Canadian and US Dollars are both trading as the weakest ones today, after release of job data. US initial claims stood over 6m level for the second week while Canada lost more than 1m jobs in March. Meanwhile, Australian Dollar is trading as the strongest one, following higher stock...
Markets are steadily mixed in Asian session today. US stocks rose notably overnight but major indices actually closed below Tuesday's highs. No apparent follow through risk-on in seen in Asia too. Overall, Yen and Dollar remain the weakest ones for the week. Australian Dollar leads commodity currencies higher. Major...
Global markets lack a clear direction today. European stocks are generally lower for the moment after EU failed to agree on coronavirus rescue stimulus. But US futures point to higher open. In the currency markets, Sterling is the strongest one for now as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said...
Dollar recovers mildly today as stock rebound somewhat lost momentum. In particular, DOW closed lower after gaining nearly 1000 pts overnight. Asian markets turned mixed despite rally in Nikkei. Investors could be awaiting the results of OPEC++ decision on production cuts before taking another move. Yen is following Dollar...
Global stock market rebound continues today on optimism the world is finally seeing the coronavirus curve flattening. As US futures point to another day of high open, current rebound is starting to look sustainable. In the currency markets, Australian Dollar continues to lead the way higher, followed by New...
Australian dollar jumps broadly today after RBA kept monetary policies unchanged as widely expected. Aussie is additionally helped by the strong rally in US stocks overnight, even though the rise in Asia markets is relatively muted. Also, China, the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, is set to end the...
Global stocks strength in general as major coronavirus epicenters seem to be starting to flatten the curve. It's reported that Germany is even planning for lockdown exit. However, it remains uncertain when this coronavirus pandemic is going to end, and the world would return to normal. Risk in second...
Asian markets are trading up mildly as the week starts, after coronavirus deaths in New York State fell for the first time. Italy also reported the fewest deaths in more than two weeks. However, investors remain cautious as it's still almost impossible to forecast the full impact of the...
The financial markets didn't start the second quarter with a bang even though coronavirus pandemic carried on. Globally, confirmed cases surged through 1.1m level but that's now more of an indication of the speed of tests. Death toll, on the other hand, remains worrying as it broke 60k handle...
While the US continues to post scary job numbers, the markets couldn't care less. Investors know the numbers would be bad and it doesn't matter how bad they are. The point is, there has to be an end to the coronavirus pandemic, which originated from China. Otherwise, the economy...
Dollar is currently trading as the strongest one for the week, followed by Yen. On the other hand, Euro and Swiss Franc are both the weakest ones for now. Overall sentiments in the market are mildly risk averse but there is no committed move. Oil price was given a...
It seems that the markets are not having a clue on what to do next. While US initial jobless claims doubled to 6.6m, reactions are rather muted. DOW futures are staying positive for now, while European indices are mixed. Dollar seems to be picking up some buying after the...
US stocks suffered the worst start to a quarter in history overnight. But Asian markets are generally steady after initial weakness. Other markets are generally stuck in familiar range. Dollar and Yen remain the strongest one for the week but there is still no clear follow through buying. Oil...
Dollar and Yen are trading as the stronger ones today as risk aversion seems to be coming back as another quarter starts. Commodity currencies are thew weakest ones as led by Canadian Dollar for now. Private job data from the US were not as bad as expected. But just...
Markets are starting another with rather quiet mood. Some economic data might be not as bad as expected, but they're giving no lift to sentiments. Dollar attempted for a rebound overnight but there was apparently no follow through buying. Gold's dip was a positive sign for the greenback but...
Markets continue to staying in tight range today as consolidations continue. There is still no end in sight regarding the coronavirus pandemic, with confirmed cases breaking 800k handle, and deaths above 39k. Movements in the major stock indexes are mild based on recent standard. WTI crude oil is back...
Markets are generally directionless in Asian session today. Strong rebound in China PMIs somewhat fails to lift sentiments. As the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, China could be the first country to come out of it. Yet, one month of data is insufficient to confirm recovery, as the world...
Global financial markets are generally quiet today. Stocks quickly pared back some of initial losses even though major indices are staying in red. US futures suggest that there is no clear direction for now. Dollar recovers generally and appears to be gathering momentum entering into US session. Yen, Swiss...
Asian markets open the week generally lower as there is no sign of even a slowdown in coronavirus pandemic. The US has also given up hope for returning to normal by Easter. Yen strengthens generally, followed by Dollar. Meanwhile, Sterling and Euro are giving up some gains. Movements in...
While the coronavirus pandemic continued to worsen globally, investor sentiment somewhat stabilized after governments and central banks rushed to push out tighter lockdown measures, fiscal stimulus and monetary easing. Dollar suffered massive selling on easing risk aversion, improving funding conditions, as well as Fed's QE infinity. Canadian Dollar ended...