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FOREX-Towering dollar after solid jobs data leaves peers struggling
Dollar underpinned by blockbuster U.S. jobs data on FridayFed seen cutting rates just once this yearSterling still at mercy of gilt market routBy Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The dollar began the week on a strong note on Monday, leaving its peers languishing near multi-year lows after a ...Reuters
Jan 13, 2025
GBP/USD languishes near its lowest level since November 2023, around 1.2200 mark
The GBP/USD pair enters a bearish consolidation phase at the start of a new week and languishes near its lowest level since November 2023 touched on Friday, around the 1.2200 mark during the Asian session.
Fxstreet
Jan 13, 2025
RPT-BUZZ-Week Ahead-US inflation, China data, Fed comments to the fore
Repeats with no changes Jan 13 (Reuters) - It will be another busy week for U.S. data and Federal Reserve speakers, as the dust settles after Friday's employment figures. Expect plenty of comments from President-elect Donald Trump's team ahead of his Jan 20 inauguration. Chinese trade, activity a...Reuters
Jan 13, 2025
BUZZ-Week Ahead-US inflation, China data, Fed comments to the fore
Jan 13 (Reuters) - It will be another busy week for U.S. data and Federal Reserve speakers, as the dust settles after Friday's employment figures. Expect plenty of comments from President-elect Donald Trump's team ahead of his Jan 20 inauguration. Chinese trade, activity and GDP data will also be in...Reuters
Jan 12, 2025
Iran holding war games as it faces Israel tensions, Trump's return
DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Iran was holding air defence exercises on Saturday, state media reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the United States under incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.The war games take place as Iranian leaders face the risk that Trump cou...Reuters
Jan 11, 2025
FOREX-US dollar firms as strong jobs data supports Fed easing pause
US dollar hits six-month high vs yenEuro falls to lowest since Nov. 22 vs dollarUS dollar index on track for sixth weekly gainSterling falls to lowest since Nov. 2023 vs dollarUS rate futures price in just one rate cut in 2025Adds new comment, graphics, updates pricesBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss N...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
CANADA FX DEBT-Canadian dollar snaps weekly losing streak after jobs gain
Canadian dollar weakens 0.2% against the greenbackFor the week, the loonie gains 0.2%Price of U.S. oil settles 3.6% higher10-year yield touches a seven-week highBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as the greenback notched...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-US recap: EUR/USD retreats as payrolls data emboldens dollar
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The dollar index jumped to a fresh two-year high after a strong U.S. jobs report for December and a rise in consumer inflation expectations suggested the Federal Reserve will remain cautious about cutting rates. The U.S. economy added 256k jobs in December -- versus the consensus ...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-US jobs blowout could signal next leg toward much higher US yields
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The blow-out non-farm payrolls report released on Friday may increase the possibility that 10-year U.S. Treasury yields top the 5% mark, which could be one step on the road to much higher long-term borrowing costs -- based on chart signals -- with potential consequences for curren...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
Mexican Peso plunges after US NFP data, Banxico dovish tilt
The Mexican Peso (MXN) is under pressure against the Greenback, hitting a six-day low following the release of a stellar United States (US) employment report and after the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) revealed that larger interest rate cuts could be discussed in the coming meetings.
Fxstreet
Jan 10, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Yen finds buyers as share prices are pressured
Sagging equity prices appear to be a precursor to yen gains, and could potentially push USD/JPY down to important support if they continue.USD/JPY has stayed in a narrow range since the December Fed meeting, as solid U.S. growth indicators drove Treasury yields higher, while equity indexes eased. Fr...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
Sterling hits 14-month low after US jobs data, gilt yields rise
Sterling touches new 14-month lowThirty-year gilts touch highest since July 1998 Ten-year gilt yields set for biggest weekly rise in a yearDollar gains 1.5% against the pound on the weekUpdates at 1527 GMTBy Greta Rosen Fondahn Jan 10 (Reuters) - British assets remained under pressure on Friday f...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-EUR/USD shorts have eyes on road, hands on the wheel
Jan 10 (Reuters) - EUR/USD appear to be on quite a road trip after forcing a 26-month low, with a robust U.S. payrolls indicating they will remain in the driver's seat.The December jobs report indicated continued U.S. exceptionalism, with unemployment unexpectedly dropping to 4.1% from 4.2% and esti...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
FOREX-US dollar bounces back as strong jobs data backs Fed rate-cut pause
US dollar hits six month high vs yenEuro falls to lowest since Nov. 22 vs dollarUS dollar index on track for sixth weekly gainSterling falls to lowest since Nov. 2023 vs dollarUS rate futures price in just one rate cut in 2025Adds analyst comment, details of jobs data, bullets, byline, FX table; upd...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
Sterling hits 14-month low as gilt yields jump after US jobs data
Sterling touches new 14-month lowThirty-year gilts rise to highest since July 1998 Ten-year gilt yields track biggest weekly increase in a yearDollar gains 1.5% against the pound on the weekUpdates in European afternoon tradeBy Greta Rosen Fondahn Jan 10 (Reuters) - British assets remained under ...Reuters
Jan 10, 2025
