The Indonesian rupiah was little changed on Monday, hovering near IDR 17,810 per U.S. dollar after a seven-session losing streak, as traders positioned for Bank Indonesia’s policy decision this week. The central bank will begin its two-day meeting Tuesday, after leaving key rates unchanged at 5.75% for a second straight month in August following 100bps […]
The Japanese yen staged a sharp recovery against the U.S. dollar on Friday, reversing a substantial portion of its earlier losses after reports that Bank of Japan officials had been checking yen prices with market dealers. The move came after the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate from 1.00% to 1.25%, but the yen […]
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is heading into Monday trading with positive momentum against the US Dollar after AUD/USD successfully broke above the important 0.7100 level. The pair reached 0.7136 during Friday’s session before settling around 0.7120-0.7124, close to the session highs. The move higher reflects improving risk appetite and growing expectations that the Reserve Bank […]
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) enters Monday trading under renewed pressure against the US Dollar (USD), after NZD/USD reversed sharply from 0.5787 on Friday and closed the week near its daily lows. The pair was last trading around 0.5725, leaving the 0.5700 level as the immediate technical battleground for the new trading week. The reversal […]
The Mexican peso weakened to around 17.2 per US dollar after reaching a more than two-year high of 16.98 on September 11, as the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled that another rate increase could still be possible this year. The Fed increased its federal funds target rate by 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00%, […]
The Fed rate hike: what happens now? The dust has settled on tonight’s Fed meeting and the market reaction is clear: the Fed’s signal that there could be a series of rate hikes has spooked financial markets. Bonds sold off at the short end of the Treasury curve and US stocks also fell, led by […]
Facts: Recommendation: Trade: Short position on AUDUSD at market price Target: 0.7067, 0.7000 Stop: 0.7165 Opinion: AUDUSD has been trading in an upward trend recently, but the pair may be experiencing a trend reversal. Looking at the H4 interval, one can see that the price bounced off the key 0.7130 resistance area. The green area […]
The British Pound (GBP) has ticked up against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, following an unexpected increase in UK Retail Sales. The GBP/USD pair, however, remains on its back foot, trading at 1.3370, ahead of the London session opening, on track for a 1.15% weekly decline, crushed by the diverging monetary policy decisions of the Federal […]
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USD/CHF extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around 0.8230 during Asian hours on Friday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) faced challenges from falling oil prices, which helped ease broader inflation concerns. Easing inflation concerns pulled US Treasury yields back from their recent multi-year highs, with the benchmark 10-year yield […]