The NZDUSD this week moved higher on Thursday and moved up to test the 50% midpoint of the April trading range at 0.59668, before backing off on the stronger US GDP and price data. The price retraced the entire move to the downside with momentum in the Asian session today. That follow-through upside move took
Month: April 2024
The weakening yen is unpopular in Japan and pressure is mounting on politicians for action but there are no easy answers. I spoke with BNNBloomberg about the issues: 1) Rate differentials are the driver. You can buy a 10-year Japanese government bond and get 0.9% per year or buy a US 10 and get 4.7%.
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Copper and aluminium, the most used industrial metals, have gained substantially in the past few weeks. The rally was associated with supply uncertainties and a notable increase in global demand. The Western ban on Russian metals, hopes of US rate cuts, and diversification of holdings of central banks also uplifted the sentiments. Copper futures are
Last week’s market activity was shaped by several significant themes. Firstly, the Japanese Yen’s rapid decline caught market participants off guard. The sell-off was exacerbated by what many considered tepid verbal interventions from Japanese officials. Current momentum suggests that the Yen’s free fall is far from over. The key is whether Japan will step up
A customer shops for food at a grocery store on March 12, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images The last batch of inflation news that Federal Reserve officials will see before their policy meeting next week is in, and none of it is very good. In the
In this article AIR-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Airbus employee works on an aircraft part of the Airbus A350 at the Airbus Atlantic plant in Bouguenais, near Nantes, western France, on Feb. 29, 2024. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images Airbus is ramping up production of its A350 aircraft because of
Mexican Peso strengthens against US Dollar, buoyed by positive market mood, mixed economic reports. US inflation remains hot as core PCE Price Index increases above March expectations. Mexico shows a deficit, yet Unemployment Rate drops, presenting mixed economic scenario. The Mexican Peso counterattacks registered solid gains versus the US Dollar on Friday as economic data
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The USDJPY has two key level in play. ON the topside the 155.00 level is being touted at a level that the BOJ does not want to see the USDJPY move above. It may just be the “market” speaking, but there is chatter that the central bank also does not want the pair moving above
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Amid a decline in safe-haven buying due to reduced geopolitical tensions, gold prices on MCX for June futures fell by Rs 656 or 0.92% to trade at Rs 70,541 per 10 grams while MCX May silver contracts dipped by Rs 710 or 0.9% to Rs 79,869 per kg. Gold prices extended their fall following the
Sterling and Euro rebound broadly today, bolstered by encouraging PMI data that suggests continued recovery momentum in both UK and Eurozone. For the Pound, the latest PMI readings indicate that UK’s recovery from last year’s recession is gathering pace. Meanwhile, rising cost pressures, particularly in the services sector, are heightening concerns about the sustainability of
One of the International Monetary Fund’s top economists signals little risk of a global recession, despite the ongoing rumblings of geopolitical uncertainty. The Washington DC-based institute this week nudged its global growth outlook slightly higher to 3.2% in 2024 and projects the same rate in 2025. “When we do the risk assessment around that baseline,
Shares of Danaher popped more than 7% on Tuesday after the life sciences company delivered beats across its three main businesses — a sign the long-awaited turnaround in the biotech industry is finally here. Revenue for the period ended March 29 declined 4% organically year over year to nearly $5.8 billion in total sales, outpacing
Increasing appetite for the risk-linked space weighed further on the US Dollar, while disheartening US PMIs also kept the currency depressed. So far, the ECB is expected to cut rates in June, while the Fed is still seen reducing its rates in September. Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, April 24: Further
As London traders look for the exits, the GBPUSD has rotated back to the downside. The price is currently trading at 1.2405. The low for the day was at 1.2388 reached shortly after the Israeli attack on Iran. That is also the low for the trading week. GBPUSD moves away from the 50% midpoint The
The focus today was on the big-cap tech stocks today. The Nasdaq index got creamed with a decline of -2.05%. That was the largest decline since January 31 when the index fell -2.23% The move lower was initially off of disappointing forward guidance from Netflix after its earning announcement after the close on Thursdays. Its