Yen continues to dominate the forex markets today, with speculation heating up ahead of next week’s BoJ meeting. According to a Reuters report, unnamed sources have confirmed that a rate hike will be debated at the meeting. However, the decision is expected to be a “close call,” described as a “judgment call” on whether to
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In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Ford display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is set to report second-quarter earnings after the markets close Wednesday. The Detroit automaker’s results are expected to be relatively healthy, although down
Gold is trading higher as stagflation fears bite, suggesting inflation may remain elevated amid slower growth. The nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democrat presidential candidate further aids Gold as her policies are seen as less inflationary. Gold is potentially unfolding a down-leg within a widening sideways trading range. Gold (XAU/USD) recovers for a second
Earlier this month, I did a series of posts, following the trend of the GBPJPY on a trend move higher. The move to the upside was helped by dips finding support against the 100-hour MA. That continued until it didn’t and the technical story changed. Here is the succession of posts. https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/the-gbpjpy-is-trading-at-highest-level-since-2008-and-bounced-off-support-todaywhat-next-20240705/ https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/has-the-song-remained-the-same-for-the-technicals-driving-the-gbpjpy-trend-move-higher-20240708/ https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/gbpjpy-still-remains-above-the-100-hour-ma-20240709/ https://www.forexlive.com/technical-analysis/gbpjpy-continues-its-run-to-the-upside-hints-of-a-top-yesterdayfails-20240710/
The theme among major currencies recently has been a stronger yen, with USD/JPY continuing to drop. But the dollar itself is also seen advancing against the rest of the major currencies bloc. In particular, the antipodeans have been softer this week amid ongoing weakness with the Chinese yuan as well. Here’s a snapshot of things
Falling U.S. crude inventories caused oil prices to rebound on Wednesday after several days of decline, while expectations for a nearing ceasefire deal in the Middle East kept prices from continuing to climb. Brent crude futures for September rose 46 cents to $81.47 a barrel by 0020 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for September
Yen is trading broadly higher in otherwise sluggish Asian session today. The central focus remains on whether BoJ will implement another interest rate hike at its upcoming announcement on July 31. Media reports suggest that some BoJ officials are concerned about weak consumer spending, which complicates their decision-making. The possibility of postponing the rate decision
Alphabet on Thursday delivered largely better-than expected earnings results that showed the search and cloud giant is finally on better footing in the fast-growing AI space. Total revenue in the three months ended June 30 rose 13.6% year over year to $84.74 billion, outpacing the $84.19 billion expected, according to estimates compiled by data provider
The Dow Jones failed to make meaningful headway on Tuesday. A trio of US data prints loom overhead throughout the week’s back half. With hopes of a September rate cut pinned, traders will be hoping for easing data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) went nowhere fast on Tuesday, sticking close to the day’s opening
NASDAQ stayed above its 200 hour moving average. Bullish The US broader indices are trading at at session highs. The gains are led by the NASDAQ and the switch is currently up 114 points or 0.64%. At session lows, the price approached its rising 200 hour moving average, but found early buyers against at that
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Notwithstanding a cut in the customs duty on gold and silver to 6%, bullion prices fell sharply on Tuesday. While the August gold futures fell 6% or by Rs 4,268 per 10 gm to hit the day’s low of Rs 68,500, silver September futures on the MCX tanked by Rs 4,928 per kg or 5.5%
Japanese Yen continues to stand out as the strongest currency, in another day with a lackluster economic calendar. However, it’s Dollar that’s capturing market interest as markets enter into US session, where it has shown notable gains against major counterparts like Euro and Swiss Franc. Break of near term levels in both EUR/USD and USD/CHF
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The Pound Sterling falls against the US Dollar as BoE rate-cut bets surge. Weak UK Retail Sales lift bets supporting BoE rate cuts in August. Investors await the preliminary US/UK S&P Global PMI data for July. The Pound Sterling (GBP) continues to hold the key support level of 1.2900 against the US Dollar (USD) in
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The retreat comes again as we get to the handover from Asia to Europe, somewhat similar to yesterday. Sellers are staying interested with price action keeping below the broken trendline support (white line) as seen below: USD/JPY daily chart The 100-day moving average (red line) at 155.31 currently will be a key downside target to
On the day of the Union Budget, Gold August futures at MCX opened flat at Rs 72,838 per 10 gram, rising by 0.17% or Rs 120, while the silver September futures at MCX opened 0.21% or Rs 191 lower at Rs 89,012/kg. Gold prices have fallen by Rs 1,500/10gm in the last one week whereas