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US Open Preview – Pound jumps on retail sales; euro gains ahead of ECB meeting minutes

Posted on May 24, 2018 at 11:23 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar lost more momentum after the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting were seen as dovish and the US President Donald Trump raised the prospect of new tariffs on imported cars similar to those introduced on steel and aluminum in March. Dollar/yen traded lower by 0.31% on Thursday, posting a 10-day low of 109.32. The US dollar index stepped back to 93.72 from its five-month high (-0.29%). Euro/dollar edged higher by 0.26%, following the pullback [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar advance halted by Fed signals; UK retail sales and ECB minutes in focus

Posted on May 24, 2018 at 7:47 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is down by 0.1% on Thursday, after the Fed minutes downplayed expectations for three more rate increases this year. Note though, that the index touched its highest level for 2018 yesterday, before the minutes triggered a pullback. The yen continued to advance, while both the euro and sterling retreated following soft economic data. STOCKS: Wall Street closed higher yesterday despite signals from the White House that more tariffs [..]

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Special Report – Emerging markets rattled by strong dollar; Will the Fed take note?

Posted on May 23, 2018 at 3:05 pm GMT

A stronger US currency may have brought a smile to the face of policymakers in Japan and the Eurozone, as their export-reliant economies stand to benefit from a weaker exchange rate, but the dollar rally of the past month has generated unwelcome volatility for emerging market (EM) currencies, raising concerns of a new EM crisis. Emerging market currencies have been making the headlines in recent weeks, particularly the Argentine peso and the Turkish lira, which have been repeatedly hitting record [..]

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US Open Preview – Data misses push euro, pound lower; FOMC meeting minutes ahead

Posted on May 23, 2018 at 11:51 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The spur from optimism in US-China trade talk was weakened quickly today and the markets are trading lower. The Japanese yen surged broadly today and was trading as the strongest one against major currencies. Dollar/yen plunged by 1.12%, slipping below the 110.00 handle ahead of the FOMC minutes later in the day. However, the US dollar index moved higher by 0.27%, approaching again the 5-month high of 93.94. The Euro edged sharply lower by 1.58% versus the [..]

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Technical Analysis – USDTRY touches new all-time high; strong bullish bias remains in place

Posted on May 23, 2018 at 11:31 am GMT

USDTRY surged to break yet another all-time high on Wednesday, at 4.9270, before it pulled back somewhat towards the 4.8500 area. The pair is set to complete its fourth straight week of advances, and while it may correct slightly lower in the next days since the latest up-move seems a little overextended, the broader bias remains convincingly bullish. Taking a look at momentum oscillators, the RSI – although already in overbought territory – continues to point to the upside, detecting [..]

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European Open Preview – Trump’s trade remarks sap risk appetite; EZ PMIs, UK CPI and Fed minutes on the horizon

Posted on May 23, 2018 at 7:55 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is 0.1% higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of the minutes from the May Fed meeting, building on the modest gains it posted yesterday. Meanwhile, the Japanese yen rebounded yesterday and is on the front foot today, advancing 0.5% against the dollar and 0.6% versus the euro, as some “pessimistic” comments from US President Trump on trade dispelled expectations that the recent negotiations had borne fruit. STOCKS: [..]

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US Open Preview – Euro falls down the stairs amid political risks

Posted on May 21, 2018 at 11:31 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar advanced considerably versus the Japanese yen on Monday (+0.46%) after the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that the US trade war with China is “on hold”. Dollar/yen created a fresh 4-month high at 111.38, while the US dollar index added 0.31% to its performance, creating a 5-month high at 94.05. Pound/dollar plunged to a 5-month low of 1.3394 (-0.46%) ahead of key data this week which [..]

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Special Report – Is there an end in sight to the Turkish lira’s freefall?

Posted on May 18, 2018 at 12:38 pm GMT

The Turkish lira has continued to plummet so far in 2018, sinking to fresh all-time lows as a worrisome cocktail of economic developments diminished demand for Turkish assets. While a potential rate hike by the central bank may help to ease the selling pressure or even trigger a short-term rebound – for the lira’s decade-long downtrend to truly reverse, it may require much more comprehensive reforms outside the scope of monetary policy. To say that the Turkish lira is in [..]

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US Open Preview – Dollar index peaks at fresh 5-month highs on rising Treasury yields

Posted on May 16, 2018 at 11:30 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar pared some of Tuesday’s gains that were posted after a rally in US treasury yields; 10-year Treasury yields hit as high as 3.095, the highest since 2011. Dollar/yen retreated by 0.18% after it marked a new 3-month high of 110.44 on yesterday’s US session. The US dollar index was moving higher on Wednesday by 0.25%, peaking at a fresh five-month high of 93.45. Eurozone’s inflation rate remained unchanged at [..]

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European Open Preview – Dollar rally gets a second wind, buoyed by rising Treasury yields

Posted on May 16, 2018 at 7:49 am GMT

Here are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index is higher on Wednesday but by less than 0.1%, extending the notable gains it posted yesterday, when it advanced against all major currencies. Solid US retail sales data pushed the yields of longer-term US bonds to fresh multi-year highs, breathing a second wind into the dollar’s latest rally. STOCKS: Major US indices tumbled yesterday, as the renewed rise in US yields sapped demand for stocks. Rising borrowing costs could [..]

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