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The USD and held firm amid a general risk-off backdrop following yesterday's news of the Malaysian airline downing over Ukraine, with Isreal's action in Gaza adding to the theme. EUR-USD logged a fresh low to 1.3512, subsequently recovering to the 1.3525 area, leaving the Jun-3 low at 1.3503 untroubled. Read more
The dollar dipped after softer housing starts, but nearly in-line jobless claims data, though later, the news of the Malaysian Airlines 777, potentially shot down over the Ukraine caused some safe haven dollar and yen buying. EUR-USD bounced to 1.3535 after the data, though later edged under 1.3520. Read more
The USD maintained a firm tone against the EUR and other European currencies, but softened against the JPY, and was mixed against the AUD and NZD. EUR-USD logged a one-month low at 1.3520 just ahead of the London open, subsequently steadying around 1.3530-35. Read more
The USD gained versus the EUR but ebbed against the JPY, which firmed despite generally bullish stock markets in Asia. EUR-USD clocked a new low of 1.3520, drawing closer to the Jul-5 low at 1.3503. The Fed's Beige Book found that economic expansion has continued in all districts, noting some shortages of skill labour. Read more
The dollar posted modest gains through the N.Y. session on Wednesday, with EUR-USD printing one-month lows of 1.3522, and USD-JPY one-week highs of 101.79. Incoming U.S. data was mixed, with headline PPI a bit hotter than forecasts, and industrial production a tad softer. Read more
The dollar has remained generally firm in the wake of Fed' Yellen's slightly less dovish tone during her testimony yesterday. EUR-USD fell to a new low under 1.3540, the lowest rate seen since Jun-18. The T-note over Bund yield differential widened slightly to 134 bp. Read more
The dollar has remained firm in the wake of Fed' Yellen's slightly less dovish tone during her testimony yesterday. EUR-USD edged out a new low of 1.3556, which is the lowest rate seen since Jun-18. The T-note over Bund yield differential has remained steady around 133 bp, which is down about 5 bp from last week's major-cycle peak. Read more
The dollar moved broadly higher in N.Y. trade on Monday, led initially by mixed retail sales N.Y. Fed index, and softer import prices. Later, the market appeared to have taken Fed chief Yellen's testimony as a bit less dovish, as Treasury yields moved modestly higher, taking the greenback with it. Read more
EUR-USD tested below 1.36 on the coattails of a sharp EUR-GBP drop following the much stronger than expected U.K. CPI release, while German ZEW data subsequently came in below the median forecast. A sharp drop in the shares of Portugal's Banco Santo Espirito, which was the bank at the centre of last Thursday's Eurozone fracas, also generated bearish fodder for the euro, though EUR-USD managed to recover the 1.36 handle after trading to 1.3587. Read more
USD-JPY edged out a five-day high of 101.64 after the BoJ nudged down its GDP projection to 1.0% from 1.1% for the current fiscal year in what was an otherwise featureless pre-Europe session in Asia. Follow-through yen selling was limited, however, as the BoJ also refrained from trimming its inflation forecast, which should prevent markets from speculating that more easing measures are in the pipeline over the coming months, in line with the message from BoJ-speak of late. Read more
