Market Overview
Yen and Dollar Strong on Asian Market Rout, Aussie Steady after RBA
After initial selloff, the US markets staged an impressive rebound overnight. DOW hit as low as 24077.56 but reversed to close at 24307.18, up 0.15%. S&P 500 gained 0.31% while NASDAQ rose 0.76%. However, investor sentiments turned sour again in Asian session as China leads decline again. At the...
Dollar Stays Strong as Sentiment Turns Sour Again on Trump’s Trade Spats
Risk aversions dominate the markets today starting from China, spreading to Asia and Europe. Escalation of trade tensions is the main driving force as the Section 301 tariffs and China's retaliation are set to come to effect this week on July 6. After his threat to impose auto tariffs,...
Dollar Regains Ground as Markets Prepare for an Eventful Week
Dollar strengthens broadly in Asian session, followed by New Zealand Dollar and Japanese yen. On the other hand, Australian Dollar is the weakest, followed by Canadian Dollar and the Euro. But after all, major pairs and crosses are bounded in Friday's range. Movements are so far very limited. Weakness...
Dollar Rally Halts after a Solid Quarter, Stays Bullish on Trade Tensions
Canadian Dollar ended last week as the strongest one. Strength in oil price, with WTI hitting four-year high was a factor. Solid Canadian GDP and Business Outlook Survey also support a July BoC hike. Euro followed as the second strongest as markets cheered EU agreement on migration during the...
Euro to End the Month on a Strong Note, Inflation Data Couldn’t Help Dollar
Euro continues to trade as the strongest one for today as boosted by the EU leader's agreement on immigration. While the common hasn't been the star this month, it's indeed up against all but Dollar. European stocks investors are also happy with the result. At the time of writing,...
Euro Cheers EU Agreement on Migration, Yen Dives as Chinese Stocks Rebound
Euro surges broadly today as traders cheer the agreement by EU leaders on migration. Australian Dollar follows as the second strongest as Chinese stocks lead a strong rebound in Asian equities. At the time of writing the Shanghai composite is up 1.2%, Hong Kong HSI is up 1.15% while...
Sterling Downside Breakout Against Dollar and Euro, Risk Aversion Stays
Risk aversion continue to be a main theme in the markets, ahead of quarter end. At the time of writing, major European indices are trading in red. DAX leads again by losing -1.27%, CAC down -0.76% and FTSE down -0.44%. DOW futures also point to more losses. Oil prices...
Dollar Stays Strong after Roller Coaster Ride in Stocks
It was a roller coaster ride in US stocks overnight. The markets cheered Trump's backing down on the hard-line position on curbing Chinese investments in US companies. But White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow spoiled the party said the plan is neither harder nor softer. NASDAQ led the losses...
Dollar and Stocks Cheer as Trump Backs Down on Chinese Investments
Dollar ignores mixed economic data and surges broadly, except versus Canadian in early US session. Sentiments are generally lifted by news that Trump is backing down again on his tough stance on curbing Chinese investments, after backfires from businesses and Republicans. The mixed messages from White Houses are also...
Markets Getting Comfortably Numb on Trade Spats
The forex markets are generally in range today except New Zealand Dollar, which tumbles broadly following business confidence data. The US continued to step up its verbal attack on trade partners, but the financial markets are not too bothered about it. Asian indices are mixed with Nikkei trading nearly...
Forex Markets Staying Corrective Despite Trade Spat Escalations
The stock markets are rather steady today so far even though US continues with its tariff threats on other countries. At the time of writing, European indices are mixed with DAX nearly flat while CAC is up 0.2%. FTSE is indeed registering 0.5% again thanks to the slightly weaker...
Global Stocks Down as White House Sent Confusing Messages on Foreign Investment Curb, Yen Strong
Trade tension and protectionism remain the major theme in the financial markets. Following the selloff in US stocks, Asian indices are generally under pressure today. At the time of writing, Nikkei is trading down -0.52%, Hong Kong HSI is down -0.88%. China's Shanghai composite extends recent steep slide and...
Euro Lifted as German Ifo Marginally Beat Expectation, But Yen Still the Strongest on Trade Threats
Yen remains the strongest one for the day, as risk aversion dominates. Commodity currencies, Australia, New Zealand and Canadian Dollar remain the weakest. But some additional strength is seen in Euro as German Ifo business confidence came is not too badly. At the time of writing, FTSE and DAX...
Yen Rally Continues as Trade Spat Escalates
Yen trades broadly higher today, followed by Dollar and Swiss Franc as sentiments are weighed down by escalating trade rhetorics. Nikkei closed down by -0.79% at 22339.15, after hitting session low at 22312.79. China's Shanghai composite opened higher, as lifted by PBoC's RRR cut, but turned red soon after....
Swiss Franc and Yen Ended as Strongest, Worst of Trade War Yet to Come
The Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen ended last week as the strongest major currencies. Sentiments were hurt deeply by worries on global trade war. Over week, DOW lost -2.03%, S&P 500 lost -0.89%, DAX was down -3.31%, CAC dropped -2.08%, Nikkei lowered by -1.47%. China's Shanghai composite suffered most...
Euro Jumps on Solid PMI, Canadian Dollar Hammered by Retail Sales and CPI
Economic data and improving sentiments are the main drivers in the markets. Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar are so far the strongest ones today as European stocks rally. At this time of writing, FTSE is up 1.33%, DAX up 0.42% and CAC is up 0.97%. US futures also...
Sterling Rebound Short-Lived, Risk Aversion Regained Spotlight
The BoE triggered rebound in Sterling was relatively brief. Risk aversion quickly regained the spotlight in the markets. DOW extended its losing streak for the eight day and closed down -196.10 pts or -0.80% at 24461.70. S&P 500 and NASDAQ were down -0.63% and -0.88% respectively. Asian markets follow,...
Sterling Jumps as Chance of August BoE Hike Revived by Haldane
Sterling trades as the strongest one today as markets were surprised by the voting on BoE Bank Rate. With the highly respected Chief Economist Andrew Haldane voted for a hike, the chance of an August move in interest rate is heavily boosted. The statement also showed a lot of...
Sterling and Swiss Mixed ahead of BoE and SNB, Dollar Surges as Lifted by Yields
Dollar overtakes Yen as the strongest current for the week as buying merges today. Overnight's rebound in treasury yield gives the greenback a helping hand. 10 year yield gained 0.035 to close the regular session at 2.928 and it breached 2.95 in Asia. Gold also extends recent slump on...
Forex Markets Calmed in Range, Focus Turns to Central Bankers
The forex markets are relatively steady today as sentiments stabilized a bit. Yen and Sterling are so far the strongest ones today but for different reasons. The Japanese Yen is digesting this week's strong risk aversion move, and seller could gather much momentum. Meanwhile, Sterling trying to pare back...