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Sterling rises despite weak UK data

UK retail sales decline again The pound has edged higher today, shrugging off soft UK releases. Retail sales for May fell 0.5%, and declined 4.7% YoY, below the estimate of -4.5% (-5.7% prior).

24-06-2022 07:25 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

A week of consolidation

A week of consolidation in stock markets after last week's rout, with Europe looking to end the week with small gains. It hasn't been the blockbuster week that last was. But that's only natural, last week we had a wrath of big central bank meetings and rate announcements.

24-06-2022 06:50 GMT by Craig Erlam

Japanese yen's rally takes pause

The Japanese yen is almost unchanged on Friday, trading at the 135.00 line. Lower US yields boost yen The Japanese yen showed some strength yesterday, gaining around 1% against the dollar. The yen's improvement was a mechanical response to lower US yields rather than any positive factors related to the yen.

24-06-2022 05:52 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil almost unchanged, gold falls

Oil prices are noisy but unchanged Oil prices had another noisy overnight session, trading in wide intraday ranges. Ultimately, as the dust settled, both Brent and WTI finished almost unchanged for the second day in a row.

24-06-2022 04:49 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Dollar trading sideways

Currency markets continue their sideways trading Currency markets remained steady once again overnight and seem to be finding the back-and-forth histrionics in the stock and bond markets a bit tiresome. Currency markets seem to be adopting a step out of the noise, wait-and-see approach into the end of the week.

24-06-2022 04:39 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Pound drifting ahead of UK retail sales

Markets brace for soft retail sales It continues to be a quiet week for the British pound. That could change on Friday, with the markets bracing for more bad news from retail sales data for May.

23-06-2022 10:19 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Japanese yen eyes inflation report

The Japanese yen is in positive territory today, extending its gains from yesterday. USD/JPY is trading at 135.46 in the European session, down 0.56% on the day. Yen rises as US yields dip The yen has gained a bit of strength as USD/JPY is back below 136.00, after rising close to 136.71 earlier in the week, its highest level since September 1998.

23-06-2022 08:14 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Euro slips on weak PMIs

The euro is in negative territory on Thursday and has pared most of this week's gains. EUR/USD is trading just above the 1.05 line in the European session, down 0.58% on the day. German, eurozone PMIs soften Today's German and eurozone PMIs indicated slower activity in May, which reflects weaker economic activity.

23-06-2022 06:48 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil falls, gold continues range-trade

Oil prices edge lower in Asia Oil prices tumbled in Asia yesterday morning but managed to recover some of their losses throughout the rest of the day. Nevertheless, oil still recorded a substantial loss for the session.

23-06-2022 05:30 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

US dollar continues range-trading

Currency markets continue their sideways trading With the notable exception of the Japanese yen once again, currency markets in the DM space continued to range trade. The overnight move lower by US yields after Powell’s recession remarks saw the US dollar most falling versus the G-20 space, the notable exception being the Australasian sentiment currencies.

23-06-2022 05:24 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Powell uses the “R-word”

Markets looking for direction after Powell testimony Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill was the centre of attention overnight. Mr Powell finally dispensed with soft landings, describing them as challenging, and instead said that a recession is “certainly a possibility.” That should have been enough to spark a somewhat counterintuitive risk sentiment rally as Fed hiking expectations were dialled back, but instead, we got a mixed response as Mr Powell as

23-06-2022 04:48 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

NZ dollar slides as risk sentiment falls

The New Zealand dollar is sharply lower on Tuesday. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6261, down 1.14% on the day. New Zealand data has been mixed this week.

22-06-2022 09:07 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

British pound yawns as CPI matches estimate

UK inflation nudged higher in May, as was expected. The headline release rose to 9.1% YoY, up slightly from the 9.0% gain in April.

22-06-2022 07:42 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Canada's CPI expected to rise

The Canadian dollar started the week with gains, but has reversed directions on Wednesday. USD/CAD is trading at 1.2978, up 0.47% on the day. CPI expected to hit 7.4% Canada releases the May inflation report later today, and the markets are bracing for another rise.

22-06-2022 06:26 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil pares gains, gold range trades

Oil prices slump in Asia Oil prices probed the topside intraday overnight but gave back those gains with Brent crude almost unchanged at USD 114.60 a barrel, and WTI edging 0.55% lower to USD 109.65 a barrel. In Asia, both contracts have slumped, with WTI notably, falling through longer-term support.

22-06-2022 04:57 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Currency markets continue sideway trading

US dollar steady ahead of Powell testimony With the notable exception of the Japanese yen once again, currency markets refused to buy into the snake oil promises of the equity markets. The US dollar did push lower intraday across the board but recovered as US yields held firm.

22-06-2022 04:40 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

British pound calm ahead of inflation

The pound is having a quiet week, after some sharp swings last week. Monday was a holiday in the US, and it was a quiet session for the US dollar.

21-06-2022 10:12 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Japanese yen punches past 136

After a quiet start to the week, the US dollar is again rallying against the hapless Japanese yen. USD/JPY is currently trading at 136.18, up 0.78% on the day.

21-06-2022 08:05 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

RBA's Lowe signals 50-bps hike

It continues to be a quiet week for the Australian dollar, in sharp contrast to last week's roller-coaster ride. AUD/USD has edged higher today, as the market response to the RBA minutes and a speech from Governor Lowe has been muted. RBA minutes, Lowe offer few clues Anyone looking for some guidance from the RBA minutes came away disappointed, as the gist of the minutes was a defence of the surprise move to raise interest rates by 50bps at the meeting.

21-06-2022 06:53 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil moves higher, gold range-trades

Oil prices start reversing the Friday slump As I outlined above, oil futures have started reversing the Friday price slump as speculative capitulation collides with the reality of tight energy markets in the real world. Brent crude held USD 112.00 overnight, finishing 0.92% higher at USD 114.05 a barrel.

21-06-2022 05:25 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

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