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The Dollar majors have mostly held narrow ranges amid a backdrop of coursing in global markets. One exception has been AUD-USD, which dove to a five-week low at 0.7060 after the RBA shaved growth forecasts in its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. Read more
The Dollar lost ground in N.Y. on Thursday, taking the DXY from two-week highs of 96.67, to lows of 96.39 into the London close. Lowered growth expectations in Europe and the U.K. lifted the Greenback into the open, though sagging yields and equities on the back of trade concerns later weighed. Read more
The Dollar has remained on a firm footing while Euro underperformance has been a side theme so far today. EUR-USD has printed fresh a 13-day low, at 1.1331, putting the pair in the lower reaches of the broadly sideways range that's been unfolding for some three months now. Read more
The USD index printed a fresh two-week peak at 96.24, making this the first consecutive day a new high has been made. EUR-USD has concurrently posted a 13-day low, at 1.1355, putting the pair in the lower reaches of the broadly sideways range that's been unfolding for some three months now. Read more
The Dollar advanced again in N.Y. on Wednesday, taking the DXY to near two-week highs of 96.40. The index has printed four consecutive higher daily highs. On the data front, the narrowed U.S. trade deficit supported the Greenback. EUR-USD fell to 1.1362 lows, after opening at 1.1398 highs, while USD-JPY touched 110.00 highs late in the session. Read more
The narrow trade-weighted USD index posted a fresh 12-day high at 95.99, and EUR-USD concurrently printed a new 12-day low, at 1.1380. The Dollar also saw highs versus a number of other currencies, although lost some ground today to the Yen, which has outperformed. Read more
The Dollar has continued to trade mostly firmer, although has lost ground today to the Yen, which has outperformed. President Trump's State of the Union, replete as it was with self-backslapping, left markets somewhat cold, with what hopes there were for something specific on progress being made in the trade talks with China having been deflated. Read more
The Dollar firmed in N.Y. on Tuesday, taking the DXY to eight-session highs of 96.11, up from 95.89 lows at the open. The only data was a softer than expected services ISM, though it had little impact on the Greenback. Wall Street rose, while yields edged lower. Read more
OVERVIEW British PM Theresa May is in Northern Ireland today to allay concerns about the threat of a post-Brexit hard border Low PMI Index report weighs on Sterling Investors have an appetite for risky business, sinking Swiss Franc to two-month lows HIGHLIGHT It remains to be seen whether British PM Theresa May can convince EU leaders to concede to amendments to the Brexit divorce agreement. Read more
The Dollar has remained buoyant, printing fresh highs against some currencies, still benefitting from the strong U.S. January jobs report and other perky releases. EUR-USD carved out a six-day low at 1.1411, and Cable printed a 13-day low at 1.3002, aided lower by a spell of Sterling selling following a miss in the UK's January services PMI report, which at 50.1 showed the dominant UK sector to be in virtual stagnation. Read more
