Yen Marred by Dollar’s Uptrend as Robust Jobs Data Lifts US Bond Yields
Following seemingly jaw-dropping employment and salary numbers that seemed to entice an already aggressively hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed), and stunned US government bond rates to re-emerge the Japanese yen fell across the deck in the run-up to the weekend. Japan’s
Read MoreEuro Rallies on Strong Eurozone GDP Data
Due to inflation and GDP numbers that were higher than expected by the market on the last trading day of July, the euro appreciated against the dollar. According to figures from Eurostat, the Eurozone’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by
Read MoreSouth African Rand Outperforms G10 Currencies
A day after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) attempted to dampen domestic inflation expectations and prevent currency depreciation by implementing its highest interest rate increase in two decades, the South African Rand outperformed all other comparable currencies the following
Read MoreKiwi Dollar Rallies on Comforting Statement of Federal Reserve’s Officials
Before the weekend, the financial markets reacted favorably to robust statistics on the US economy’s growth as well as comforting comments from leaders of the Federal Reserve. This caused the New Zealand Dollar and other currencies to increase in value.
Read MoreEuro Could Lose Parity Against the US Dollar
The Euro barely escaped the psychologically critical threshold of parity versus the Dollar in the closing session of last week, but was last seen trying to fight off an appreciating dollar after the US non-farm payrolls numbers were overwhelmingly positive
Read MoreUS Manufacturing Index Hits Two-year Low in June
In the European session on Friday, the US dollar rose versus its main rivals as European markets sank on increasing concerns of a recession in the aftermath of a speedier policy tightening by major central banks to combat skyrocketing inflation.
Read MoreUK Inflation Hits 40-Yr High of 9.10% in May
As a result of higher costs for energy and food, consumer prices in the United Kingdom increased further in May at the quickest rate in forty years, significantly aggravating the nation’s affordability issue. According to statistics that were released by
Read MoreRuble Strengthens on Bank of Russia Rate Cut & Surge in Commodity Prices
The Russian ruble plummeted to historical lows on February 28, 2022, and residents of the country started withdrawing cash, leading to what is referred to as a ‘bank run.’ During that period, Russia was slapped with a plethora of financial
Read MoreDollar Strengthens as Employment Data Boosts Prospects Of Further Rate Hikes
The US dollar rallied against its rivals on Friday as economic data reflected better-than-anticipated rise in the US non-farm payrolls, boosting prospects of further tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department’s data indicated that non-farm payroll
Read MoreDollar Turns Weak Against Rivals, But Euro is Unable to Take Advantage
The greenback lost ground against its peers on Friday, continuing its recent downtrend, against the backdrop of worries about interest rate increases, and data reflecting a slowdown in the rate of consumer price growth in April. The dollar index fell
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