NZD First Impressions: Retail Trade
NZD First Impressions: Retail Trade The volume of goods sold fell by 2.3%. That is lower than the forecast for muted 0.3% rise, and well below the average analyst forecast for a 1.7% gain. Today’s fall follows a 0.9% drop in spending in first quarter, leaving spending volumes down 3% through the first half of […]
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD NZD: Retail Sales q/q, it measures Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level. NZD: Core Retail Sales q/q, it measures Change in the total volume of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations. JPY: SPPI y/y, it measures […]
GBP/USD – British Pound Jumped US Dollar
GBP/USD – British Pound Jumped US Dollar British pound jumped 0.82% yesterday, as the currency has rebounded from its worst week of the year. GBP/USD went down 2.53% last week, as the USD has found strength after weeks of beating a retreat. GBP/USD climbed yesterday after US New home sales dropped to 511 thousand in […]
Upcoming Market Updates: CAD, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: CAD, USD CAD: Corporate Profits q/q, it measures Change in the total value of pretax net income earned by corporations. USD: Core Durable Goods Orders m/m, it measures Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers for durable goods, excluding transportation items. USD: Durable Goods Orders m/m, it […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD AUD: Flash Manufacturing PMI, it measures Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry. AUD: Flash Services PMI, it measures Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry. JPY: Flash Manufacturing PMI, it measures Level […]
USD CNH | US Dollar Chinese Yuan Offshore
USD CNH | US Dollar Chinese Yuan Offshore The comment from Fed officials last week helped USD to surge and the expectations of 75bps rate hike on the next meeting which will be on 21st September. Last week there was a discussion of Fed officials about how it is premature to worry about the economy […]
EUR/USD Plunging Into Parity as US Dollar
EUR/USD Plunging Into Parity as US Dollar Pair is moving around 1.0100-1.0270 channel for three weeks now. All attempts of the break through to its upper or lower border ended in failure. These attempts continued until 10th August after the publication of data on inflation in the US, the pair went up, turning the level […]
GBP, Conservative Party Elections
GBP, Conservative Party Elections The political backdrop, candidates and expected policies for traders to watch around next month’s UK Conservative Party leadership election, who will be the UK’s next PM ?. Traders generally overestimate the impact of political move’s on market, however, politicians often have to water down their proposals to get them passed through […]
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, GBP, EUR, CAD
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, GBP, EUR, CAD NZD: Trade Balance, it measures Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month. GBP: GfK Consumer Confidence, it measures Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed consumers. JPY: National Core CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, CHF, EUR, CAD, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, CHF, EUR, CAD, USD AUD: Employment Change, it measures Change in the number of employed people during the previous month. AUD: Unemployment Rate, it measures Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month. CHF: Trade Balance, it measures Difference in value […]
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, JPY, AUD, GBP, EUR, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, JPY, AUD, GBP, EUR, USD NZD: PPI Input q/q, It’s a leading indicator of consumer inflation – when manufacturers pay more for goods the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer. NZD: PPI Output q/q, it measures Change in the price of goods sold by manufacturers. JPY: Core […]
Bank Of Canada Inflation on it’s Peak
Bank Of Canada Inflation on it’s Peak Bank Of Canada deputy governor said that obvious inflation is high but it is still far form being too high. Despite CPI has fallen to 7.6% y/y from 8.1% and core CPI is down to 6.1% from 6.2% y/y, the Canadian dollar was higher on the day but […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, GBP, EUR, CAD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, GBP, EUR, CAD AUD: Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes, It’s a detailed record of the RBA Reserve Bank Board’s most recent meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to set interest rates. JPY: Tertiary Industry Activity m/m, It’s a leading indicator of economic health […]
August RBNZ Preview and what next for the NZD/USD
August RBNZ Preview and what next for the NZD/USD It is widely expected that the Official Cash Rate will be raised by 50 bp taking the cash rate to 3% in tomorrow’s meeting of Reserve Bank of New Zealand. It will be the RBNZ’s fourth consecutive 50bp hike in a tightening cycle that started in […]
JPY/NZD Weekly Fundamental Forecast: RBNZ Hike May do Little for NZD
JPY/NZD Weekly Fundamental Forecast: RBNZ Hike May do Little for NZD JPY Divergence is increasing on Yen future prices and market positioning. Yen is at it’s 24-year low, net-short exposure is at its least bearish level since March 2021. Over 27k gross shorts were closed over the past two weeks, with 8.5k gross longs added […]
Gold Loses Some Sheen as Hawkish Fed Outweighs Softer Inflation
Gold Loses Some Sheen as Hawkish Fed Outweighs Softer Inflation It’s been difficult for Gold to keep its bullish movement even though inflation data supporting the view that the Fed’s rate hikes are slow. Perhaps a bit of base and stability is needed for gold to gear up for a clean breakout above $1800. After […]
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, GBP, EUR, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, GBP, EUR, USD NZD: Business NZ Manufacturing Index, it measures Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers. NZD: FPI m/m, it measures Change in the price of food and food services purchased by households. GBP: GDP m/m, it measures Change in the total value of all goods and services […]
Weak US CPI, EUR/USD
Weak US CPI, EUR/USD It was the sort of movement which was needed. The most anticipated US inflation report lived up to expectations in terms of market impact as the dollar plunged and everything else went up, including all foreign currencies, gold ,BTC, and stocks. Among the majors, the EUR/USD has finally broken out of […]