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FX Action was light in N.Y. on Tuesday, with no data to drive the Dollar. Risk taking levels were fairly neutral, though Wall Street lost ground on corona virus fears, and Treasury yields were a bit lower. The USD slipped some ahead of the open, weighed down by a better German ZEW outcome, and improved U.K. Read more
The yen has attracted safe-haven demand amid rising concerns about the strain of coronavirus in China, which are being exacerbated by the approaching Lunar New Year holiday period in China, a period of heightened people travelling that risks accelerating the spread of contagion. Read more
The biggest mover has been a decline in AUD-JPY in the main currency markets so far today, with the cross proving most sensitive to rising concerns about the strain of coronavirus in China, which are being exacerbated by the approaching Lunar New Year holiday period in China, a period of heightened people travelling that risks accelerating the spread of contagion. Read more
All quiet on the forex front, with the dollar majors and associated crosses rates plying narrow ranges so far. More of the same looks likely in the absence of U.S. market participants today. EUR-USD edged out a 25-day low at 1.1082 after breaching Friday's low at 1.1085. Read more
The dollar has seen modest weakness in quiet early-week trading. Volumes are likely to remain on the low side today with U.S. markets closed for the Martin Luther King holiday. Stock markets in Asian remained buoyant after bellwether indices in the U.S. Read more
The Dollar rallied some to end the week in N.Y. on Friday, taking the DXY to highs of 2020. The index topped at 97.65, levels last seen on December 26. Incoming data saw housing starts rise sharply, while industrial production was a bit lighter than consensus, and U. Read more
The yen posted fresh lows once again as risk appetite continued to course through global markets. The MSCI all-country world equity index touched fresh record highs, even though Chinese markets sputtered somewhat. An above-forecast 6.9% y/y rise in China's industrial production helped maintain the risk-on times, which followed a solid round of U.S. Read more
The yen posted fresh lows once again as risk appetite continue to course through global markets. The MSCI all-country world equity index touched fresh record highs earlier, even though Chinese markets have sputtered somewhat and momentum appears to have waned a little. Read more
The Dollar gained in N.Y. trade on Thursday, supported by better than expected incoming U.S. data. Retail sales, jobless claims, and the Philly Fed index all beat consensus forecasts. Wall Street surged to fresh record highs, while Treasury yields edged higher. Read more
