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The Dollar turned modestly lower overall in N.Y. on Monday, though remains near the top of its January trading range. There was no data to drive direction, though a generally risk-on backdrop saw some USD safe-haven outflows. Wall Street moved to fresh record highs, while Treasury yields moved higher as well. Read more
Both the yen and the pound underperformed notably, while the dollar traded mixed. USD-JPY punched above the early-December 109.72 high on route to printing an eight-month high at 109.92. EUR-JPY concurrently hit a two-week high, and AUD-JPY an 11-day peak. Read more
Sterling has taken a turn lower in early week trading, with markets reacting to both dovish BoE-speak and to a report from the UK's Institute for Government finding that it will be impossible to deliver the computer systems for the special arrangements for Northern Ireland's border by the end of the year. Read more
A softer U.S. December employment report dented the Dollar in N.Y. trade on Friday, as a miss in both non-farm payrolls and earnings weighed. There was some pre-weekend paring of long Dollar positions in play as well. Markets calmed some, as Iran and the U.S. Read more
The dollar has been trading mostly steady-to-firmer against most currencies, although losing ground to the Australian dollar. USD-JPY, now in its fifth consecutive up day, printed a fresh two-week high at 107.65, which is just 7 pips shy of the seven-month high that was seen in early December. Read more
The yen posted fresh lows as global stock markets hit new record highs, while the likes of the Australian dollar and many developing-nation currencies rallied. USD-JPY, now in its fifth consecutive up day, printed a fresh two-week high at 107.60, which is just 12 pips shy of the seven-month high that was seen in early December. Read more
The Dollar rallied again on Thursday, so far this year bouncing from steep year-end losses seen last month. The U.S. economic outlook, along with the USD interest rate differential advantage has been a driver of USD strength so far in 2020. Looking ahead, economics, geopolitics and later, the U.S. Read more
The dollar has traded mostly firmer, posting two-week highs versus the euro and pound, a 10-day peak versus the yen, a nine-day high against the Canadian dollar, a 16-day peak relative to the New Zealand dollar. Unwinding risk-off premiums supported USD-JPY, while dovish remarks from BoE Governor Carney weighed on Cable, and, indirectly, EUR-USD, and a weak ANZ Commodity Price Index reading took a toll on NZD-USD. Read more
The yen continued to decline concomitantly with a recovery stock markets after President Trump took the off-ramp offered him by Iran. Tehran's missile strikes, having caused no casualties, was termed by the foreign ministry to have "concluded" Tehran's response. Read more
The Dollar firmed in N.Y. trade on Wednesday, helped by a stronger than expected December ADP jobs report, along with safe-haven USD buying following the Iran missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq. Trump later spoke, saying Iran appears to be "standing down". Read more
