Dollar Holds Gains, Gold Hits Record, Sterling Awaits UK GDP

The August US non-farm payroll report has been interpreted as largely dovish by the markets. Job growth showed clear signs of slowing, but the slight decrease in the unemployment rate has helped ease immediate recession fears. As a result, market expectations for a 50 bps rate cut by Fed this month have now risen above […]

Dollar weakens broadly weakening in the early US session following the release of a batch of economic data. Durable goods orders presented a mixed bag. Concurrently, continuing claims for unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than two-and-a-half years. Despite these indicators, there is no immediate cause for alarm. Instead, traders, observing the […]

Japanese Yen continues its decline in today’s subdued trading environment. This selloff gained momentum following the release of disappointing wages growth data, which has tempered expectations for an imminent monetary policy adjustment by BoJ in January. Despite this, April is still considered a more probable time for interest rate hike, heavily dependent on the outcomes […]