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The yen posted fresh lows once again as risk appetite continue to course through global markets. The MSCI all-country world equity index touched fresh record highs earlier, even though Chinese markets have sputtered somewhat and momentum appears to have waned a little. Read more
The Dollar gained in N.Y. trade on Thursday, supported by better than expected incoming U.S. data. Retail sales, jobless claims, and the Philly Fed index all beat consensus forecasts. Wall Street surged to fresh record highs, while Treasury yields edged higher. Read more
Both the dollar and yen traded softer versus most other currencies, particularly against the Swiss franc. Equity markets have turned somewhat flat after the MSCI all-country world index edged out a fresh record following the signing of the phase-1 trade deal between the U.S. Read more
Narrow ranges have prevailed so far today, with the dollar consolidating after edging lower in recent sessions following the misses in December jobs and CPI data out of the U.S. EUR-USD plied a narrow range under the eight-day high seen yesterday at 1.1163. Read more
The DXY fell to six-session lows of 97.16, down from overnight lows of 97.44. Cooler U.S. PPI numbers weighed on the USD, though narrow trading ranges were again the rule through the session. The signing of the phase one U.S./China trade deal supported risk-on conditions, which pushed Wall Street to fresh record highs. Read more
The dollar has been trading with an overall downward tilt, while the yen has posted gains amid a reversal in risk-on positioning on news that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods would remain in place until the completion of the second phase of the trade agreement with China. Read more
The yen has firmed up amid trimming of risk-on positioning in global markets after U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said late yesterday that tariffs on Chinese goods would remain in place until the completion of the second phase of the U.S.-China trade agreement. Read more
The Dollar was on a marginally softer footing in N.Y. trade on Tuesday, though narrow ranges were pretty much the rule. U.S. December CPI was a tenth cooler on the core reading, though had little impact on the FX market, though Treasury yields moved lower, and Wall Street was mixed. Read more
The yen posted fresh lows before rebounding a little, as the global stock market rally started to flag ahead of tomorrow's signing of the U.S.-China phase-1 trade deal. USD-JPY posted a new trend high at 110-21, the first time the pair has traded above 110.00 since last May, before receding to the upper 109.00s. Read more
A fresh injection of risk-on trading saw the yen decline further, while most Asian stock markets continued to rally. China reported its first y/y increase in exports in five months, of 7.6%, which beat the consensus forecast for 3.2% growth, while a source cited by Reuters said that Beijing has pledged to buy an addition $80 bln worth of manufactured goods from the U.S. Read more
