Dollar Could Get a Boost from Friday’s US Jobs Data

The Stoxx 600 and the S&P500 traded at a fresh ytd high on Monday as the British FTSE 100 lagged behind its Western peers, as mining stocks drove the index lower. But overall, the week started on an optimistic note ahead of today’s US inflation update, tomorrow’s FOMC decision and Thursday’s European Central Bank (ECB) […]

EUR/USD: Awaiting a Turbulent Week Recall that Monday, 27 May was a holiday in the US. However, on Tuesday, dollar bulls took control, and the DXY Index started to rise, bolstered by a significant increase in the US Consumer Confidence Index (from 97.5 to 102.0 against a forecast of 96.0). Consequently, EUR/USD moved southward. Pressure […]

Markets Markets finally took a breather this morning after recent sharp risk-off repositioning especially in equities and interest rates. However, it doesn’t feel as if a sharp, sustained countermove is already in store. Initial ‘gains’ in yields, gradually evaporated. Equities are rebounding about 0.75% (Eurostoxx50 & S&P500) but one has the feeling that some kind […]