Market Overview
Australian Dollar Steady after RBA Stands Pat, Dollar Pare Gains But Stays Firm
The forex markets are rather steady in Asian session today. Dollar is paring some gains and trades slightly lower. But it remains the strongest one for the week together with Canadian Dollar. New Zealand Dollar, however, trades broadly lower as markets expect that RBNZ could be slightly dovish in...
Sterling Sold Off on Worries of No-Deal Brexit, Dollar Strong
Sterling is trading as the weakest major currency today as the talks on no-deal Brexit heat up. UK Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman tried to tone down the risks but the markets simply don't listen. Swiss Franc follows as the second weakest as major European indices rebound. in early...
Dollar Gains Broadly, as the Impact of Chinese Yuan Intervention Fades Quickly
Dollar gains broadly in a rather quiet start to the week. Asian stocks are given a lift by China's move to stabilize the Yuan. But the impact quickly fades. At the time of writing, Nikkei is nearly flat after initial rally to 22635. Hong Kong HSI is up 0.7%...
Euro as a Casualty as US-China Trade War Turns into Something Bigger
Much volatility was seen in the markets last week with a lot of themes developed. Canadian Dollar ended as the strongest one as strong data boosted chance of August BoC hike. Swiss Franc followed as the second strongest on risk aversion in Europe. Dollar was original set to perform...
Dollar Rally Hits the Wall of Chinese Intervention, Dragged Down by Mixed NFP
In early US session, Dollar is still trading as one of the strongest major currencies for the week, together with Canadian Dollar and Swiss Franc. However, it's clearly losing some steam today and it's in red against all others at the time of writing. One factor that triggered an...
EUR/USD Eyes 1.1574 Minor Support ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls
Sterling stabilizes after yesterday's post BoE selloff. It's trying for a recovery in Asian session today but lacks committed buying so far. Nonetheless, renewed selloff in New Zealand Dollar makes it the worst performing one for the week. The Pound is just the second weakest for the week. Canadian...
Sterling Hammered as BoE Paints a Slower Rate Path ahead, Dollar and Yen Strong on Trade War
Sterling falls sharply today even though BoE delivers the highly anticipated rate hike. Selloff comes in after the dovishness as seen in the inflation report is confirmed by Carney's press conference. Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar follow as the second weakest on risk aversion. The stock markets are...
Asian Markets in Deep Red on Trade War, Dollar Surfs Up
The FOMC rate decision overnight was largely ignored by the markets. Instead, Asian equities plunged sharply today as US formally announced to raise the tariffs on USD 200B of Chinese imports from 10% to 25%. Chinese stocks lead the decline with Shanghai SSE down -2.45% at the time of...
Dollar Pares Gain Despite Strong ADP Employment, FOMC Unlikely to Inspire
Dollar pares back some of today's gain in early US session. The better than expected ADP employment data provides no lift to the greenback. Focus will be turning to ISM manufacturing and FOMC rate decision. Nonetheless, as at the time of writing, Dollar is still the second strongest one...
Dollar Higher as Trade War Heats Up Again, Manufacturing Data and Fed Watched
Dollar trades broadly higher today as talks of trade war heat up again. It's reported that Trump is considering to impose 25% tariffs on USD 200B in Chinese goods, instead of 10%. The greenback is followed by Canadian Dollar and then Yen. Meanwhile, New Zealand Dollar, Australian Dollar and...
Euro Strengthens on CPI Surprise, Yen Extends Post BoJ Selloff
Euro emerges as a strong one today after a number of volatility triggering events. Upside surprise in Eurozone inflation is a key factor lifting the common currency higher. Australian Dollar is also strong, competing with Euro for the biggest gainer today. Meanwhile, stronger than expected GDP data lifted Canadian...
Yen Spikes Lower after BoJ, But No Follow Through Selling Yet
Yen spikes lower broadly after BoJ announced to strengthen the framework for continuous powerful easing. But at this point, there is no follow through selling seen yet. Instead, of raising the target on 10 year JGB yields, BoJ simply allow flexibility to move it in move directions of up...
Unclear Direction in Forex Markets, Yen Softer ahead of BoJ
Euro and Swiss Franc are lifted in earlier today but was then out-performed by New Zealand Dollar. On the hand, Yen and Australian Dollar are trading as the weakest ones, followed by Dollar. Direction in the forex markets is relatively unclear as traders turned a bit cautious ahead of...
Forex Markets Steady, But Volatility Guaranteed in an Unusually Busy Week ahead
Dollar opens the week broadly firmly, followed by Sterling as the second strongest. On the other hand, Australian Dollar is trading with and broad-based soft tone, followed by Canadian Dollar. Nonetheless, all major pairs and crosses are bound in Friday's range only, suggesting that they're in consolidative mode. In...
CAD, JPY and USD Ended as the Strongest in a Week of Trade Talk and Surging Yields
EU-US trade talk and surge in yields in Japan and the US were the two major themes last week. But it was Canadian Dollar which quietly ended as the strongest one last week. US holding off car tariffs is definitely a positive for Canada and could clear the way...
Dollar Firm But Lacks Upside Momentum after Solid Yet Unspectacular GDP
Dollar stays firm in early US session after US delivered a solid yet unspectacular GDP report. While the greenback attempts strengthen today, so far, it's held in range against all other major currencies. There is no committed buying in Dollar up to this point. Yen is trading as the...
Yen Firm as JGB Yield Rally Persists, Dollar Looks into Q2 GDP
Yen remains generally firm today with help from strength in JGB yields. 10 year JGB yields hit as high as 0.113 and is now hovering at around 0.10. Nonetheless, Yen is outperformed by Canadian Dollar, which is lifted by NAFTA optimism. While the greenback is softer today, downside is...
Euro Mildly Lower after Balanced Yet Uninspiring Draghi, Dollar Picking Up Strength Slightly
Euro weakens slightly against Dollar after ECB left monetary policy unchanged as widely expected. President Mario Draghi delivered a balanced yet Uninspiring press conference. Fresh buying is seen in Dollar in early US session and the greenback has overtaken Yen as the strongest major currency for today. But it's...
Euro & Dollar Softer after Trade Talk Breakthrough, Canada Emerges as Clear Winner
While it appeared that there was a breakthrough in EU-US trade negotiation, the news provide no lift to Dollar nor Euro. Both are trading mixed in Asian session. Indeed, Dollar is the weakest one for the week so far, followed by Euro as the second weakest. On the other...
Dollar and Euro Soft With Master of Deal vs Brutal Killer on the Card
Dollar and Euro are trading generally lower today, except versus Australian Dollar. The meeting between Donald "master of deal" Trump and Jean-Claude "the brutal killer" Juncker is closely watched. But it's highly unlikely to yield any results on trade. Trump's recent threat on tariffs on all Chinese products, the...