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A reversal of risk-off positioning has seen the yen underperform, while currencies with higher beta characteristics, such as the Australian dollar and other dollar bloc units, and developing world currencies, have outperformed most other currencies. The Dollar itself has traded mixed, on net, and EUR-USD settled to an oscillation of the 114.00 level. Read more
A reversal of risk-on positioning has seen the Yen underperform, while currencies with higher beta characteristics, such as the Australian Dollar and other Dollar bloc units, and developing world currencies, have outperformed most other currencies. The Dollar itself has traded mixed, on net, and EUR-USD settled to an oscillation of the 114.00 level. Read more
The Dollar bounced in N.Y. trade on Thursday following the firmer ADP jobs report, though later fell sharply as the U.S. manufacturing ISM came in much weaker than forecast. The data added another layer of market worry to global growth slowing, while saw the market price out pretty much all 2019 Fed tightenings. Read more
The Yen has strengthened sharply, driven by safe haven demand following Apple's after-hours revenue warning, which has sent U.S. equity futures down sharply while weighing on Asian markets. AUD-JPY has been the biggest mover, and is showing a 1.8% loss despite having lifted out of its lows. Read more
The Dollar rallied in N.Y. on the first trading day of the year, taking the DXY to 96.88 highs, up from 96.27 into the open. Safe-haven flows were behind the Greenback's gains early on, as Wall Street opened sharply lower on the back of China growth concerns. Read more
The Dollar has traded mostly firmer, although lost ground to a safe-haven buoyed Yen, while Sterling and the Australian Dollar were the underperformers out of the main currencies, the former on Brexit concerns and the latter on China and global growth concerns. Read more
The Dollar has traded mostly weaker, with EUR-USD punching out a two-month high within a whisker of 1.1500 while USD-JPY dove to a seven-month low of 109.12. Most of the USD-JPY price action dynamic has been a reflection of general Yen strength, driven by safe haven demand as stock markets across Asia and U.S. Read more
The Dollar has traded mixed in thin year-end conditions. Japan, mainland China and many European nations have been closed for holidays, while the London and Paris will be working a half day today. EUR-USD settled in the mid 1.1400s after earlier eking out a two-session low at 1.1421 amid a bout of Dollar firmness. Read more
The Dollar has traded mostly modestly firmer in thin year-end conditions. Tokyo market have been closed today, with trading set to remain ultra thin until the new year gets underway in markets on Wednesday. EUR-USD eked out a two-session low at 1.1421, while USD-JPY has settled in the lower 110.00s, above the four-month low seen on Friday at 110.14. Read more
OVERVIEW International stock markets took investors for a roller coaster ride this week, leaving analysts scratching their heads USD weaker against safe-haven currencies and Euro as US President continues to rail against Fed Sterling moving sideways as UK Parliament prepares for Brexit deal vote on January 14 HIGHLIGHT The US Stock Market ended on a high note yesterday, up by around 5% for the Dow, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ. Read more
