suez Canal. There is no clarity yet of when traffic in the canal will restart. At least 450 ships are thought to be waiting or heading towards the waterway. Traders may next turn their attention on the OPEC+ meeting later this week when major producers are expected to keep output levels [..]

Daily Market Comment – Equities bounce back, dollar holds firm, euro steadier

Posted on March 26, 2021 at 10:14 am GMT

Mood brightens after Wall Street posts late rebound but risks from quarter-end flows Dollar slightly off highs, euro barely recovers as EU leaders clash over vaccines Aussie and kiwi lead gainers, oil jumps again as Suez Canal blockage could last weeks Stocks head higher as traders focus on US recovery World stocks look set to end a turbulent week on a more positive note after upbeat news on the US economy fuelled a late rally on Wall Street on Thursday. [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks falter, dollar surges amid lockdown gloom, US tax hike talk

Posted on March 24, 2021 at 10:08 am GMT

Risk aversion enters full gear as Yellen’s tax hike signals and European lockdowns sap sentiment Dollar climbs to 4-month high, yen surges too, bond yields slip further amid flight to safety Stocks slide deeper into the red but Wall Street futures point to a brighter start today Mood sours further on lockdown and tax hike fears Traders continued to rush into safe havens while dumping risk assets on Wednesday as a synchronized global recovery looked increasingly doubtful, prompting many investors [..]

US Open Note – Stocks and gold steady, dollar reveals brawn, oil slips

Posted on March 23, 2021 at 2:08 pm GMT

Stocks find footing, dollar takes throne, Chair Powell eyed Stocks halted earlier Asian losses and are stabilizing somewhat, emanating subdued risk sentiment, ahead of Chair Powell’s forthcoming testimony and a number of FOMC member speeches. Markets remain manoeuvred by rising yields and COVID-19 related-barriers and worries, as the inflation narrative has taken the back seat. Nevertheless, the dollar’s attractiveness may soon elevate further, if President Biden’s administration manages to bring to fruition another $3 trillion of infrastructure spending. The dollar [..]

Daily Market Comment – Lira crashes after Erdogan sacks CB chief; yen climbs, stocks struggle

Posted on March 22, 2021 at 9:41 am GMT

Turkish lira plummets by 13% after Turkey’s president fires hawkish central bank head Surprise move causes jitters in financial markets, boosts safe havens like yen and dollar Aussie leads the losers, euro and pound slip too amid growing UK-EU vaccine row Lira plunges to 4-month low amid fresh crisis Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to last week’s bigger-than-expected rate hike by the country’s central bank by ousting its governor, Naci Agbal, in a shock move late on Friday. The [..]

US Open Note – Dollar steady, US futures struggle and euro slips

Posted on March 19, 2021 at 1:29 pm GMT

Dollar in horizontal mode; euro below 1.19 A quiet day is on the cards, as reflected in forex and stock markets, with the US dollar moving slightly lower versus the Japanese yen below 109.00, while the dollar index is hovering above the 50- and 100-day simple moving averages (SMAs). Euro/dollar has slipped below the 1.1900 handle and is trying to break to the downside the nine-month ascending channel. Pound/dollar is moving with weak momentum while euro/pound is climbing above the [..]

US Open Note – US futures slip, dollar edges up and pound eases after BoE decision

Posted on March 18, 2021 at 1:32 pm GMT

Dollar points up again; Pound eases after BoE decision Thursday brought some mild risk-on trading back on the surface after the release of the Bank of England (BoE) decision, which comes hot on the heels of the Fed’s dovish statement yesterday. The US dollar moved broadly higher as the euro/dollar fell to around 1.1925, below the 200-day SMA, while cable is declining slightly after the dovish Bank of England (BoE) decision to hold interest rates at a record low of 0.1%. Policymakers mentioned that UK GDP is anticipated recover during 2021 to achieve reach pre-coronavirus levels, [..]

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