Yen’s Selloff Persists in Sluggish Market, Dollar Mixed

Sterling fell broadly today following weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Despite this, the British currency’s losses have been somewhat contained, indicating a degree of resilience. Concurrently, Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar are showing attempts to recover, but these efforts lack significant follow-through momentum. The day’s activities seem more reflective of temporary consolidations rather than indicative of […]

Dollar falls broadly in early US session following the release of CPI data that shows disinflation resumed in April. This has reignited hopes that Fed is on track to start cutting interest rates by September, with Fed fund futures now indicating more than 70% probability of such a move. The renewed optimism has also boosted […]

Yen weakened broadly in Asian session today, reversing some of its robust since the previous week. This shift in momentum comes amid tempered expectations for an imminent BoJ rate hike at next week’s meeting. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki’s comments that the country is not yet ready to declare victory over deflation, despite positive signs […]