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Pound dips as retail sales contract

The British pound is slightly lower on Friday after disappointing numbers from retail sales and consumer confidence. UK retail sales, consumer confidence fall Consumers held tighter to their pocketbooks in February, as retail sales declined. The headline figure showed a decline of 0.3% MoM, after a gain of 1.9% in January.

25-03-2022 05:53 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Currency markets remain in holding pattern

Currency markets looking for direction The currency space remained on the sidelines overnight, content to wait and watch for developments elsewhere for its next directional cues. The dollar index rose just 0.16% to 98.77.

25-03-2022 04:47 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Asia markets mixed despite NY gains

Asian equities ignore New York to price in weekend risk Asian equities are having a mixed day once again, despite another sharp rally in New York overnight. The reasoning behind the rally in New York is tenuous, most especially, the EU declining to sanction Russian energy imports.

25-03-2022 04:37 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Japan jaw bones USD/JPY Lower

Both Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda, and Minister of Finance Suzuki, have been on the wires this morning with the usual watching FX closely, FX stability important rhetoric. It is the first time in many years they’ve had to resort to this playbook as USD/JPY surged above 122.00 overnight as the US/Japan rate differential widened. The yen has been one of the largest casualties of a hawkish Federal Reserve, even as the rest of the currency space remains in fence-sitting denial.

25-03-2022 04:22 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Dollar/Yen punches above 122

Yen slides close to 1 per cent The US dollar is pummelling the Japanese yen, as USD/JPY trades at 122.31 in the North American session, up 0.97% on the day. USD/JPY hasn't been at these levels since December 2015.

24-03-2022 14:34 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Swiss franc steady after SNB meeting

In this topsy-turvy new world of ours, it's reassuring to know that some things stay the same. For example, the Swiss National Bank, which maintained its expansionary monetary policy at today's policy meeting.

24-03-2022 11:28 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

British pound stabilizes at 1.32

The British pound has shown some volatility this week but is flat on Thursday. In the European session, GBP/USD is trading at the round number of 1.3200. The currency markets have been taking a breather and sticking to the sidelines.

24-03-2022 07:35 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Euro holds steady at 1.10

EUR/USD is calm, trading on both sides of the 1.1000 level. In the European session, the currency is at 1.0988. Roubles only, please The euro continues to trade in choppy waters, unable to maintain any momentum due to the uncertainties over the war in Ukraine.

24-03-2022 06:30 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil surges, lower US yields boost gold

Oil prices soar overnight Russian President Putin shocked the energy markets on Wednesday when he directed that payments for Russian natural gas by “unfriendly nations” must be paid for in roubles. The announcement and the full closure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) pipeline by Russia sent European natural gas prices 30% higher, and also aggressively lifted crude prices, helped by lower official US Crude Inventories.

24-03-2022 05:35 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Currency markets looking for direction

Currency markets remain in a holding pattern Currency markets had another night of quite wide ranges, but ultimately closed once again not far from where they started. The currency space appears to have moved to the sidelines, for now, content to wait and watch for developments elsewhere for its next directional cues.

24-03-2022 05:22 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Euro dips below 1.10 level

The euro has edged lower on Wednesday and is trading just below the 1.10 level, a psychologically important line. A tale of two central banks? The Federal Reserve came out swinging this week, reiterating its pledge to do everything it can to wrestle sizzling inflation back to lower levels. Fed Chair Powell said that inflation was putting the recovery at risk and he was prepared to raise interest rates by 0.50% increments if needed.

23-03-2022 12:43 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Japanese yen steadies

March has been a sea of red for the Japanese yen, as USD/JPY has soared 5.04% this month. The currency is steady on Wednesday, after breaking above the 121 line earlier in the day. Rate differential weighing on yen The yen took a double-punch in the ribs on Tuesday, as USD/JPY jumped 1.14%.

23-03-2022 10:55 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Pound slips as inflation surges

UK inflation outperforms The markets were bracing for inflation to accelerate in February, and the readings were even higher than expected. CPI hit 6.2% YoY, a new 30-year high.

23-03-2022 09:10 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil surges, gold eases

Oil prices soar overnight Oil markets are a mess of volatility at the moment, along with my oil data feeds, as Brent crude and WTI endured another day of very choppy trading in a very wide intraday range. Brent crude gave back all its intraday gains, even after API Crude Inventories fell, to finish 1.85% lower at USD 114.50 a barrel.

23-03-2022 04:28 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Pound jumps on strong mfg. data

GBP/USD has resumed its upswing after a quiet start to the week. GBP/USD is trading at 1.3261 in the North American session, up 0.75% on the day. It was just one week ago that the pound was in the dumps, falling to the symbolic 1.30 line.

22-03-2022 14:02 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

NZD soars despite drop in confidence

The New Zealand dollar is up sharply on Tuesday. In the North American session, NZD/USD is trading at 0.6943, up 0.83% on the day. NZ consumer sentiment falls sharply Westpac Consumer sentiment slowed for a third straight quarter, and the Q1 release showed a sharp drop, falling from 99.1 to 92.1.

22-03-2022 10:53 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Yen slides on Powell, Kuroda comments

The Japanese yen's downswing is turning into a rout. USD/JPY has climbed a massive 1.16% today and briefly punched across the 121 line earlier in the day. Yen's slide continues The yen has extended its losses in what has become a miserable March for the currency.

22-03-2022 08:45 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil prices jump, gold range-trading

Oil prices soar overnight Nerves broke in oil markets overnight, as the prospect of a European embargo on Russian oil, and reality dawning around Ukraine-Russia negotiations, sent oil prices soaring. Brent crude leapt 7.90% to USD 116.35 a barrel, with WTI rallying 7.0% to USD 112.00 a barrel.

22-03-2022 06:16 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Powell lifts the US dollar

Aggressive Powell boost dollar A very hawkish Jerome Powell overnight lifted US yields across the curve and sent the US dollar higher, aided by some Ukraine tailwinds as negotiations between the warring states went quiet. The dollar index rose 0.25% to 98.47, adding another 0.31% to 98.79 in Asia as the Japanese yen slumped.

22-03-2022 05:49 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Powell backpedals faster

Powell says Fed could become more aggressive Fed Chairman Jerome Powell set the cat amongst the pigeons overnight stating that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates more aggressively to tame inflation if needed, not ruling out 0.50% increases if necessary. That is quite the volte-face from three months ago and really isn’t helping the feeling that the Fed is well behind the curve vis-à-vis inflation.

22-03-2022 05:13 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

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