Flight-to-safety in markets, geopolitical tensions escalate

Flight-to-safety in markets, geopolitical tensions escalate

Safe-haven flows dominate financial markets at the beginning of the week as investors react to the latest news surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. S&P will release revisions to July PMI data for the Euro area, Germany and the UK on Monday, while later in the day, the ISM Services PMI report for July will be featured in … Read more

Yen weakens, eyes on Eurozone PMI

Yen weakens, eyes on Eurozone PMI

The EURJPY currency pair traded in positive territory for the sixth consecutive day near 173.80 on Wednesday during the early European session. The Yen weakened after the data showed that Japanese business activity turned contractionary in June. The final reading of Japan’s Services PMI fell to 49.4 in June from 49.8 in May. This figure … Read more

Euro under pressure on EU political woes

Euro under pressure on EU political woes

The EURJPY cross extended its decline near 168.85 during early European trading on Monday, with the Euro attracting some sellers amid the uncertainty over the political scenario in France. President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the French national assembly and announced a snap election after exit polls indicated that his Renaissance party would be defeated by the far-right … Read more

Yen trades higher on risk-on sentiment, despite dovish ECB

Yen trades higher on risk-on sentiment, despite dovish ECB

The Japanese yen traded stronger against the euro at 164.90 on Monday. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda made dovish remarks about the need to maintain accommodative monetary policies due to low inflation.