ECB, US data to dominate action

ECB, US data to dominate action

Following Wednesday’s choppy action in foreign exchange markets, investors are gearing up for key events that could ramp up the volatility. The European Central Bank will announce monetary policy decisions on Thursday and the US economic calendar will feature weekly Initial Jobless Claims and Unit Labor Costs data for the first quarter ahead of Friday’s … Read more

Dollar rebounds on positive risk sentiment, weak Yen

Dollar rebounds on positive risk sentiment, weak Yen

USDJPY bulls are further encouraged by a weakening Japanese Yen following data that shows real wages declining for the 25th straight month in April, as domestic inflation in Japan continues to outpace wage growth. The data will make it harder for the Bank of Japan to normalise policy, as it hopes to lift the bank’s … Read more