EUR/USD was falling during the current trading session but managed to reverse its losses. The rebound gained momentum after the Philadelphia Fed reported that its manufacturing index fell this month much more than was expected. The US leading indicators also provided an unpleasant surprise, and unemployment claims was the only decent indicator released in the United States today. Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index fell from 34.4 […]
Read moreThe Canadian dollar fell against other most-traded currencies today, though managed to recover versus the US dollar by now. The currency was under pressure from a range of negative factors, including falling prices for crude oil, trade tensions with the United States, and underwhelming domestic macroeconomic data. Automatic Data Processing reported that Canada’s employment increased by 2,905 jobs in May — a far smaller number than 15,100 registered in April, […]
Read moreThe Swiss franc gained on most other major currencies, with the exception of the Great Britain pound, which got a boost from the relatively hawkish stance of the Bank of England. The outlook expressed by Switzerland’s own central bank was far less optimistic, but that did not prevent the Swissie from rising. The Swiss National Bank kept interest rates unchanged at today’s policy meeting, as was widely expected. The interest on sight deposits […]
Read moreThe New Zealand dollar fell today after a report showed that the New Zealand economic growth slowed last quarter. The currency managed to trim losses by now, erasing them against the US dollar entirely. Statistics New Zealand reported that gross domestic product rose 0.5% in the March quarter of 2018 from the previous three months. It was a slower rate of growth than 0.6% registered in the December quarter of 2017 […]
Read moreEURUSD Analysis and Talking Points Italian assets retreat as Italy appoints Eurosceptics EURUSD falls to the lowest level since July 2017 Italian Fears Rise After Appointment of Eurosceptics EURUSD fell to its lowest level since July 2017 at 1.1508 as Italian assets came under pressure with BTPs and the FTSE MIB falling to session lows. […]
Read moreGBPUSD Analysis and News GBP Surges After 6-3 Hawkish Vote Split Market Pricing for an August Rate Hike rises to 45% from 33% prior to announcement See how retail traders are positioning in GBPUSD as well as other major FX pairs on an intraday basis using the DailyFX speculative positioning data on the sentiment page. […]
Read moreUS Market Snapshot via IG: DJIA -0.4%, Nasdaq 100 0.1%, S&P 500 -0.2% Major Headlines Bank of England Keep Bank Rate at 0.5%, Vote split 6-3 (Prev. 7-2) Italy appoint two Eurosceptics to head finance committee Saudi Arabia sees a 1mln bpd oil increase as a reasonable target. GBP:Sterling bulls have been provided with some […]
Read moreEUR/USD was falling during the current trading session but managed to reverse its losses. The rebound gained momentum after the Philadelphia Fed reported that its manufacturing index fell this month much more than was expected. The US leading indicators also provided an unpleasant surprise, and unemployment claims was the only decent indicator released in the United States today. Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index fell from 34.4 […]
Read moreThe British pound today rallied higher against the US dollar after the Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision with more members than before voting for a rate hike. The pound had traded lower following the release of the disappointing UK public sector finances report for May early in the European session. The GBP/USD currency pair today rallied from a low of 1.3103 to a high of 1.3258 after the BoE rate decision, which […]
Read moreGBPUSD Prices, News and Analysis BoE monetary policy decision at 11:00 GMT – no change expected. Governor Carney’s Mansion House speech due at 20:15 GMT IG Client Sentiment data show that retail are 72.5% net-long of GBPUSD – a contrarian bearish set-up – but recent positional changes gives us a mixed trading bias. GBPUSD Driven […]
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