EUR/USD heads for biggest weekly gain since November despite Friday’s slide
EUR/USD about to post the highest weekly close since May 2022. US Dollar back under pressure, heads for sharp weekly losses. US Consumer Confidence rises more than expected in January. The EUR/USD trimmed daily losses during Friday’s American session, rising back above 1.0800. The euro was holding onto significant weekly gains, headed toward the biggest close […]
GBP/USD is subdued around 1.2200 after printing a four-week high
US Consumer Sentiment improved, while inflation expectations edged lower. UK’s GDP for the fourth quarter contracted and flashed a gloomy economic outlook. GBP/USD traders are eyeing UK CPI, Retail Sales, and US Retail Sales data. The Pound Sterling (GBP) slid slightly vs. the US Dollar (USD) Friday, following the release of the University of Michigan […]
AUD/USD prints a new five-month high above 0.6900 as the USD remains offered
AUD/USD climbs due to traders’ speculations that the US Federal Reserve would shift dovish. US 10-year Treasury bond yield continues to edge lower, eyeing the 3.50% threshold and weighing on the USD. AUD/USD Price Analysis: A daily close above 0.6900 can exacerbate a rally to 0.7000. The AUD/USD soars sharply above the 0.6900 figure on […]
Next target now comes at 1.2270 – UOB
In the opinion of UOB Group’s Economist Lee Sue Ann and Markets Strategist Quek Ser Leang, GBP/USD’s upside could retarget the 1.2270 area in the short term. Key Quotes 24-hour view: “We highlighted last Friday that ‘there is room for the weakness in GBP to extend to 1.1850 before stabilization is likely’. While GBP subsequently […]
AUD/USD soars sharply above 0.6850 on weak ISM data and offered US Dollar
AUD/USD surged on weak US ISM Services data, which contracted to its lowest since 2020. The US economy added more jobs than estimated while wage growth eases, helping the Federal Reserve’s job to tame inflation. Fed policymakers reiterated the need to curb inflation, emphasizing that they will stay the course. The Australian Dollar (AUD) rallied […]
GBP/USD rallies sharply above 1.2070 on disappointing US Services PMI
The GBP/USD soared close to 1.50% on disappointing US ISM Services data. Hawkish Fed speaking failed to weigh on the GBP/USD. Next week’s economic calendar would feature UK GDP, and US CPI reports. The Pound Sterling (GBP) extended its gains against the US Dollar (USD), surging more than 160 pips on Friday, following a disappointing […]
Finished the week positive, though fell beneath 0.9270s
Albeit the USD/CHF fell 1% on Friday, the pair finished the week with gains of 0.45%. USD/CHF remains sideways, though slightly tilted downwards, and it could test the 0.9200 mark. If the USD/CHF reclaims 0.9300, that could pave the way to 0.9400. The USD/CHF plunged after hitting fresh weekly highs around 0.9408, plummeting beneath the […]
USD/JPY tumbles below 133.00 on broad US Dollar weakness, post-NFP data
December’s US Nonfarm Payrolls data weakened the US Dollar, even though the labor market remains tight. Average Hourly Earnings easing sparked speculations for a dovish move of the Federal Reserve in the February meeting. USD/JPY Price Analysis: Likely to remain downward biased below 133.00. The USD/JPY struggles at the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) around […]
NZD/USD jumps toward 0.6300 as US Dollar tumbles
Greenback drops sharply after NFP and ISM service sector. US yield falls to multi-day lows, commodities rebound. NZD/USD reverses from monthly lows, and trims weekly losses. The NZD/USD has risen a hundred pips from the daily low and it is trading at 0.6290, with a solid bullish tone supported by a broad-based USD decline. The greenback […]
EUR/USD breaks above 1.0600 on USD sell-off after weak ISM
US Dollar under pressure across the board amid risk appetite and falling yields. US: A weak ISM Service sector report follows larger than expected increase in NFP. EUR/USD having best day in a month, still down for the week. The EUR/USD jumped above 1.0600 amid a sharp reversal of the US Dollar that tumbled across […]