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USD/INR heads for 2nd week of gains on Fed rate hike prospects

June 30, 2023 7:29 am
Key points USD/INR set for 2nd week of gains, Rupee still encounters resistance below 82.0000 Latest US data adds to case for more Fed tightening US PCE data in focus USD/INR was heading for a second straight week of gains, as the Rupee was pressured by firmer dollar on expectations of further policy tightening by […] Read more

WTI Crude erases loss as market weighs US stock drop versus demand worries

June 29, 2023 12:09 pm
Key points WTI Crude erases earlier losses, but gains seem limited US oil inventories decrease more than expected – EIA Rate hike concerns, weak China data weigh on oil prices Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil erased earlier losses and edged higher on Thursday, as investors weighed a larger-than-anticipated drop in US oil […] Read more

USD/ZAR still near 2-week peak ahead of South Africa PPI data

June 29, 2023 9:26 am
Key points USD/ZAR encounters resistance near last Friday’s two-week high Dollar firm as Fed Chair Powell says two more rate hikes likely ZAR traders await South Africa PPI data The South African Rand was a notch weaker against the US Dollar on Thursday, as market players looked to South African PPI report later in the […] Read more

NZD/USD hovers above 3-week low despite improving NZ business confidence

June 29, 2023 7:47 am
Key points NZD/USD trades in proximity to fresh three-week low Fed Chair Powell says two more rate hikes likely this year New Zealand businesses “cautiously optimistic” – ANZ survey New Zealand’s Dollar largely shrugged off an ANZ Bank survey that showed business confidence in New Zealand had improved in June, while reaching its highest level […] Read more

WTI Crude Oil gains on steeper-than-expected US inventory drop

June 28, 2023 11:49 am
Key points WTI Crude recoups part of loss in the previous session US oil inventories decrease more than expected – API Data offsets rate hike concerns Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil rose on Wednesday on the back of steeper-than-anticipated decrease in US crude stocks, which indicated fuel demand remained strong. The latest […] Read more

AUD/JPY hovers above 2-week low after steep Australia CPI slowdown

June 28, 2023 9:43 am
Key points AUD/JPY trades near two-week low Australian CPI data boosts the case for RBA rate pause Japan may intervene in the market to prop up Yen BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda to speak at ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal AUD/JPY hovered above a fresh two-week low on Wednesday after a sudden slowdown in Australia’s inflation […] Read more

EUR/JPY trades near 178-month peak while USD/JPY at fresh 7-month high

June 28, 2023 7:44 am
Key points EUR/JPY trades at levels last seen in September 2008 USD/JPY near 7-month peak Japan may intervene in the market to prop up Yen Central bank chiefs to speak at ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal The Japanese Yen traded in proximity to a fresh 15-year trough against the Euro on Wednesday, since Japanese authorities […] Read more

WTI Crude Oil falls as traders look to US inventory data

June 27, 2023 12:34 pm
Key points WTI Crude retreats more than 1% US oil inventory data in focus – API, EIA Market shrugs off recent geopolitical events Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil retreated on Tuesday, as market players looked to incoming US inventory data for clues over fuel demand during the busy summer driving season. The […] Read more

USD/CAD at 41-week low as traders await macro data for rate hike clues

June 27, 2023 9:35 am
Key points USD/CAD trades near fresh 41-week low of 1.3117 Loonie traders look to Canadian CPI data for May US data string eyed for clues on future policy tightening Oil price surge additionally supports Canadian Dollar USD/CAD was hovering above a fresh 41-week trough on Tuesday, as market players eyed incoming US and Canadian macro […] Read more

USD/INR: Rupee firms amid Yuan-driven recovery in Asian currencies

June 27, 2023 7:21 am
Key points Rupee gains but upside still limited by well defined resistance area Yuan gains as China’s state-owned banks sell dollars in the offshore spot Forex market Rupee’s low implied volatility benefits options sellers India’s Rupee firmed against the US Dollar on Tuesday, as Asian currencies recovered driven by China’s Yuan on indications China’s central […] Read more