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Sweden Current Account (QoQ): 126.2B (2Q) vs 93.9B
Sweden Current Account (QoQ): 126.2B (2Q) vs 93.9B
Germany Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY): 13.1% (July) vs 6.5%
Germany Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY): 13.1% (July) vs 6.5%
Germany Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) registered at 2.5% above expectations (0.3%) in July
Germany Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) registered at 2.5% above expectations (0.3%) in July
Indonesian Rupiah declines as US Dollar gains despite easing Fed rate hike odds
USD/IDR gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 17,670 during the Asian hours on Friday. The currency pair is pushing higher as the US Dollar (USD) holds onto its recent gains after rebounding from intraday losses.
British Pound strengthens above 1.3500 as BoE stays hawkish, traders brace for US NFP data
The GBP/USD pair edges higher to around 1.3530 during the early European trading hours on Friday. Hawkish rhetoric from a Bank of England (BoE) policymaker provides some support to the British Pound (GBP) against the US Dollar (USD).
Indian Rupee outperforms amid strong foreign inflows in FCNR (B) deposits
The Indian Rupee (INR) jumps almost 1% higher against the US Dollar (USD) this week. On Friday, the USD/INR pair trades close to its two-month low of 94.29 posted the previous day.
Japanese Yen retreats from August highs as USD bears turn cautious ahead of US NFP
The USD/JPY pair stages a modest intraday recovery from the vicinity of the August monthly low and climbs back to the 156.50 area during the Asian session on Friday. Spot prices, for now, seem to have snapped a two-day losing streak, though the upside potential seems limited.
Swiss Franc weakens ahead of Unemployment Rate data
USD/CHF gains ground after registering losses in the previous day, trading around 0.8080 during Asian hours on Friday.
AUD/JPY Price Forecast: Rebounds above 112.50, while staying constrained below 100-day SMA
The AUD/JPY cross trades in positive territory near 112.80 during the early European trading hours on Friday. However, the potential upside for the cross might be limited as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike, boosting the Japanese Yen (JPY).Â
EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Trades near 181.50 after rebounding from descending channel bottom
EUR/JPY gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 181.50 during the Asian hours on Friday. Technical analysis of the daily chart indicates the currency cross remains within the descending channel pattern, signalling a bearish bias.
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Strong recovery from 100-day MA ahead of US NFP data
The Euro (EUR) holds onto previous day’s gains at around 1.1630 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Friday.
New Zealand Dollar gains momentum to near 0.5900, US NFP data looms
The NZD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.5895 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) softens against the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) following Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller’s remarks. Traders brace for the US August employment report later on Friday.Â
Japan’s Katayama says will closely monitoring bond markets with heightened urgency
Japanese Finance Minister (FM) Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that the officials will closely monitoring bond markets with heightened urgency.Â