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
Following mixed action in financial markets on Thursday, investors are clinging to a cautious stance on Friday. The US economic docket will feature Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index data for June, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, alongside Personal Income and Personal Spending figures. Finally, the University of Michigan will release revisions to … Read more
The USDJPY pair tumbled to near 156.00 late Tuesday, with the Japanese Yen strengthening amid expectations that the Bank of Japan will tighten its monetary policy further in its July monetary policy meeting. Economists expect that the BoJ will raise interest rates further by 10 basis points, prompted by steady inflation above the bank’s target … Read more
Major currency pairs continue to trade in familiar ranges midweek as investors’ search for the next catalyst continues. Later in the day, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will deliver the Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report and respond to questions before the House Financial Services Committee in the second day of his Congressional testimony. Several other Fed policymakers … Read more
The US Dollar is holding steady early Wednesday, as investors gear up for key macroeconomic events that could significantly impact the currency’s valuation. The Bureau of Labor Statistic will release the Consumer Price Index data for May in early U.S. trading. Later in the day, the Federal Reserve will announce monetary policy decisions and publish … Read more
USDJPY spiked higher by over half a percent just after the release of US nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data, on Friday. USDJPY traded in the upper 156s after the US Dollar strengthened as a result of the better-than-expected results. Nonfarm payrolls showed the number of employed people in the US rose by 272,000 in May, when … Read more
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
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
– 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
Key data releases include the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) from Eurostat, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, and first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data from Canada.