Dollar, Yen and Franc in Three-Horse Race as Risk Aversion Intensifies
Selloff in commodity currencies intensifies today as risk sentiment turn sour again. Major European indexes are all in deep red while US futures point to lower open. Yen, Swiss Franc and Dollar are taking turns to be the strongest one...
Dollar Rises Again on Risk Aversion, Aussie Weak after Job Report
Dollar rises broadly again risk sentiment turned sour again. While Yen and Swiss Franc are still firm elsewhere, the greenback has overtaken their top position for the week. Meanwhile, commodity currencies remain the worst performing ones, as led by New...
Dollar Digests Gains, Canadian Dollar Recovers Mildly after CPI
Canadian Dollar rises mildly in early US session after stronger than expected consumer inflation reading. But strength of the Loonie is related limited. It remains one of the worst performing for the week, just next to Australian and New Zealand...
Kiwi Jitters after RBNZ Stands Pat, Euro Weakening
Commodity currencies recover mildly in Asian session but remain the worst performing ones for the week. Markets seemed to have priced in RBNZ standing pat well already. New Zealand Dollar recovered very quickly after initial spike following the announcement. On...
Risk-Off Sentiment Supports Swiss Franc, Yen and Dollar
Souring risk sentiment continues to support Swiss Franc and Yen today, while Dollar is also trying to catch up. Commodity currencies are still the weakest ones. In particular, New Zealand Dollar tumbles on talks that RBNZ could refrain from delivering...
Aussie Stays Weak after RBA Minutes, Same as Other Commodity Currencies
Commodity currencies remained generally pressured in Asian session today. While DOW and S&P 500 managed to reverse initial losses to close at new record highs, there is no follow through risk-on sentiment in Asia. Canadian Dollar is additionally weighed down...
Swiss Franc and Yen Rise as Markets Turn to Risk-Off Mode
Risk aversion is a main theme today, on situation in Afghanistan, poor China data, and spread of Delta virus. Yen and Swiss Franc rise broadly, and to a lesser extent followed by Dollar. Commodity currencies are all in red, in...
Yen Rises on Weak China Data, Strong Delta Spread
Yen rises broadly in Asian session on a couple of risk off factor, all linked to the pandemic. The set of weaker than expected data from China suggested that recovery is losing much momentum as the coronavirus is back. Japan...
Slowing Core Inflation, Deteriorating Consumer Sentiment, and Split Fed
It’s all about the consumers. After slowing core inflation and sharp deterioration in sentiment, Dollar took a steep dive towards the end of the week. Markets are suddenly less sure about a tapering announcement by Fed in September, not to...
EUR/USD Rebounds ahead of Weekend, Confirming Short Term Bottoming?
Euro and Swiss Franc rise broadly as the markets are approaching the weekly close. On the other hand, Canadian Dollar is reversing some of this week’s gains, while Dollar is following as second weakest for the day. As for the...