Day: February 27, 2018

February 27
2018

EUR/USD Drops After Powell’s Testimony, Positive US Data

EUR/USD dropped today following the testimony of the new Federal Reserve Chairman — Jerome Powell. He signaled that the Federal Reserve will proceed with monetary tightening, though he did not mention more aggressive pace of tightening. As for US economic data, it was mixed. Nevertheless, the currency pair accelerated its decline after the release of positive indicators, namely the consumer confidence and the Richmond Fed manufacturing index. Durable goods […]

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February 27
2018

Euro Drops to New Lows on Weak German Inflation Report

The euro today dropped to new lows against the US dollar after the release of weak German preliminary CPI data in the mid-European session. Several disappointing releases from the US docket in the early American session could not reverse the euro’s decline against the greenback. The EUR/USD currency pair lost over 100 points from a daily high of 1.2346 to trade at a low of 1.2242 at the time of writing. The currency pair’s massive decline was triggered […]

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February 27
2018

Hungarian Forint Drops After Central Banks Stays Put

The Hungarian forint fell today after Hungary’s central bank left all of its interest rates unchanged and promised to keep monetary policy accommodative for a long period of time. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank left its main interest rate at 0.9%, keeping other rates unchanged as well. The bank said in its statement: In the Council’s assessment, maintaining the loose monetary conditions for an extended period are necessary to achieve the inflation target in a sustainable manner. […]

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February 27
2018

NZ Dollar Drops After Trade Balance Turns to Deficit

The New Zealand dollar fell today following the release of New Zealand’s trade data overnight even though the report was better than forecasts. The New Zealand trade balance showed a deficit of NZ$566 million in January after logging a surplus of NZ$596 million in December. The actual gap was nowhere near the forecast shortage of NZ$2,710 million. On the other hand, it was the biggest January deficit since 2007. NZD/USD dropped from […]

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