Tag: Currencies
European Forex news roundup: The euro continues to struggle in mixed trading. The atmosphere is tepid and uneven today, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict clouds continue to hang over markets. The upbeat tone from yesterday has faded, but there are no indications of larger concerns in the action thus far. European indices are mainly down, with […]
Euro zone inflation doesn’t require significant policy tightening, ECB’s Lane says As pandemic-related bottlenecks in goods and labor are removed, euro zone inflation will return to trend without considerable policy tightening by the European Central Bank, according to the ECB’s top economist Philip Lane. Lane was maintaining his long-held belief that the euro zone’s current, […]
Factory orders in the United States fell in December, while shipments increased. In December, new orders for American-made goods declined somewhat more than predicted, but manufacturing is still supported by businesses refilling stockpiles. Factory orders fell 0.4 % in December, according to the Commerce Department. Orders increased 1.8 % instead of 1.6 % as previously […]
European Forex news roundup: The dollar rises slightly, but US futures point downward It was a rather calm session, as markets appear to be more cautious following Wall Street’s dramatic recovery late yesterday. Since Asian trading, US futures have been trending lower, and they have remained so throughout European morning trade. As a result, the […]
European Forex news roundup: The Australian dollar maintains rises following a good jobs report. Forex news from the European morning session on Jan 20, 2022 It was a mostly calm session, with few headlines and few important economic releases to work with. The dollar is remaining somewhat mixed, but it was somewhat slow earlier on […]
The AUD/USD is hovering near a one-week low, below 0.7200, due to a stronger USD/risk-off environment. A combination of factors dragged AUD/USD to a one-week low on Tuesday. The AUD/USD pair remained offered during the first part of the European session, and was last seen lingering near a one-week low, just below the 0.7200 line. […]
EUR/USD falls down below 1.1300, returning to pre-NFP levels. On Monday, the EUR/USD reverted to, or even slightly below, its pre-US labor market data levels, where it traded last Friday, and has recently slipped below the 1.1300 handle. To summarize, the latest US labor market report showed a lower-than-expected headline payroll gain in December but […]
European Forex news roundup: USD/JPY falls from highs as Treasury rates remain unchanged The latest forex news from the European market session on January 5, 2022. The market is still contemplative as we await US ADP statistics and the FOMC meeting minutes later today. European stocks are holding steady with modest increases, while US futures […]
Stocks in Asia mostly edged up in Wednesday afternoon trade as investors await comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for possible clues on the central bank’s next move on interest rates. Asian Stocks Mainland Chinese stocks ended the morning session largely unchanged, with the Shanghai composite, Shenzhen component and Shenzhen composite all close to flat. The […]
Asian stocks fall to two-week low as hopes fade for big Fed rate cut, tech stocks drag. World stocks fell for a third straight day on Tuesday, as a stinging warning came from German chemicals giant BASF about the effects of the global trade war and traders hedged bets on a hefty U.S. interest rate […]
