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Stronger US growth momentum and rising Treasury yields are keeping USD/JPY pointed higher, even as Japanese policymakers try to limit the pressure building across domestic markets.
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Gold, silver slammed as hawkish Fed repricing reignites dollar upside
Gold and silver had held up surprisingly well against surging US yields. Wednesday’s DXY breakout may have changed that equation.
AUD/USD Crushed Ahead of Jobs Report as US Dollar, Yields Surge
AUD/USD slumps towards 70c as surging US yields and a stronger dollar overshadow Australian jobs data and the RBA outlook.
USD/MXN Forecast: Peso Loses Momentum Ahead of Banxico Decision
Over recent trading sessions, the Mexican peso has started to show signs of losing strength against the U.S. dollar. This can be seen in the performance of USD/MXN, which has gained more than 1.7% over the last three sessions, highlighting the dollar's renewed strength against the peso.
USD/JPY Bulls Continue to Push as Markets ‘Bet Against the House’
USD/JPY is now up by more than 500 pips from the low taken the day that Scott Bessent taunted markets, saying ‘you can bet against me if you want.’
Euro Short-term Outlook: EUR/USD Selloff Nears Critical Yearly Support
Euro has fallen seven of the past nine sessions, with stretched momentum raising the stakes as EUR/USD closes in on a major inflection zone.
GBP/USD forecast: US dollar surges as bonds implode
The US dollar continued to press higher deep into the European session, supported by the slump in the bond markets as yields broke out across the curve. Following the recent hawkish Fed rate hike, yield spreads between the US and the rest of the world has continually increased, and that motion continued today, helped in part by some forecast-beating US macro data and hawkish Fed commentary.
Gold Analysis: Rising Yields and Dollar Strength Weigh on XAU/USD
The trading week continues, and for now gold remains under notable pressure in the short term. This can be seen in the performance of XAU/USD over the last three trading sessions, where the metal has declined by more than 2.00%, bringing a bearish bias back into focus after it had lost momentum in recent weeks.
Bitcoin Takes Shine from Gold Even as Pullback Begins
Bitcoin put in a massive rally over the past month and even as gold has remained in pullback, BTC/USD has continued to jump to fresh multi-month highs.
Australian Dollar Technical Outlook: AUD/USD Breakdown Threatens Deeper Correction
AUD/USD remains under pressure after breaking key trend support, with the latest decline putting the focus on the next major downside pivot.
EUR/USD, Nasdaq Price Outlook: Reversal Risks Build
EUR/USD and Nasdaq Price Outlook: Overbought/oversold momentum on hourly and daily time frames is raising reversal risks across the U.S. dollar, EUR/USD and Nasdaq after a strong weekly advance.
Wall Street Forecast: DJIA rises on hawkish Fed expectations & rising yields
U.S. stocks are opening lower on Wednesday, pressured by higher crude oil prices and rising government bond yields, as investors await further developments from negotiations in the Middle East and ahead of a key U.S.-China summit.
USD/JPY forecast: US dollar strengths amid hawkish Fed despite recent oil weakness
The US dollar has extended its gains this morning, even if oil prices finished lower for the fifth consecutive day yesterday. Oil prices have bounced back in this first half of today’s session, causing a bit of pressure on currencies that rely on energy imports such as the euro, pound, Swiss franc, and Japanese yen. But it was the dollar that was exerting the most pressure, amid hawkish FedSpeak. Meanwhile, European indices and precious metals were also under a bit of pressure amid the strength of the dollar.
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