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USD/JPY Extends Losses After US Nonfarm Payrolls USD/JPY fell sharply and posted fresh daily lows as the dollar weakened following the release of disappointing US nonfarm payrolls report...
Does the Fed Want Inflation to Overshoot? – Goldman Sachs Jan Hatzius, Research Analyst at Goldman Sachs, suggests that many investors believe that the Fed has significantly changed its attitude to an inflation overshoot above 2...
EUR/USD Climbs Further Post-Payrolls EUR/USD is extending its upside bias today, now posting fresh tops well above the 1.1400 handle...
NFP: US Economy Adds 160,000 Jobs in April, Below Expectations US economy added 160,000 new jobs in April, the US Labor Department reported Friday. It came in below expectations of 200,000 and it was the weakest gain since September. The unemployment rate however held steady last month at 5...
JPY Remains Bid in the Short-Term – Rabobank The Japanese safe haven could remain well supported in the near-term, suggested Jane Foley, Senior FX Strategist at Rabobank...
AUD/USD Still Bearish Near-Term – UOB Analysts at UOB Group have reiterated the bearish perspective for the Aussie dollar in the next weeks. Key Quotes “The 0.7410 target first indicated two days ago was met as AUD dropped sharply after RBA revised its inflation forecast lower”...
Oil Trading Below $44.00 ahead of US Jobs Data WTI crude oil edged lower on Friday as focus shifts back to fear of oversupply, shrugging-off worries of supply disruptions in Canada and Libya. Currently, oil is trading with a cut of 1.5% at $43.65 and over 5% from $46.04 high touched on Thursday...
RBA Signals Potential for More Easing - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that the RBA today released its quarterly monetary policy statement and perhaps after easing its monetary policy stance this week, we should not be surprised to see some notable downgrades to inflatio...
EUR/CHF Climbs to 1.1060, Session Highs The upbeat tone around the single currency remains unchanged today, now pushing EUR/CHF to test daily highs in the 1.1060.70 band. EUR/CHF focus on Payrolls The cross seems to have finally broken above the psychological 1...