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Australian dollar offers a clue on what’s helping to drive market sentiment today
AUDUSD 10 minsAUD/USD is tracking back towards the highs of the day as US equities near the best levels of the day.This pair (and NZD) is leading the rally against the US dollar for the second day and I think that's telling. AUD is often driven by China sentiment and...
USDCHF struggles to break key resistance at 0.8900, faces hurdles ahead
The USDCHF tumbled yesterday, and in the the process fell below a key cluster of support near at 0.8900. At the level is the:100-day moving average50% midpoint of the move up from the July lowNatural support at the levelSwing level from different lows and highs going...
EIA weekly oil inventories +3600K vs +1793K expected
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US weekly oil inventories coming up next, with a twist
US EIA weekly oil data released today will include the new 'transfers to crude supply' series, which should help to cool some of the large swings and unusual numbers in this pair over the past two years.Expectations for today's report Headline crude +1793kDistillates...
USD gains strength, EURUSD and GBPUSD hit new lows as yields rise
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US Sept business inventories +0.4% vs +0.4% expected
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USD/JPY climbs above 151.00. What’s next
USDJPY 10 minsUSD/JPY is at the best levels of the day, up 66 pips to 151.05.The pair was hit with a double-whammy yesterday with a squeeze lower followed by a broad rout in the US dollar. Today, the bulls are beginning to wade back in with Treasury yields up 6-9 bps...
Major US stock indices trading higher to start the day
As the trading gets underway in the US, the major US indices are higher, but off their implied premarket starting levels.A snapshot of the market 11 minutes into the open is showing:Dow industrial average up 86.39 points or 0.25% at 34914.10S&P index up 14.57...
AUDUSD attempts to break key resistance levels but falls short
The AUDUSD buyers took a shot to the upside earlier today, and in the process extended above a swing area high near 0.65228. The price also moved above and away from its 38.2% retracement of 0.65086. The high price reached 0.6542, but rotated back to the downside. The...
US equity futures lose some ground but still positive
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Kickstart your FX trading for November 15 with a look at the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD
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US dollar and Treasury yields climb on stronger US economic data
The US dollar has recovered some of yesterday's steep losses after retail sales and the Empire Fed manufacturing survey were stronger than expected.USD/JPY led the way in a rise to 150.77 from 150.25 while other dollar moves were limited to around 30 pips. The dollar...
Empire Fed November manufacturing index +9.1 vs -2.8 prior
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US October retail sales -0.1% vs -0.3% expected
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US October PPI 1.3% versus 1.9% expected
US ppi dips to 1.3%Prior month 2.2%PPI final demand YoY 1.3% versus 1.9% expectedPPI final demand MoM -0.5% versus 0.1% expectedPPI ex Food and Energy YoY 2.4% versus 2.7% expected. Prior month 2.7%PPI ex Food and Energy MoM 0.0% versus 0.3% expected. Prior month...
US retail sales and PPI are due up next
retail sales control groupGiven that CPI was already released yesterday, PPI is unlikely to be much of a market mover but the retail sales report is an important one. Fed officials have emphasized slowing inflation alone isn't enough to bring prices back to a...
The NZD is the strongest and the GBP is the weakest as the NA session begin
The strongest to weakest of the major currenciesThe NZD is the strongest and the GBP is the weakest as the NA session begins. The USD is mixed with the NZDUSD the biggest mover (up 0.47% - lower USD). The GBPUSD is down -0.27% (higher USD). The US CPI data surprised...
ForexLive European FX news wrap: UK inflation eases, markets await more US data
Headlines:Markets:NZD leads, GBP lags on the dayEuropean equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.4%US 10-year yields up 3 bps to 4.471%Gold up 0.4% to $1,971.34WTI crude down 0.5% to $77.85Bitcoin up 1.% to $36,228There was not much action on the session as traders...
CADJPY Technical Analysis
CADThe BoC left interest rates at 5.00% as expected but remains prepared to raise rates further if needed.BoC Governor Macklem delivered a less hawkish speech in the press conference compared to his previous remarks. The recent Canadian CPI missed expectations across...