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The Dollar has remained underpinned amid a scaling back in Fed easing expectations, which look to have settled on a 25 bp cut at the upcoming FOMC rather than a 50 bp move. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) has risen fractionally, to 97.24, but has so far remained below Friday's peak at 97.29. Read more
The Dollar settled at firmer levels after the New York walked back the dovish remarks of Williams yesterday. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) was showing a near 0.3% gain heading into the New York interbank open, at 97.02, up from the 16-day low see late yesterday at 96.67. Read more
The Dollar found a footing after weakening during the New York PM session yesterday. The narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) has settled around the 96.85 mark, up from the 16-day low seen late yesterday at 96.67, which was the culmination of a 0.6% decline. Read more
The Dollar attempted to rally in N.Y. on Thursday following in-line jobless claims, and a stronger than expected Philly Fed index, though later faded as Wall Street sold off and Treasury yields pulled back from highs. The DXY opened at 97.16 lows, rallied to 97.25 highs, before fading to 97.13. Read more
OVERVIEW Better-than-expected retail numbers in the UK are giving sterling much-needed support EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier signalled a willingness to discuss terms on the Irish backstop Stock markets, the price of gold, and crude oil prices are mostly down in today's trading HIGHLIGHT We have seen the pound strengthen this morning following comments from the EU’s Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier stating that they are ready to work on alternative arrangements for the Irish Border. Read more
The Dollar rebounded after printing fresh lows against the Euro, Yen and a number of other currencies in early European trading. This saw EUR-USD correct to around 1.1210 from the two-day high seen earlier at 1.1243. A rekindling in expectations for the Fed to entertain an outsized 50 bp rate hike at the upcoming FOMC meeting, sparked by a WSJ report suggesting that trade negotiations between the U.S. Read more
The Dollar has traded softer amid a reappraisal for the chances of the Fed entertaining an outsized 50 bp rate hike at the upcoming FOMC meeting, which has been concomitant with a WSJ report suggesting that trade negotiations between the U.S. and China are at a "standstill." This was followed by fresh evidence of the impact that trade tensions have been having, with Japanese trade data revealing a worse-than-expected 6.7% y/y contraction in exports, which have shrank for seven straight months now. Read more
The Dollar turned modestly lower through the N.Y. morning session, pulling back from one-week highs seen on Tuesday. The DXY bottomed at 97.17, after opening at session highs of 97.37. Softer U.S. housing starts data weighed some on the Greenback, as did a pullback in Treasury yields. Read more
EUR-USD edged out a fresh eight-day low at 1.1199 in early London trading before settling back in the lower 1.1200s, with an upward revision in Eurozone June HICP data giving the euro some buoyancy. The low had been the product of dollar, which was given a boost yesterday following above-forecast industrial production and retail sales data out of the U.S. Read more
