After testing the 113 handle in the early NA session, the USD/JPY pair started to retrace its losses on the back of better-than-expected non-manufacturing business activity reports from the U.S. At the moment, the pair is trading at 113.25, only a few pips below its opening level...
Analysts at Nomura explained that the bottom line is that the coming months will be pivotal for markets. Key Quotes: "In recent weeks, we have suggested USD/JPY could face significant downside pressures...
EUR/USD spiked higher after the release of the FOMC minutes but it quickly tuned to the downside, trimming recent gains. The pair rose to 1.1355 immediate after the release but now is trading near the 1.1320 area, moving toward daily lows. Earlier today the pair bottomed at 1...
BoJ last month stated that inflation expectations remains in “weakening phase”, there would appear to be good reason behind Governor Kuroda recent statement that it was “too soon to discuss an exit plan”, according to Jane Foley, Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank...
The AUD/USD pair remained under some selling pressure through European trading session and dropped session low near mid-0.7600s, albeit has managed to recover few pips thereafter. Investors now seemed to have realized that the greenback selling might have been overdone in the near-term...
USD/JPY has suffered a slight setback in the early hours of Monday trade, with the exchange rate reaching a session low of 112.10 from 112.42 NY close last Friday, before an attempt to recover its footing and fill the gap, last at 112.30...
AUD/USD clocked a low of 0.7673 after the data released in Australia showed the building permits in May tanked 5.6% m/m. The drop was way bigger than the expected -1.3% print. China Caixin PMI showed the manufacturing activity returned to expansionary territory in June...
According to analysts from Danske Bank, it is too early for a discussion about the exit strategy from the Bank of Japan. They see EUR/JPYmoving toward 137 in a year from now. Key Quotes: “We see any discussions regarding an exit from unconventional policy by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) as premature...
Cable’s near-term outlook stays neutral/bearish, according to Chief FX Strategist at Socotiabank Shaun Osborne. Key Quotes “Intraday price action looks a little soft again with Cable struggling to hold above 1.30...
EUR/USD resumed the upside during the American session as the spread between US and European bond yields narrowed further and amid a decline in equity prices in Wall Street. The pair reached a new 1-year high at 1.1444 and remains near the top, holding a strong bullish tone...
The USD/JPY pair, which lost its bullish momentum near the 113 handle in the early NA session, came under a renewed selling pressure and fell below the 112 mark. As of writing, the pair is trading at 111.97, losing 0.28% on the day. The latest blow to the greenback came from the St...
Politics and BoE are filling the hard data void as markets leapt on apparent shifts in BoE towards accommodation reduction, suggests Tim Riddell, Research Analyst at Westpac...
The Japanese Yen continues to depreciate at the beginning of the week, now lifting USD/JPY to the area of 111.70, multi-day peaks. USD/JPY up on US yields Spot is moving higher on Monday propped up by the solid performance of US yields, with the 10-year reference retaking the 2...
The single currency keeps hovering over the 1.1200 handle vs. the buck on Monday, with EUR/USD briefly testing highs around 1.1210 before deflating. EUR/USD unchanged on upbeat IFO The pair is holding on to its daily gains in the 1...
Not only has Theresa May’s gambit not paid off, but her grip over the Brexit negotiations appears to have been loosened to some extent, feels René Defossez, Research Analyst at Natixis. Key Quotes “Her political future is uncertain...
The GBP/USD pair extended previous session's retracement from levels beyond the 1.2700 handle and held weaker through early NA session on Thursday...
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the buck vs. a basket of its main rivals, is trading in a tight range on Thursday, currently flat for the day in the 97.20 area...
Analysts at UOB Group explained that the Reserve Bank of Australia June Rate Meeting Minutes on Tuesday (20 Jun) showed that the central bank continued to believe it is appropriate to keep accommodative stance of policy unchanged...
Analysts at Scotiabank explained that comments from BoE economist Haldane that favoured removing some stimulus echoes the sentiment revealed by last week’s 5-3 split on holding policy unchanged at the BoE’s latest policy meeting...
