Market Overview
Yen Crosses Accelerating Upward on Persistent Rally in Treasury Yields
Strong rally in treasury yields is currently the main theme driving the markets. On the back on hawkish Fed rhetorics, 2-year yield rose to 18-month high, above 0.3%. Benchmark 10-year yield also breaks above 1.5% handle. Yen is currently the worst performing one, with persistent selling pressure. Euro and...
Dollar Mildly Higher after Durable Goods Orders, Sterling Advancing in Crosses
Dollar trades mildly higher in early US session, lifted by stronger than expected durable goods orders data. But it's being overwhelmed by both Sterling and Aussie. Commodity currencies are firmer on "stable" market sentiment, but there is no follow through buy yet, including Canadian Dollar. On the other hand,...
Canadian Dollar Rises Together With Oil, Euro Shrugs German Election
Canadian Dollar leads commodity currencies higher in Asian session, with help from extended rally in oil price. Overall sentiment is mixed though and Yen is trying to pare back some of last week's losses. Some weakness in seen in both European majors and Dollar but movements in respective pairs...
Yen Dropped Broadly as Treasury Yields Jumped on Hawkish Fed
Yen's fortune reversed last week as US treasury yields accelerate up after hawkish FOMC meeting and projections. US stocks also display strong resilience and closed generally higher, reversing prior losses. Sterling, on the other hand, shrugged off hawkish BoE voting and ended as second weakest. Aussie and Kiwi were...
Yen Dives as Market Sentiment Turned Bullish, USD/JPY Pressing 110.44 Resistance
Market sentiment took a big turn overnight with strong rally in US indexes. Nikkei follows in Asia and reclaimed 30k handle, but other Asian markets are soft. Yen dropped notably following return of risk appetite while Dollar also weakened. On the other hand, commodity currencies rebounded notably. Yen is...
Sterling Rebounds on Hawkish BoE Surprise, Risk Sentiments Improved
Sterling rebounds strongly after two BoE MPC member voted for tapering. Also, recent developments strengthened the case of modest tightening. Commodity currencies are also firmer following mild rebound in the stock markets. On the other hand, Yen, Swiss Franc and Dollar turned softer on improvement overall risk sentiment. But...
Markets Responded Positively to FOMC, Sterling Stays Soft ahead of BoE
Dollar initially dipped after FOMC overnight, but quickly found its footing. Overall market reaction was positive, but insufficient to alter the near term outlook. Sterling remains the worst performing one for the week while Swiss Franc is the strongest. Both will look into BoE and SNB policy decision today....
Sterling Staying in Selloff Mode, Quiet Markets Await Fed
Trading in the forex markets is rather subdued today, as FOMC policy decision, dot plot and economic projections are awaited. The markets could come back to live if there are some hawkish twists in Fed's projections. For now, Sterling is staying in selloff mode, even though momentum diminished a...
Markets Turned Cautious ahead of FOMC, Hawkish Surprise Possible
Markets have turned quiet today as focus is shifted to FOMC policy decisions. While a tapering announcement is highly unlikely, there are still prospects of hawkish surprises in the dot plot and the economic projections. In the currency markets, Sterling is currently the worst performing one for the week,...
Swiss Franc Jumps While Risk Aversion Eased
Risk aversion seems to have eased a bit today, with recoveries seen in European markets and US futures. Yen and Dollar have both turned into sideway consolidations. But no clear support is seen in Aussie and New Zealand, as both remain under pressured. Meanwhile, Swiss Franc and Canadian Dollar...
Sentiments Stabilized after Selloff, Downside Prospect for Weak Sterling
Risk sentiment appears to have stabilized in Asia a bit. The steep fall in Nikkei was just a post-holiday catch up. Yen and Swiss Franc are digesting gains but remain the strongest for the week. Sterling is indeed the worst performing so far, worse than even commodity currencies. Selling...
Yen Accelerates Further as China Fear Spreads, Dow to Press Key Support
Markets are generally in deep risk-off mode today, as China property fears spread from Hong Kong stocks to European to US. Yen remains the strongest one as rally extends, which Swiss Franc is trying to catch up. Dollar is is losing some ground but stays much better than others....
Yen Surges as Hong Kong Stocks Accelerate Free Fall
Yen jumps broadly in Asian session today as Hong Kong stocks are accelerating its free fall. Dollar is following as the second strongest for now, and then Swiss Franc. Commodity currencies are naturally the weakest, as led by Australian Dollar, but Sterling is not too far away. Four central...
Dollar and Yen the Runaway Leader on Increasing Risk of Correction in Stocks
Dollar and Yen were the runaway leaders in the forex markets last week. While Fed is not quite likely to announce tapering this week, recent solid data argues that November would finally be the date. Stocks in US and Europe have been losing much upside momentum as central banks...
Swiss Franc and Yen Under Some Selling Pressure ahead of Weekly Close
Swiss Franc and Yen are both under some selling pressure today, following rallying major global treasury yields. Sterling is weighed down by weak retail sales while Euro is not too far away. Dollar is mixed and Canadian and Aussie are the relatively stronger ones. The economic calendar is light...
Sterling Dips after Retail Sales, Yen Reversing Gains in Quiet Markets
Overall markets are relatively quiet today so far. Yen continues to reverse this week's gain as risk sentiment appear to have stabilized. Dollar also softens while Sterling dips mildly after poor retail sales data. On the other hand, commodity currencies are recovering, as lead by Canadian, which is then...
Dollar Surges on Unexpected Strong Rise in Retail Sales
Dollar jumps sharply in after data shows strong rise in retail sales, versus expectation of a decline. The data also raises optimism that it's just the start of resurgence in consumer demand, as the world is exiting the pandemic with fast vaccinations. Canadian Dollar is following closely as the...
Yen Stays Firm on Risk Aversion in Asia, But Dollar Holding on to Support
Yen is trading generally firm today as risk sentiment in Asia is decoupling from that of the US. Nikkei is so far rather resiliently holding above 30k handle, despite slight retreat. But Hong Kong HSI is having another day of heavy selling, breaking to a new low for the...
USD/JPY Presses 109.1 Support as Yen Rally Continues, Strong UK and Canada CPI
Rally in Yen and Swiss Franc dominated trading for most of the day, and it stays firm in early US session. Nevertheless, as sentiment of US traders are not too pessimistic, buying in both slows a little bit. On the other hand, Australia, New Zealand and US Dollars are...
Yen Rising as Sentiment Weighed Down by Poor China Retail Sales
The impact of slowing in US inflation was rather short-lived as major indexes turned red after initial rise. Sentiment is further weighed down by poor retail sales data from China. Yen notably overnight on mild risk-off sentiment while Dollar also regained some ground. On the other hand, Australian and...