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The dollar has traded softer, which has pushed the narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) to an 11-day low at 97.20. Yesterday's across-the-curve ebb in U.S. Treasury yields and recession-narrative fitting weak Chicago PMI data have weighed on the U.S. Read more
The Dollar attempted to rally some in N.Y. morning trade on Thursday, following decent incoming early data. A huge Chicago PMI miss however, saw early gains come unwound, taking the Greenback to near opening lows again. Risk-off conditions weighed heavily on USD-JPY, which dipped under the 108 mark for the first time in three weeks. Read more
The dollar posted fresh lows, extending losses that were imparted by the Fed's policy guidance yesterday. The yen, meanwhile, outperformed amid a safe-haven driven rally that was catalyzed by a Bloomberg report citing 'in the know' sources saying that China is pessimistic that a comprehensive and long-term trade can can be made with the "impulsive" Trump, and fear that he might pull out of the pending partial agreement (which appears to have hit a snag, with Beijing objecting to the quantities of U.S. Read more
The dollar has extended its post-Fed declines, which has seen the narrow trade-weighted USD index (DXY) print a one-week high at 97.29. EUR-USD pegged a 10-day high at 1.1170, Cable a one-week high at 1.2944, and AUD-USD a new three-month peak at 0.6929, extending the rise from the major trend lows seen in early October to 3.9%. Read more
FX trade was quiet ahead of the FOMC announcement, though the USD did perk up slightly early in the session following an in-line ADP jobs report, and a better than expected Q3 U.S. GDP outcome. Later, the Dollar traded slightly higher after the Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points, as was widely expected. Read more
Both the dollar and yen ebbed against most other currencies, especially the euro, sterling and the Australian dollar, which have been moderate outperformers so far today. EUR-USD edged out a six-day high at 1.1123, and EUR-JPY posted a six-day peak. Cable also printed a six-day high, at 1.2905, and while GBP-JPY lifted, the cross remained shy of yesterday's highs. Read more
The dollar has been trading softer versus the Australian dollar, euro and sterling, while holding steady in narrow ranges against the yen and Canadian dollar, among other currencies. Political developments in the UK have, 1, put on a general election for December 12, and 2, prevented the spectre of a so-called 'zombie' parliament, with the Labour Party having decided to back down from blocking an election. Read more
The Dollar fell through the N.Y. morning session on Tuesday, with gains in the Euro and Pound again weighing on the USD. News that the U.K. Labour Party, the principal opposition in the UK, will back a general election in early December was a driver of both GBP and EUR strength. Read more
The pound leapt upward in late London morning trading on news that the Labour Party, the principal opposition in the UK, will back a general election in early December, which now looks inevitable. Cable sprang to around 1.2870-75 from the low 1.2800s, and the UK currency posted gains versus other currencies. Read more
The yen ebbed to fresh lows against a number of currencies as market positioning continue to skew away from the safe haven currency. USD-JPY eked out a fresh three-month high at 109.06, while EUR-JPY and AUD-JPY lifted to respective five- and eight-day highs. Read more
