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Lonnie Suffering Alongside Crude Oil Prices The Canadian Dollar underperformed against the US Dollar on Thursday, extending losses that started at the end of last week. USD/CAD is up almost 1 percent this week so far, marking the best week for the currency pair since the beginning of March. What has been driving losses for...
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GBP/USD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS GBP/USD advanced on Wednesday, but gains were modest despite a rally in U.K. government bond yields, which rose sharply and more than their global counterparts after March inflation data surprised to the upside. While double-digit inflation may prompt the Bank of England to raise rates again in May, the British pound may...
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Gold prices gained slightly over the past 24 hours after the worst 2-day loss since early February. The anti-fiat yellow metal benefited from a cautiously weaker US Dollar as traders continued to fine-tune their expectations of where the Federal Reserve might take interest rates later this year. During Tuesday’s Wall Street trading session, Atlanta Fed...
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Global equity markets rose while the US dollar slipped in the past week on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its tightening cycle. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 1.3%, and the US dollar index (DXY index) fell 0.5%. Within equities, the S&P 500 rose 0.8%, while the...
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Ethereum is rallying hard and is back at levels last seen in September last year. The 2nd largest crypto by market cap broke sharply higher mid-week after the successful implementation of its latest upgrade. The Ethereum Shanghai upgrade took place this Wednesday without incident. This upgrade allows Ethereum network validators to withdraw their staked ETH...
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The Australian Dollar leapt higher again overnight after US PPI sent markets into a tailspin that saw the US Dollar face renewed pressure to the downside. The Aussie and the Kiwi Dollars were the biggest beneficiaries with the commodity complex also soaring To recap, US PPI final demand was below estimates at 2.7% year-on-year to...
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continues to hold the high ground after making a 2-month high last week with supply issues dominating headlines. The rally for crude overnight could be attributed to a generally weaker US Dollar with Treasury yield volatility pausing after a few weeks of excessive moves in the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Financial...
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Asia-Pacific Market Briefing – US Economy Showing Early Cracks Ahead of NFP Data The Australian Dollar underperformed against its major counterparts on Thursday. The sentiment-linked currency received a boost following the latest round of US initial jobless claims, which surprised higher at 228k compared to the 200k median estimate. However, that outcome turned out to...
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The US Dollar ticked up overnight in a move that goes against the grain of recent price action. Treasury yields dipped again on soft US data and equity markets also lost ground on the news. The data can be viewed here. The trend of late has seen bad news being interpreted as good news for...
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The New Zealand Dollar rallied against its major peers after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand surprised markets with a more aggressive rate hike. Heading into the rate decision, the median survey was for the RBNZ to hike rates to 5% from 4.75%. Instead, the central bank went all out with a 50-basis point hike,...
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