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OVERVIEW The Greenback comeback is stronger as trade tensions ease. JPY near a 7-week low on monetary policy divergence. WTI pushing towards the $75.00 a barrel, up 70 cents. HIGHLIGHT The Indian Rupee remains under pressure as the Greenback rebounds on waning trade war worries. Read more
The dollar has firmed up while the yen has underperformed. The solid U.S. jobs report last Friday and expectations for a strong corporate earnings season have been buoying equities, although Chinese share markets have continued to underperform, and there is a palpable underlying sense that the U.S.-led trade way with major economies is curtailing bullish sentiment. Read more
The dollar has firmed up while the yen has underperformed ahead of the London interbank open. The solid U.S. jobs report last Friday and expectations for a strong corporate earnings season have been buoying equities, although Chinese share markets have continued to underperform and there is a palpable underlying sense that the U.S.-led trade way with major economies is curtailing bullish sentiment. Read more
The dollar index recovered from 93.71 opening lows in N.Y. on Monday, later topping at 94.15 highs. A risk-on backdrop was supportive, resulting in sharp Wall Street gains, and firmer Treasury yields. EUR-USD backed away from three-week highs of 1.1790, falling back to 1.1741 lows. Read more
OVERVIEW The Pound has slumped today on Brexit resignations. The Dollar steadies on risk trade. The Loonie is strong as markets expect an interest rate hike this week. HIGHLIGHT The Pound had started the day unfazed by the resignation of Brexit Minister David Davis, however this afternoon the resignation by Boris Johnson hit the Pound hard. Read more
The dollar traded softer against most currencies as markets continued to digest Friday's U.S. jobs report, the robustness of which lifted global equity markets (taking investors attention off trade protectionism concerns for now) while keeping the Fed tightening expectations at bay (due to the benign wage growth component). Read more
The dollar has traded softer following the solid U.S. jobs report on Friday, which served to at once lift global equity markets, taking investors attention off trade protectionism concerns for now, and to keep Fed tightening expectations at bay (due to the benign wage growth component). Read more
The dollar slipped after the mix of data, where NFP were higher than forecast, and the the trade deficit narrowed slightly more than expected. Average hourly earnings were softer than anticipated however. EUR-USD rallied to three-week highs of 1.1766, up from 1.1715 as USD-JPY fell to 110.38 from over 110.65.[EUR, USD]EUR-USD rallied to near three-week highs after the jobs and trade data, and supported ahead of the open by strong German industrial production numbers. Read more
OVERVIEW US Dollar falls to a 3-week low after jobs data was released. Sterling rises to 7-day high but short-lived ahead of May's crunch cabinet meeting. Euro gains on strong German data. HIGHLIGHT The US Dollar fell against the Euro to a 3-week low. Read more
The euro and Australian dollars remain buoyant, the former aided by a continued run of good data out of the Eurozone, while the dollar, along with the yen, traded steady-to-softer. EUR-USD printed a three-week high of 1.1727. A solid 2.6% m/m gain in German industrial production in April data gave a lift to the common currency. Read more
