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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 […]

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 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 […]

Daily Forex and Stock News – Currency – 1 February 2023

FTSE 100 Remains Under PressureEquities in London dropped for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, with the blue-chip FTSE 100 closing around the 7,760 mark, as losses among healthcare and materials offset gains in real estate. All eyes are on the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision to be announced later today, with markets expecting […]

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 […]