Friday 6th December: Dollar Trades Lower Ahead of Critical NFP Data.
The British pound continued to flex its financial muscle against the US dollar Thursday, ascending to a fresh peak of 1.3166 and adding 0.41%. Underpinned by a clear Tory lead on Labour, with latest polls maintaining the differential at 10 points, GBP/USD trades at approximately 2.00% on the week.
Thursday 5th December: Dollar Explores Lower Ground for A Fourth Successive Session.
An outperformer on the day, the British pound scored fresh monthly highs of 1.3120 against its US counterpart in recent movement. A blend of upbeat UK data and election polls favouring UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives provided support.
Wednesday 4th December: Dollar Subdued on Global Trade Concerns.
Cable traded firmer Tuesday amid hotter-than-expected UK Markit Construction PMI, and latest election polls displaying a widening lead in favour of Conservatives.
Tuesday 3rd December: Dollar Tanks Amid a Fresh Flare-Up in Trade Tensions.
Europe’s single currency strongly advanced against its US counterpart Monday, adding more than 60 points, or 0.58%. The buck turned lower following US President Trump’s announcement of steel and aluminium tariffs on Brazil and Argentina.
Monday 2nd December: Weekly technical outlook and review.
Friday had Europe’s shared currency a shade higher against the buck, recording a session low at 1.0981 and highs of 1.1028. On the data front, annual Eurozone inflation rose 1.0% in November 2019, up from 0.7% in October.
Friday 29th November: Subdued Trade Leaves Dollar Unchanged South of Weekly Trend Line Resistance.
The US Thanksgiving holiday witnessed thin trade Thursday. On the data front, however, headline German CPI for November missed expectations for a pick-up to 1.3%, and the pace remained unchanged at 1.1%, missing estimates for a rise to 1.3% y/y. The m/m release fell deeper than expected, falling 0.8% vs. 0.6% expectations.
Thursday 28th November: Volatility May Thin Today as US Banks Close in Observance of Thanksgiving Day.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority of 68 in parliament at the Dec. 12 election, according to a model from pollsters YouGov that accurately predicted the 2017 election (Reuters).
Wednesday 27th November: Technical Outlook and Review.
Leaving the key figure 1.10 unopposed, EUR/USD movement turned sluggishly higher Tuesday, aided by weaker-than-anticipated US consumer confidence data. According to The Conference Board, the Consumer Confidence Index decreased in November, following a slight decline in October.
Tuesday 26th November: Dollar Subdued Ahead of Consumer Confidence Data.
Europe’s shared currency finished Monday mostly unmoved against the US dollar. In terms of risk events, sentiment among German executives has improved a little, according to the IFO Institute for Economic Research.
