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EURJPY: Euro Weakness and Yen Powerlessness
The US Dollar is weaker, after the ADP employment data report lowered the odds of the Fed raising interest rates later in the year. This favoured the Japanese Yen temporarily, although it is too early to conclude that, given that there is still important economic data...
EURUSD Technical Analysis – These levels will be key for the next direction
US:The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher as the economy showed much stronger resilience than expected and the Dot Plot showed that the majority of members still expects another rate hike...
ECB’s Lane: Credit dynamic really has been quite weak
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BOE’s Broadbent: It is an open question on whether there will be more rate hikes
There are clear signs that rate hikes are having an impactBut perhaps it may be that the effect is weaker than in the past or still delayedSees UK inflation reaching target in 2 years' timeThe BOE is in a rather unenviable spot right now. They are starting to move to...
Equities keep more cautious so far on the session
S&P 500 futures are down roughly 0.4% currently, as stocks are adopting a more cautious approach so far in European trading. There's not much to work with as headlines have been few and far between during the session. And the bond market is also looking rather...
Dow Jones Technical Analysis – Watch this resistance on a pullback
The miss in the ADP report yesterday gave the market a bit of relief after a series of strong economic data like Jobless Claims, ISM Manufacturing PMI and Job Openings. The ISM services PMI has also printed bang on expectations, and coupled with the other reports,...
ECB’s Kazimir says believes that last rate hike was the final one
A December rate hike is not a scenario I'd likeWe are on the trajectory of declining inflationIt sure looks like they are done but there is a pattern in their speech if you notice. In trying to signal that they have done enough, they are claiming that they are now on...
UK September construction PMI 45.0 vs 49.9 expected
Prior 50.8The downturn in September is led by a slump in house building as output also saw its steepest decline since May 2020. Adding to that, new orders also suffered its fastest pace of decline in over three years. S&P Global notes that:"Output levels declined...
Market Update – October 5 – Markets try to take a breather, oil slumps
Rebounding from some pivotal, psychological levels, the vast majority of world equity indices rose yesterday, helped by a decrease in yields. Buying in the US intensified in the last minutes of trading led by large-cap techs such as TSLA (+5.93%), MSFT & AMZN....
Germany September construction PMI 39.3 vs 41.5 prior
Prior 41.5This marks the quickest fall in German construction activity in 3½ years as business confidence also plunges to a near-record low. A further slump in demand led to a sharp fall in purchasing activity but at least it did help to ease price pressures. Once...
Dollar steadies as yields inch up a little
The dollar is mostly little changed against the euro and pound while we are seeing USD/JPY recover some poise in a push back to 148.90 levels now, up from the lows near 148.30 in Asia. This comes as 10-year Treasury yields are inching up to 4.75% from around 4.71%...
S&P 500 Technical Analysis – We are at a key level
The miss in the ADP report yesterday gave the market a bit of relief after a series of strong economic data like Jobless Claims, ISM Manufacturing PMI and Job Openings. The ISM services PMI has also printed bang on expectations, and coupled with the other reports,...
Russell 2000 Technical Analysis – Watch what happens around this key support
The miss in the ADP report yesterday gave the market a bit of relief after a series of strong economic data like Jobless Claims, ISM Manufacturing PMI and Job Openings. The ISM services PMI has also printed bang on expectations, and coupled with the other reports,...
Germany August trade balance €16.6 billion vs €15.0 billion expected
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FX option expiries for 5 October 10am New York cut
There are a couple to take note of, as highlighted in bold.That being decent-sized expiries for EUR/USD at 1.0500 and USD/JPY at 149.00. However, I don't really see them as being too significant as trading sentiment is largely dictated by price action in the bond...
Yields come off the boil, US jobs report comes into focus
10-year Treasury yields are now down to 4.71% after hitting a high of 4.88% early yesterday. The 17 bps retreat has been a catalyst for stocks to gather some reprieve and for the US dollar to retreat across the board as well. It's still a volatile mess in broader...
Fed speakers Thursday include Mester, Kashkari, and Barkin
Given the topics it would appear Barkin is most likely to provide market-relevant comments. 1300 GMT / 0900 US Eastern time - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester gives brief opening remarks before the Chicago Payments Symposium hosted by the...
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD slid further
Japan Prime Minister Kishida spoke to unions, said he'd make wage rise surge sustainableECB and Riksbank speakers on Thursday, 5 October 2023Tsunami alert issued for area of Eastern Japan coast after Magnitude 6.6 earthquakeCiti raised its growth forecast for China to...
Japan Prime Minister Kishida spoke to unions, said he’d make wage rise surge sustainable
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida spoke at the convention of Japan’s confederation of labor unions. This is an unusual move for a PM from Kishida's side of the political fence. He's the first PM from the Liberal Democratic Party to speak at the biennial Rengo event...