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

Euro outlook uncertain

Euro outlook uncertain

The EURUSD extended its recovery to 1.0740 in Tuesday’s European trading, with the major currency pair rising as growing optimism for the Fed to reduce interest rates twice this year has increased investors’ risk appetite. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback’s value against six major currencies, has dropped to 105.40 as demand … Read more

Euro falls sharply after weak Eurozone PMIs

Euro falls sharply after weak Eurozone PMIs

The EURUSD faces selling pressure in Friday’s European trades due to multiple headwinds. The major currency pair declined to a six-week low near 1.0670 as the Euro weakened after downbeat Eurozone preliminary PMI data suggested the economy is losing momentum. The HCOB PMP report, produced by S&P Global, shows that the Composite PMI unexpectedly declined to … Read more

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

June kicks off with PMI data

June kicks off with PMI data

– Markets remain subdued on the first trading day of June
– S&P Global will release revisions to May Manufacturing PMI data for Germany, Eurozone, UK, and US
– US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported inflation rose 2.7% on a yearly basis in April
– US Dollar struggled to preserve its strength following PCE inflation data
– EURUSD edged higher and closed the week virtually unchanged
– GBPUSD failed to make a decisive move in the previous week
– Bank of Japan has no plans to immediately unload its ETF holdings
– China’s Caixin Manufacturing PMI edged higher to 51.7 in May
– AUDUSD pair showed no reaction to China’s PMI data
– Gold continues to move sideways above ,320

Dollar consolidates weekly gains ahead of mid-tier data

Dollar consolidates weekly gains ahead of mid-tier data

The US Dollar strengthened due to upbeat PMI data, with the USD Index closing in positive territory for the fourth consecutive day. The S&P Global Composite PMI showed business activity expanding at an accelerating pace in May. Japan’s National Consumer Price Index rose 2.5% in April. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand stated that lowering interest rates was not being discussed in the near term. UK Retail Sales declined 2.3% in April. Gold fell more than 2% on Thursday.