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United States Dollar Index consolidates below 100.00 as bulls await US CPI amid Iran risks
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, struggles to capitalize on the previous day's positive move and oscillates in a range during the Asian session on Tuesday.
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7900 vs. 6.7884 previous
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Tuesday at 6.7900 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7884 and 6.7497 Reuters estimate.
WTI hovers around $81.50 as US-Iran peace talks stall
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price moves little after registering gains over 6.5% in the previous day, trading around $81.40 during the Asian hours on Tuesday.
RBA Governor discusses policy path after keeping interest rates steady
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock is speaking at the press conference, explaining the reasons behind leaving the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.35% after the August monetary policy meeting.Bullock is taking questions from the press as part of a new reporting format int
Intervention bought the Japanese Yen a price, not a buyer
The Yen has surrendered close to a full percent through the session, with the pair up 0.93% and changing hands just above 159.00 after a 120-pip range running from the 158.00 handle to short of 159.50.
The Australian Dollar rallies without an Australian reason
The Australian Dollar has traded a band of barely 20 pips through the session, holding above 0.7050 and easing 0.15% inside it. That is the tightest daily range the pair has produced in weeks, and it arrives at the end of a run of close to 200 pips from the late-June trough just above 0.6850.
British Pound Sterling borrows its rally from American payrolls
Cable has spent the session inside a band of barely 45 pips straddling 1.3500, up 0.13% and holding its best ground since mid-July.
United Kingdom BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY) below expectations (1.5%) in July: Actual (1%)
United Kingdom BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY) below expectations (1.5%) in July: Actual (1%)
Colombia Consumer Price Index (MoM) registered at 0.17%, below expectations (0.35%) in July
Colombia Consumer Price Index (MoM) registered at 0.17%, below expectations (0.35%) in July
Colombia Consumer Price Index (YoY) below forecasts (6.2%) in July: Actual (6.03%)
Colombia Consumer Price Index (YoY) below forecasts (6.2%) in July: Actual (6.03%)
EUR/USD Price Forecast: 100-day SMA caps Euro recovery
The Euro is poised to end Monday’s session with losses of about 0.13% against the Greenback, as recent news points to a delay in talks between the US and Iran, while, from a technical perspective, EUR/USD stalled at the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) near 1.1568.
Fed's Hammack calls for rate hikes, says policy not restrictive enough
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack crossed the wires on Monday and was hawkish, noting that the current rate is not “meaningfully restricting the economy” and that there is a need for some number of rate hikes.
US Treasury yields climb as Oil spike revives CPI jitters
US Treasury yields rose on Monday as traders braced for the release of US inflation figures this week, following a worse-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls report last Friday.