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The Dollar index fell to one-week lows of 95.38 in N.Y. on Wednesday, with losses coming on the back of a fairly hefty meltdown of risk appetite. Wall Street was crushed lower, and as Treasury yields pulled back some from trend highs. EUR-USD topped at 1.1545 after opening near 1.1490. Read more
OVERVIEW The Pound rose today as optimism grew over a Brexit deal being reached The Euro also gained strength as fears over Italy's budget deficit were trumped by encouraging Brexit headlines The Canadian Dollar edged lower the USD today as oil prices fell and US Treasury yields hovered around multi-year highs. HIGHLIGHT The Pound reached a 3 1/2 month high against the Euro today, as Michel Barnier signalled that progress had been made on a withdrawal agreement US DOLLAR The US Dollar is widely mixed today on a slow day for US data financial data. Read more
The Dollar majors have continued to ply mostly narrow ranges. EUR-USD has continued to gravitate around 1.1500, returning to this level after yesterday briefly breaking orbit and posting a seven-week low at 1.1432. Concerns about Italian budgetary prudence have continued to linger, although BTP yields have come off their highs today. Read more
Sterling has gained on Brexit related news while other currencies have remained directionally challenged, with EUR-USD continuing to play a narrow path around 1.1500 and USD-JPY holding a narrow range around the 113.00 level. Cable managed to eke out a two-week high at 1.3174 and EUR-GBP a near four-month low at 0.8732. Read more
The Dollar index fell from opening highs of 96.15 to a low of 95.68 in N.Y. trade on Tuesday. Profit taking from 6-week highs was in the mix, while the Greenback was sold as risk taking levels again soured. EUR-USD bounced from 1.1432 to 1.1494, while USD-JPY dipped briefly under 113.00. Read more
OVERVIEW The DXY Index remains near a six-week high as US Treasury Yields jump to 7-year high The PKR sheds 7% as the country seeks bailout from the IMF WTI holds near $74.30 a barrel as gold slides lower to $1,180 an ounce HIGHLIGHT The Pakistani Rupee is making headlines today after plunging nearly 7% against the Greenback today. Read more
The Dollar has lifted across-the-board, concomitantly with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hitting fresh seven-year highs, which contributed to a firmly risk-off sentiment in global markets. The U.S. currency also benefitted by EUR-USD selling amid a renewed spike in Italian yields as markets increasingly lose confidence in the credibility of the coalition government's budget plans, while sub-forecast retail sales data out of the UK also kept Cable under pressure. Read more
Narrow ranges have been prevailing among the main dollar pairings an cross rates, though this may change once the European interbank market enters the fray amid a backdrop dynamic of risk aversion. Chinese stock markets have managed to stabilise after yesterday's rout, though intraday gains have been wiped out in post-lunch trading so far. Read more
The Yen has outperformed while the Pound and the Euro have underperformed amid a backdrop of risk aversion in global markets. Trading conditions have been thinned by the absence of Tokyo today, and with holidays due in Canada and the U.S. The Euro has come under pressure concomitantly with a fresh spike in Italian yields and a sharp dive in Italian equity markets after the European Commission rejected the Italian government's budget deficit targets. Read more
The Dollar has traded steadily in thin trading. Chinese markets reopened after a week-long break, while Japanese markets are closed today, as will be Canadian markets today, and Treasury markets in the U.S. (although Wall Street will be open). A risk-off sentiment has coursed through Asian markets as investors digest last week's spike in U.S. Read more
