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Mexico Jobless Rate s.a: 2.7% (July) vs previous 2.8%
Mexico Jobless Rate s.a: 2.7% (July) vs previous 2.8%
Mexico Jobless Rate came in at 2.9%, below expectations (3%) in July
Mexico Jobless Rate came in at 2.9%, below expectations (3%) in July
Brazil Unemployment Rate in line with forecasts (5.3%) in July
Brazil Unemployment Rate in line with forecasts (5.3%) in July
Australian Dollar: RBA hold view caps near-term upside against US Dollar – ING
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that the Australian Dollar (AUD) is the only G10 currency gaining this week as hotter July inflation and strong household spending fuel hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expectations.
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD remains sideways near $68.50, Fed Warsh’s speech awaited
Silver price (XAG/USD) trades 0.35% higher to near $68.40 during the European trading session on Thursday, but is broadly sideways in a range between $67.35 and $70 this week.
NZD/USD Price Forecast: Kiwi dips below 0.5950 as US Dollar strengthens
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) heads lower for the second consecutive day against a stronger US Dollar (USD) on Monday, as hot US inflation data released on Wednesday has renewed pressure on the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to hike interest rates in the coming months.
Oil: Hormuz supply recovery eases risk premium – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY notes that improving flows through the Strait of Hormuz are easing Oil supply fears and supporting a lower Brent price profile. Kuwait and Qatar have restored crude shipments to about 70% of pre-war levels, lifting total Hormuz flows.
Brazil Current Account came in at $-8.11B below forecasts ($-6.6B) in July
Brazil Current Account came in at $-8.11B below forecasts ($-6.6B) in July
Japanese Yen : Range holds with BoJ hike expectations – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH Elias Haddad notes USD/JPY is stuck between resistance at 160.00 and support at the 200‑day moving average, as Bank of Japan (BoJ) officials maintain hawkish guidance and underlying inflation firms near the 2% target.
Gold eases as traders await clearer signals on the Fed interest rate path
Gold (XAU/USD) remains on the back foot at the start of American trading hours on Thursday after reversing its earlier intraday gains. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,577, after reaching an intraday high of $4,643.
British Pound drops to weekly lows below 1.3600 as US Dollar gathers momentum
The British Pound (GBP) extends losses for the second consecutive day on Thursday, as the US Dollar (USD) strengthens after the hot US inflation report released on Wednesday.
Australian Dollar remains firm on firm RBA interest rate hike prospects
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is up 0.1% at around 0.7180 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The Aussie pair remains firm this week due to continued outperformance by the antipodean.
Euro struggles for direction against British Pound despite upbeat German data
EUR/GBP trades around 0.8575 on Thursday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day with a modest gain of 0.05%.