The dollar stays under pressure after weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data damped expectations of a rise in interest rates. Data Thursday showed American employers added 57,000 new jobs in June, well below the 115,000 forecast by economists in a WSJ survey, while prints for May and April…
By Gregor Stuart HunterStocks rose during the Asian trading session on Friday after a lukewarm U.S. jobs report poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent rate hike from the Federal Reserve and regional activity gauges pointed to an economic expansion during June.After a shaky start, MSCI's b…
By Jiaxing LiThe U.S. dollar slid toward its biggest weekly loss since April on Friday after a tepid jobs report cooled market expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike, providing some relief for the embattled Japanese yen.Broad dollar weakness lifted the euro FX:EURUSD to hover near a…
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart HunterGlobal equities are heading for their best week since early May as renewed signs of expansion in Asian activity gauges on Friday helped lift stocks out of their mid-week doldrums.The MSCI All-Country World Index EURONEX…
China's yuan edged up on Friday, on track for its first weekly gain in three weeks, reflecting broad greenback weakness after a soft U.S. jobs report pushed back expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes.At one point, onshore yuan FX_IDC:USDCNY strengthened 0.06% to 6.7790 per dollar — its strong…
The dollar index held below 101 on Friday after tumbling in the previous session, as weaker-than-expected US labor market data led traders to dial back expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes this year.The US economy added just 57,000 jobs in June, the fewest in four months and well below forec…
By Jiaxing LiThe U.S. dollar was on track for the biggest weekly drop in nearly three months on Friday, after a tepid June jobs report pushed back markets expectations for Fed rate hikes, providing some relief for the embattled yen.Softness in the greenback continued in early Asian trade, with the…
The National Australia Bank has adopted a bearish outlook for the Australian dollar in 2027 based on a view that the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut the official cash rate 75 bps starting in 2Q 2027. NAB now forecasts the Aussie dollar-U.S. dollar pair will end 2027 at 0.6700, from its previous…
The yen weakens against most other G-10 and Asian currencies on a possible technical correction. The yen strengthened notably overnight as weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls report prompted traders to scale back Fed rate-hike expectations and unwind some long dollar positions, particularly…
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - The U.S. Dollar value edged lower after analysts trimmed their expectations of any near-term interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve while the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data release today indicated a cooling labor market.The U.S. Dollar Index, DXY, which measures the Green…
By Karen Brettell and Harry RobertsonThe dollar fell sharply on Thursday after the closely watched June employment report showed U.S. employers added far fewer jobs than expected, while the Japanese yen surged as traders braced for possible intervention by Japanese authorities.Employers added 57,00…
By Rodrigo CamposA gauge of stocks across the world dipped on Thursday, weighed down by semiconductor shares, while the dollar fell as weak U.S. payrolls data eased bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by the end of the year.A U.S. index of semiconductor shares NASDAQ:SOX dr…
US BAKER HUGHES OIL & GAS RIG COUNT RIGS UP 7 IN LATEST WEEK FROM PREVIOUS WEEK AT 580
US FREDDIE MAC 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES AVERAGE 5.79% IN LATEST WEEK VS. 5.84% IN PREVIOUS WEEK, 5.80% YEAR AGO
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CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Sentiment in global markets improved as a sharply lower-than-expected payrolls data from the U.S. on Thursday morning caused markets to tone down fears of an immediate rate hike by the Federal Reserve.According to the CME FedWatch tool that tracks the expectations of interest ra…
US EIA NATURAL GAS IN STORAGE +87 BLN CUBIC FEET IN LATEST WEEK FROM PREVIOUS WEEK (VS. +81 BLN MARKETS EXPECTED)
The dollar's pullback after Thursday's weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls print could have further to go, Monex Europe analysts say in a note. The Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates unchanged, defying expectations for rate increases, they say. Furthermore, Monex doesn't share…
US BEA HEAVY TRUCK SALES 426,000 IN JUNE VS 426,000 IN MAY; 453,000 IN JUNE 2025
