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After rallying sharply on Tuesday after Trump canceled stimulus negotiations, then pulling back overnight as Trump offered up targeted stimulus, the Dollar was relatively steady through the N.Y. session on Wednesday. Fresh hopes for stimulus saw Wall Street erase Tuesday's sharp losses, and sent Treasury yields higher. Read more
The dollar and yen fell back against most currencies during the European morning, concurrently with a rally in U.S. equity index futures after Trump tweeted that he is ready to sign-off on a support scheme for airlines (totalling $25 bln), wage protection ($135 bln), and a $1,200 stimulus check. Read more
The dollar has come off the boil after rallying during the New York afternoon when President Trump abruptly called off talks with the Democrats on further fiscal aid until after the election. This catalysed a bout of risk-off positioning, which featured dollar and yen buying in currency markets. Read more
The Dollar ended higher in N.Y. trade on Tuesday, though ranges overall were relatively narrow. The DXY bounced modestly from the two-plus week low of 93.35 seen early in the session, to 93.64 during the afternoon session, after Trump said there would be no stimulus package until after the election. Read more
The dollar rebounded after earlier softening, concomitantly with an uncertain tone establishing across European stock markets and with U.S. index futures having reversed earlier gains. The pan-Europe STOXX 600 index was near net unchanged as of the early afternoon session. Read more
The dollar has been trading on a mostly softer tack, alongside the yen, with risk appetite picking up in global markets after U.S. President Trump returned to his White House residence and with the Democrats and Republicans showing signs of progressing another fiscal support package. Read more
The Dollar was mostly lower in N.Y. trade on Monday, weighed down by the unwinding of long USD safe-haven positions as risk-on conditions returned. Reports that president Trump is doing better after being treated over the weekend for Covid, along with increased hopes that a U.S. Read more
Both the dollar and yen softened, while the dollar bloc outperformed the other main free floating currencies amid a bout of risk-back-on positioning in global markets, fuelled by positive news about U.S. President Trump's health condition. EUR-USD traded firmer, printing a peak at 1.1760, which is 10 pips short of the 13-day high that was seen last Thursday. Read more
The yen has softened and the dollar bloc currencies have firmed amid a risk-back-on positioning theme, driven by encouraging reports about U.S. President Trump's health. USD-JPY lifted to a peak at 105.61, which is 7 pips shy of Friday's high. The biggest mover out of the main currencies has been AUD-JPY, which rallied by about 0.7% in posting a peak at at 75.91. Read more
The Dollar rose slightly in early N.Y. trade on Friday, after trading mostly lower overnight following the news of President Trump's positive Covid diagnosis. The September jobs report saw NFP come in lighter than expected, though prior-month upward revisions that left a combined gain near consensus forecasts. Read more
