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The dollar continued its decline on Monday in N.Y., adding to Friday's post-jobs report losses. Uncertainty over Syria and Fed taper remained through the session, though Russia urged Syria to put chemical weapons under international control, if that would avert military strikes. Read more
The dollar traded on the easier side as risk appetite held up. The dollar continued where it left off after Friday's NFP data failed to provide clarity on the Fed outlook. EUR rose from the 1.3170 area in early Europe and traded into 1.3200 as Eurozone Sentix confidence data moved into positive territory for the first time since July 2011. Read more
The dollar consolidated Friday's losses, which came over Friday's August NFP release. The release did not provide the clarity on Fed policy that many had hoped for. Syria remained a background issue as the U.S. continued to build international support for action despite the very public difference of opinion between the U.S. Read more
The headline August NFP outcome was fairly near expectations at 169k (median 177k), though downwardly revised July and June numbers weighed sentiment overall. The dollar sank with yields. though we still expect the Fed to follow through with a modest taper on Sep-18 that won't materially alter the easy policy setting. Read more
The dollar held on to the large majority of Thursday's gains as market participants turned their attention to today's U.S. NFP data. Thursday's U.S. releases reinforced expectations that the Fed on are track to taper policy later this month, which saw 10-year Treasuries move through the 3% threshold. Read more
The dollar held on to the large majority of Thursday's gains as market participants turned their attention to today's U.S. NFP data. Thursday's U.S. releases reinforced expectations that the Fed on are track to taper policy later this month, which saw a rise in U.S. Read more
The dollar reacted positively to better U.S. data in N.Y. on Thursday, while a dovish sounding ECB weighed on the euro. The ADP employment report came in as expected, setting the table for Friday's official NFP result. Q2 productivity was revised higher, while jobless claims were lower than forecast. Read more
The dollar was mixed in Europe due to varying cross-currents and a rise in risk assets ahead of policy decisions from the BoE and ECB. They are both expected to leave policy unchanged. USD-JPY was an early mover as a downdraft in U.S. Treasuries lifted yields and this triggered a move to 100.12 highs. Read more
The dollar held steady in Asia. EUR and GBP met light selling on upticks as focus turned to central bank policy decisions from the ECB and BoE later today. The lead from regional equity markets was fairly mixed, though overall sentiment was underpinned following the positive close on Wall Street. Read more
The dollar was softer versus most currencies in N.Y. trade on Wednesday, though managed modest gains against the yen. USD-JPY traded back to the top of its recent range, though was still unable to take out the psychological 100.00 mark. EUR-USD meanwhile, managed to breach the 1.3200 level, after long term moving averaged at 1.3135-45 held up earlier this week. Read more
