ForexLive European FX news wrap: Mixed dollar amid mixed markets
Headlines: Markets: AUD leads, JPY lags on the day European equities slightly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.1% US 10-year yields up 2.2 bps to 3.506% Gold flat at $1,927.16 WTI crude up 0.6% to $82.15 Bitcoin up 2.6% to $22,912 It was a largely quiet session as broader markets are taking a cue from […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Fed’s Waller gives the market a boost to end the week
There was little in the way of economic data today, but there was some final Fedspeak to end the week. It also would the last opportunity for Fed officials to speak ahead of their blackout period before the Fed meeting and decision on February. Fed’s George and Waller were both speaking. George is not a […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Yen falls, dollar steady in final stretch of the week
Headlines: Markets: NZD leads, JPY lags on the day European equities slightly higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.1% US 10-year yields up 4 bps to 3.433% Gold down 0.2% to $1,927.98 WTI crude up 0.2% to $80.49 Bitcoin up 0.3% to $21,014 It was a relatively quiet session with the dollar sitting more mixed across […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: The major indices post the 2nd consecutive positive week
The ghost of 2022 is behind us in the stock market as the major indices closed higher for the 2nd consecutive week to start the new year. The gains have been led by the Nasdaq which rose by an oversized 4.82% this week (largest 1 week gain since November 7 week), after rising by near […]
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD/JPY dumps on BOJ review report
The Bank of Japan policy meeting is next week, on January 17 and 18. Yomiuri (Japan media) reported today that in this meeting the Bank will review the side effects of its monetary easing and may take additional steps to correct distortions in the yield curve. You’ll recall that at the meeting in December the […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Dollar steady but risk trades rip ahead of CPI
Markets: WTI crude oil up $2.49 to $77.61 US 10-year yields down 8.3 bps to 3.53% Gold down $1 to $1876 S&P 500 up 48 points to 3988 AUD leads, CHF lags The big mover in Wednesday’s trade was the Swiss franc as EUR/CHF broke out of a multi-month range and shot above the 200-day […]
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar steady, markets mixed
Headlines: Markets: USD leads, NZD lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.2% US 10-year yields down 4.7 bps to 3.576% Gold flat at $1,877.15 WTI crude up 0.4% to $75.43 Bitcoin down 0.3% to $17,421 It was a quiet session as European trading was bereft of any major economic releases, […]
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: China reopening, property support, & Goldilocks NFP
Forex news for Asian trading on Monday, 9 January 2023 Trade ideas thread – Monday, 9 January 2023 Federal Reserve study shows consumption reacts to bad economic news, but not to good news Proportion of manufacturers who think the UK is competitive halved from a year ago Fitch revise corporate revenues expectations lower – slower […]
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: ISM miss overshadows non-farm payrolls
Markets: Gold up $34 to $1867 US 10 year yields down 17 bps to 3.55% WTI crude oil flat at $73.67 S&P 500 up 95 points to 3924 NZD leads, USD lags We’re only four days into 2023 trading and we’ve already had some twists and turns, including some big ones today. The dollar was […]