GBP/USD: Pound Eases on Weak Data, Firmer Dollar
Cable holds in red on Tuesday, as dollar rose on month-end demand, while weaker than expected UK mortgage approvals data added to negative near-term tone. Traders also worry that soaring inflation may significantly hurt consumer demand that would further pressure...
Euro Dips Despite Record Inflation, Dollar Recovering
Euro is trading broadly lower today even though inflation high another record high. The common currency and European indexes are somewhat weighed down by EU’s decision to ban two-thirds of Russian oil imports immediately. Dollar is rebounding following some risk...
Euro Strength Accelerates ahead of EU Inflation Data
The euro continued rallying ahead of key economic data from the euro area. Eurostat will publish the flash consumer inflation data from the bloc. Analysts expect the data to show that the headline CPI rose from 7.4% to 7.7%, which...
AUDUSD’s Sturdy Two-Week Rally Tries to Keep Pace
AUDUSD is starting to ease from the upper Bollinger band that is around the 0.7200 hurdle, after recent price action, which was glued to the upper Bollinger band, hiked the price above the falling 200-period simple moving average (SMA). The...
NZ Dollar Shines as US Dollar Retreats
The New Zealand dollar continues to take advantage of US dollar weakness. NZD/USD posted sharp gains last week, climbing 2.01%. Will Business Confidence improve? The week kicks off with ANZ Business Confidence, which has been in deep-freeze for months. The...
Risk-on Sentiment Back, Dollar Decline Continues
Markets are generally in risk-on mode in Asian session today, with rallies in major indexes, oil prices and cryptos. Dollar is extending recent correction and would likely continue further. Yen and Swiss Franc are the next weakest. On the other...
Forex and Crytopcurrencies Forecasts
EUR/USD: Fed’s “Boring” FOMC Protocol The DXY dollar index hit a multi-year high of 105.05 on Friday, May 13, after a six-week rise. The last time it climbed this high was 20 years ago. However, a reversal followed, and it...
Dollar Extended Correction as Stocks Rebound Finally Started
Dollar’s correction continued last week and ended as the worst performer. Late rebound in stocks and extended correction in treasury yields are both weighing on the greenback. Yen followed as the second weakest, mainly on risk-on sentiment. On the other...
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Signs of a Slowdown Begin to Emerge
Summary United States: Signs of a Slowdown Begin to Emerge April brought a steep 16.6% decline in new home sales and a 3.9% drop in pending home sales, the latest signs the housing market is cooling down amid sharply higher...
The Weekly Bottom Line: Bank of Canada Still on Track for Rate Hike
U.S. Highlights The second estimate of U.S. GDP growth confirmed that the economy contracted in the first quarter of the year, pulling back by 1.5% relative to the 1.4% reported previously. The housing market continued to show signs of buyer...