ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD a touch softer vs. other majors
Forex news for Asian trading on Thursday, 9 February 2023 Eamonn Sheridan Thursday, 09/02/2023 | 03:59 GMT-0 09/02/2023 | 03:59 GMT-0 EUR, AUD, GBP, CAD and NZD all traded a little stronger against the USD during the session. News flow was very light, as was data. On Wednesday New Zealand announced a boost to the […]
That Powell feeling | Forexlive
For all the anticipation and waiting, we didn’t get much of anything new from Powell honestly – at least in my view. There were two parts to his message yesterday and the first was a repeat of last week’s communique in his press conference, in which markets saw as being a softer stance. The second […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: The post-NFP vibes continue to play out
Headlines: Markets: GBP leads, JPY lags on the day European equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.6% US 10-year yields up 6.7 bps to 3.598% Gold up 0.5% to $1,873.82 WTI crude up 0.6% to $73.82 Bitcoin down 0.1% to $22,912 The day started off with a focus on Japan after the yen opened with […]
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD/JPY wild ride on new BOJ Governor trial balloon
Powerful Turkey earthquake – Turkish Government requests International Aid BOJ’s Kuroda: CPI sustainable at 2%, accompanied by wage growth, has not yet been achieved BOJ Kuroda says will seek to hit 2% inflation in a stable & sustainable manner Goldman Sachs raise their target for the S&P500 to 4000 in 3 months (from 3600 prior) […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: US jobs report was a “WOW” number
The US jobs report was – as Fed’s Daly put it – a “wow” number. The Non Farm Payroll increased by a whopping 517K. The prior two months were revised higher by 71K. The combined total of 587K far outpaced the expectations of 185K. Wow is right. The unemployment rate moved down to 3.4% (expected […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar mixed, equities lower ahead of NFP
Headlines: Markets: GBP leads, CAD lags on the day European equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.7% US 10-year yields down 0.4 bps to 3.394% Gold up 0.2% to $1,915.43 WTI crude down 0.3% to $75.68 Bitcoin up 0.2% to $23,509 It was a choppy session for major currencies as risk stayed on the defensive […]
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Awaiting the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Major forex rates traded in limited ranges during the session here with traders awaiting the Federal Reserve statement and Powell’s following news conference. ICYMI, previews posted already: News flow of any relevance was basically absent. We did get some data flow though. The New Zealand labour market report for Q4 2022 (official NZ jobs data […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar steady amid tentative market mood
Headlines: Markets: JPY leads, GBP lags on the day European equities little changed; S&P 500 futures down 0.3% US 10-year yields up 5 bps to 3.551% Gold flat at $1,928.30 WTI crude up 1.5% to $82.19 Bitcoin down 0.6% to $22,927 It was another quiet session in Europe, with not much in terms of data […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: PCE data matches estimates
Markets: Gold down $1 to $1928 US 10-year yields up 2.5 bps to 3.51% WTI crude oil down $1.63 to $79.37 S&P 500 up 0.25% to 4070 JPY leads, EUR lags The week is winding down and FX is largely flat on the day. There was some USD buying into the London fix but it […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar steady awaiting US data
Headlines: Markets: AUD leads, JPY lags on the day European equities slightly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.2% US 10-year yields up 2 bps to 3.482% Gold down 0.5% to $1,936.17 WTI crude up 0.8% to $80.78 Bitcoin down 2.6% to 22,983 It was a quiet session for the most part with there not being […]