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Australian Dollar Dives After Poor Employment Data and Risk Off Sentiment

Australian Dollar faced a discernible decline during today's Asian trading session, continuing its broad-based selloff throughout the week. The catalyst behind Aussie's downturn can be traced back to the underwhelming employment figures released from Australia. Additionally, a prevailing risk-averse sentiment, inherited from US markets overnight, further burdened the risk-sensitive...

Dollar Gears Up as Eyes Turn to FOMC Minutes; Sterling Staying Firm

In early US trading sessions, Dollar is showing signs of regaining momentum as market participants eagerly anticipate the release of FOMC minutes from July 25-26 meeting, where a 25bps hike was delivered. Recent comments from Fed officials suggest an increasing divergence in views regarding the need for additional monetary...

Sterling a Touch Higher after UK CPI, Dollar Stays Resilient

In the wake of UK CPI data, Sterling slightly higher, but lacks clear buying momentum. As BoE had anticipated, headline inflation demonstrated pronounced deceleration. Concurrently, the evident surge in services inflation dovetails seamlessly with the week's unprecedented data on wage growth. Given these dynamics, BoE is primed for another...

Sterling Jumps on Record Wages Growth, Gold Approaches Key Support

European major currencies are making a notable stride today, with Sterling at the forefront. The Pound ascent is attributed to the historic high recorded in UK regular wage growth. This surge adds further weight to BoE dilemma, pushing it to seriously consider additional monetary tightening in the upcoming month. While...

Dollar Rally Wavers, Sentiment Steady as China Rate Cut Offsets Discouraging Data

Dollar's spirited rally attempt faced a swift halt as major US stock indices recorded gains, positively influencing broader market sentiment. Following that, Asian markets are poised, with China's unexpected rate cut effectively counterbalancing the dampening effects of discouraging economic data. As a result, commodity currencies, including Australian Dollar, saw...

Dollar’s Commanding Surge Amid China’s Property and Financial Tremors

Dollar surges broadly today, breaking through near term support against Euro, 145 handle against Yen, as well as near high of the year against Chinese Yuan. Worries over China's property, as well as finance sector are weighing heavily down on sentiment. But Swiss Franc and Yen are not benefiting...

Aussie and Kiwi Feel the Heat as Asian Risks Rise

Australian and New Zealand Dollars faced broad-based pressures in today's Asian session, as markets are gripped by risk-off mood. Hong Kong HSI is witnessing the most significant downturn, in the wake of the beleaguered Chinese property developer, Country Garden, halting trading on at least ten of its mainland bonds....

Dollar Holds Up, Storm Brewing in Commodity Currencies

Dollar emerged notably resilient in a week of highly anticipated inflation data, clinching the top spot among currency performers. With the next FOMC meeting still more than a month away, the greenback's trajectory now rests heavily on the prevailing market risk sentiment. Critical to this equation is the capability...

Dollar Up on PPI Data, But Strong Enough for Breakout?

Dollar is making slight gains in early US session, buoyed by slightly better-than-expected PPI data release. Adding to its strength are mild risk aversion sentiments and continued rebound in Treasury yields. If this buying momentum sustains, the greenback could well close out the week as the top performer. The...

Sterling Advances on Strong GDP Data; Swiss Franc Awaits Crucial Breakout

British Pound is showing notable strength in early European session today, buoyed by more robust than anticipated monthly and quarterly GDP figures. While the quarterly GDP has not yet bounced back to its pre-pandemic stature, the positive numbers come as a boon to BoE. This development supports the expectation...

Dollar’s Post-CPI Slump Faces Strong Resilience

Despite an initial dip in Dollar after release of US consumer inflation data, the greenback has shown resilience against further selling pressures. The CPI figures, aligning with market predictions, bolster the possibility of Fed maintaining its current interest rates this September. However, several key considerations remain. Firstly, another round...

Yen Down as Nikkei Defies Regional Selloff, Dollar Eyes CPI for Direction

Most major Asian stock markets are trading in the red, echoing the downturn witnessed in the US markets overnight. An exception to the trend is Japan's Nikkei, which surged on the back of robust earnings reports from heavyweights like Honda and oil & gas explorer Inpex. This uplifted sentiment...

Dollar and Euro Navigate Narrow Waters in Quiet Markets

Dollar has regained some prominence in today's trading, albeit just as a part of this week's oscillating trends. A majority of major currency pairs and crosses are confined within yesterday's trading ranges. The day's lull is evident, with a notable absence of significant economic announcements from Europe and US....

Markets Turned Cautious after after China’s Deflation Data

Asian markets exhibited mild risk-off sentiment today, but with limited selloffs observed. China's data revealed a foray into deflation, though expectation remains that this may not be a prolonged phase, especially given the milder-than-expected dip in CPI. While this doesn't offer a significant boost in market sentiment, it's somewhat...

Dollar Jumps as Moody’s Bank Rating Cuts Spark Risk Selloff

Dollar is surging broadly in early US session as risk aversion appears to be intensifying slightly. The appears to be a reaction to Moody's cut the credit ratings of a host of small and mid-sized U.S. banks late Monday, and changed its outlook to negative for 11 banks. 10-year...

Yen Down on Japan Wage Data; China Trade Figures Sends Aussie Lower

Today's Asian session witnessed a revitalized forex market, triggered largely by pivotal economic data releases. Japan's weaker-than-anticipated wage growth data placed Yen under notable pressure, reinforcing BoJ's commitment to persist with its ultra-loose monetary policy. Simultaneously, unexpectedly poor trade figures from China exerted downward force on Hong Kong stocks,...

Euro Shrugs Confidence Data, Quiet Markets with Eyes on Yen

Today's financial markets exhibited subdued activity, with few standout movements. Notably, even as Eurozone's investor confidence data outperformed expectations, Euro lagged, moving in tandem with Swiss Franc. On the other hand, Sterling is trading mildly higher, echoing the rise of commodity currencies, while Dollar is steady, devoid of fresh...

Market Awaits Clear Direction Amid Market Lull

As we are now in the traditional summer quiet period, market activities appear largely subdued, a pattern expected to persist into first half of the week. US Dollar is attempting to gain momentum to revive its recent rally, but it's still kept way off last week's peak against other...

Dollar Dominates Amid Bond Market Turbulence; Sterling and Commodity Currencies Lag

Last week ended with Dollar taking center stage as the best performer, driven by significant turbulence in the bond markets that sent long-end yields sharply higher and provided a mid-week uplift. Although the greenback experienced a notable pullback following non-farm payroll report, it still stands poised for potential further...

Dollar Dips Following Non-Farm Payroll Disappointment

Dollar falls broadly in early US session following slightly below-expectation non-farm payroll job growth. However, the downside is currently limited, thanks to stronger-than-expected wage growth. The market behavior seems to suggest that traders are merely lightening their positions ahead of the weekend and CPI data release next week, rather...