Dollar and Yen Rebounds, Following Mixed Stocks and Sliding Yields
Yen and Dollar surged strongly overnight, but lost some momentum after on stocks recovered from initial steep selloff. Both are still firm with Asian markets in risk aversion mode. Canadian Dollar is currently the worst performing for the week, followed...
Euro Drops after Germany ZEW, Kiwi and Aussie Maintains Gain
Euro drops broadly today following sharp decline in Germany ZEW economic sentiment. Swiss Franc is following down closely too. On the other hand, New Zealand Dollar remains the strongest on RBNZ rate speculations while Australian Dollar follows as support by...
Kiwi Surges on RBNZ Hike Talks, Aussie Firm after RBA
New Zealand Dollar is the star winner in Asian session today on RBNZ rate speculations. The Kiwi has taken Aussie higher today, but the latter lost some steam after unsurprising RBA policy decision. Though, Aussie is still maintaining most of...
Euro Shrugs Strong Investor Confidence, Markets in Subdued Holiday Trading
Overall, the forex markets are relatively mixed today and trading will probably continue to be subdued with US on holiday. Sterling is currently the stronger one, followed by Yen and Aussie. Canadian is the weakest, followed by Kiwi and then...
Markets Shrug Weak China Services Data, Euro Soft ahead of Investor Confidence
Dollar and Yen recover some ground in mixed Asian session today. Stocks in Japan and Hong Kong are slightly down by China and Singapore are steady. Much weaker than expected services data from China triggered little reactions. Swiss Franc is...
Focus Might Turns to Euro Selling While Dollar Rally Capped by Strong Risk Appetite
Dollar ended as the strongest one last week but Friday’s steel fall after solid non-farm payroll job reports suggests that it’s rally is already losing steam. It’s still a bit early to call a bearish reversal for the greenback. Yet,...
Dollar Struggles to Ride on Strong NFP, Retreating Mildly
Dollar struggles to ride on stronger than expected non-farm payroll growth, and it’s indeed retreating notably in early US session. Stocks are also not too enthusiastic so far, with DOW futures up only around 0.2% at the time of writing....
Dollar Resuming Rally as Focus Turns to Non-Farm Payrolls
Dollar’s rally resumes after brief consolidation as focus now turns to non-farm payroll report. While some Fed officials might sound optimistic on their expectation on tapering later this year, it’s certain that Fed won’t move unless upbeat outlook is realized...
Dollar Soars Against Yen, But Retreats Elsewhere
Dollar surges sharply against Yen today and maintains gain after better than expected job data. Though, the greenback is retreating mildly against other major currencies, as traders are probably lightening up their positions first ahead of tomorrow’s non-farm payrolls. Comments...
Dollar Rally Taking Shape One Step at a Time
Dollar’s rally continues to make progress, one step at a time. Solid job report overnight helped lift the greenback through near term resistance against Euro and Yen. Nevertheless, reaction in stocks were subdued. Focus will now turn to ISM manufacturing...