September 2nd 2020: Upbeat ISM Manufacturing Survey Supports Modest DXY Recovery
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- September 1, 2020
Well, another week has passed, and the prospect of the Fed cutting rates this year is becoming more remote. Highlights last week include the US GDP first estimate slowing more than expected for Q1 to an annualised rate of 1.6%, far surpassing economists’ estimates of 2.5% and the Atlanta GDPNow model’s estimate of 2.7% real
READ MOREBoJ More Dovish than Expected Friday witnessed a surge in dollar demand versus the beleaguered Japanese yen (JPY). The USD/JPY pairing not only recorded its largest one-day gain this year (+1.7%), but the exchange rate also refreshed multi-decade highs and is swiftly closing in on the ¥160 region, a 1990 peak. Earlier on Friday, Asia
READ MOREBulls in Control According to the US Dollar Index, year to date, the US dollar (USD) is nearly +5.0% higher against a basket of six major currencies. With the possibility of buyers strengthening their grip towards the 107.35 October 2023 peak on the monthly scale, things remain optimistic for the USD. This is reinforced by
READ MOREEurope’s shared currency wrapped up the week off best levels, eking out a marginal gain of +0.3% versus the US dollar. Higher Timeframes Suggest Further Underperformance Things are not looking too cheerful for the euro, both from a technical and fundamental perspective. Scope to continue pressing southbound on the monthly scale until support at $1.0516
READ MORESpot gold (XAU/USD) is +0.7% higher in US trading despite an earlier spike lower that was fuelled by the latest US GDP report (the first estimate). Trend + AB=CD Support Suggest a Buyers’ Market Technically, the price of gold could be poised to attack higher terrain. The trend, according to the higher timeframes, is unquestionably
READ MOREUS GDP, according to the first estimate (or ‘advance estimate’) for real GDP growth, revealed a HUGE miss and stresses a cooling economy. According to the Commerce Department, US economic activity slowed significantly in Q1 of 2024, increasing at an annualised rate of 1.6%. This fell considerably short of economists’ estimates of 2.5% (the estimate
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