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April 29, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

AUD Looks To End April On A Positive Note

At the time of reporting, the currency has retained its strong footing and, in the European session, traded 0.24% up against the US dollar (USD) at 0.6534. Economists attributed this robust performance to the country’s Q1 Producer Price Index (PPI) data, which reflected a year-on-year growth of 4.3% and outstripped the predicted 2.6%. PPI for…

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April 26, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Gold Price Holds Steady While US GDP Shakes Up Dollar

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) said that during Q1 2024, US GDP grew by 1.6% according to the ‘advance’ estimate. The BEA stated: In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The increase in the first quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and housing investment that were partly offset…

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October 04, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

US Dollar Index Higher on JOLTs Data

Hiring was unchanged at around 5.9m (3.7%); total separations, which, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS), include quits, layoffs, discharges and other separations, was also little changed at 5.7m (3.6%). The quit rate came in at 3.6m and was almost the same as the previous month at 2.3%. The BLS noted that the…

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September 06, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Bank of England hounded by think-tank over UK interest hikes

The Bank of England (BoE) governor, Andrew Bailey, is due to appear in front of the Treasury Committee to address claims by a think-tank that his economic outlook for 2023 is failing. The Resolution Foundation, an independent British think-tank that aims to bolster low-middle-class income households in the UK, suggested that continued tax hikes for…

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September 05, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

U.S. labour market struggles to stay above water

Friday marked a seven-week consecutive rise for the dollar index in comparison with its figures of 99.58 from the same period year-over-year. Industry experts suggest that this favourable standing is set to last, at least for the short-term.   Friday also brought about data showing the slowdown of U.S. employment and wage growth which was greater…

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Market Analysis
July 17, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Market Insight: Week ending 21 July

Technical View: Markets to Watch for the Week Ahead Currencies: US Dollar Testing Monthly Support It has been quite a week for the US dollar. Consistent with the US Dollar Index—a geometrically-weighted average of the dollar’s value against a basket of six major currencies, including Europe’s single currency—the greenback plunged -2.3% last week, marking its…

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European stock market experiences positive change
July 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Technical analysis: GBP/USD bulls remain on the offensive

Short-Term Price Action Edging North of $1.31 As evident from the H1 timeframe, buyers and sellers are squaring off around the $1.31 level, following the (almost) one-sided push north after retesting the widely watched $1.30 psychological base in early London. Overhead resistance is at $1.3154, while support can be seen at $1.3055, together with a…

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Market Analysis
July 10, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Market Insight: Week ending 14 July

Technical View: Markets to Watch for the Week Ahead Currencies: US Dollar Eyeing the 101.92 Low With Friday’s one-sided decline, it was a disappointing week for the Dollar Index, down -0.6%. Trend studies on the monthly timeframe show price action has been northbound since bottoming in 2008 at 70.70. Q4 (2022), as you can see,…

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