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Share: Unemployment Rate increases to 3.8% in Canada in November, the highest since January 2022.  Canadian economy adds 24,900 jobs, surpassing expectations of 15,000.  Canadian Dollar rises modestly after the report, USD/CAD holds near two-month lows.  The Unemployment Rate in Canada rose from 5.7% in October to 5.8% in November, as expected, Statistics Canada reported

Share: WTI Oil saround $75 ahead of US opening bell. The US Dollar is trading flat as US trading session underpins the Greenback. Oil could sink below $70 if OPEC+ can not unify and come out with a set of supportive measures. Oil prices are reversing a touch on Monday near the US opening bell,

Share: The Greenback is unable to hold on to gains ahead of this week’s close.  US Traders are absent this Thursday as Thanksgiving and Black Friday will keep US trading desks closed. The US Dollar Index breaks below 104 again and is facing a loss for this Thursday and for this week’s performance overall.  The

Share: The AUD/JPY saw a late break higher in Friday’s broad-market sentiment recovery. The Aussie is catching a bounce from the 200-hour SMA and a rising trendline. The technicals are leaning bullish with more upside on the cards, but headwinds remain. The AUD/JPY snuck over the 97.50 level just ahead of the Friday closing bell,

Share: Producer inflation in the US continued to decelerate in October.  US Dollar Index stays in daily range above 104.00 after the PPI data. The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand in the US rose 1.3% on a yearly basis in October, down from the 2.2% increase recorded in September, the data published by the US

Share: HSBC hands TSLA stock a Reduce rating and price target of $146. Tesla stock is consolidating right on top of $210 support level. HSBC analyst says too much of Tesla growth story comes at end of decade. President Joe Biden supports UAW attempt to unionize Tesla factories. Tesla (TSLA) stock is holding onto a

Share: WTI Oil  falls to a three-month low. The US Dollar holds ground above 105.00 despite abrupt correction.  Oil faces risk of falling to $78, last line of defence before $70 comes into play. Oil prices trade near session low near the start of the US opening bell, despite the reaffirmation from Saudi Arabia and

Share: The 1.33-1.37 range economists at Rabobank have been highlighting for USD/CAD has broken to the upside. They do not expect much further upside for the pair. USD/CAD seen at 1.3620 by year-end We don’t expect much further upside for USD/CAD. Yet, a return to the 1.35 magnet we have been trading around is unlikely

Share: GBP/USD Forecast: Pound Sterling looks fragile ahead of Fed and BoE meetings GBP/USD fluctuated in a narrow channel in the Asian session before retreating to the 1.2100 area in the European morning. The near-term technical outlook suggests that the bearish bias stays intact. Over the weekend, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) requested a UN

Share: The European Central Bank is set to keep key interest rates steady on Thursday after ten consecutive hikes. ECB’s Lagarde could strike a hawkish tone amid upside risks to inflation on Middle East strife. The Euro volatility will likely spike up on the ECB decision and Lagarde’s presser. Ten meetings later and after an

Share: The US Dollar struggles to find demand at the end of the week. Markets are digesting Powell’s words on Thursday. US Treasury yields are retreating and the odds of a hike in December declined. The US Dollar (USD) measured by the US Dollar Index (DXY) oscillates between gains and losses in the 106.15 area,

Share: The CAD dumped – but only briefly – before returning to the low 1.36s where it was before Tuesday’s data reports. Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank, analyzes Loonie’s outlook. The data mix could not have been worse for the CAD The data mix could not have been worse for the CAD on

Share: AUD/USD touches new weekly lows at 0.6289, trading with losses of 0.32%. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment in the US deteriorates, with inflation expectations rising. China’s struggling economy and Middle East geopolitical tensions further dampen AUD sentiment. The Australian Dollar (AUD) touched new weekly lows of 0.6289 against the US Dollar (USD) courtesy

Share: EUR/JPY fades Monday’s drop and climbs to the 158.00 region. Further side-lined trade appears favoured so far. EUR/JPY sets aside Monday’s small pullback and resumes the upside to the boundaries of the 158.00 zone on Tuesday. In the meantime, the cross remains stuck within the consolidative range and the breakout of it exposes a

Share: USD/INR holds below the 83.20 mark after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rate decision. RBI maintained a status quo on rates for the fourth consecutive time at 6.5%. US Initial Jobless Claims improved to 207,000 from 205,000 in the previous week. The US Nonfarm Payrolls will be a closely watched event for traders on Friday.

Share: Asian equities trade higher amid the light volume due to holidays in China and India. Chinese Caixin/S&P Global Manufacturing PMI dropped to 50.6 in September vs. 51.0 prior. BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said that there was “a distance to go” for BoJ before exiting its ultra-loose monetary policy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Share: Australian Dollar holds ground above 0.6350 after soft Retail Sales data.  Australia’s Retail Sales reported a 0.2% print, lower than the expected 0.3%. US Dollar continues to strengthen on higher US Treasury yields, coupled with upbeat economic data. The Australian Dollar (AUD) hit a 10-month low on Wednesday. However, the AUD/USD pair holds ground

Share: The EUR/GBP made a late-week break for the 0.87 handle. The Pound Sterling continues to give up ground after a dovish BoE shrank from rate hikes, EU PMI figures came in mixed, keeping Euro gains restrained. The EUR/GBP stretched for the 0.8700 major handle in Friday trading, closing the week with over a full