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Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI registered at 54.9, below expectations (55.1) in August
Japan Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI registered at 54.9, below expectations (55.1) in August
South Korea S&P Global Manufacturing PMI: 52.3 (August) vs previous 53.1
South Korea S&P Global Manufacturing PMI: 52.3 (August) vs previous 53.1
South Korea Trade Balance came in at $34.75B, above expectations ($30.7B) in August
South Korea Trade Balance came in at $34.75B, above expectations ($30.7B) in August
Ireland AIB Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 55.1 to 55.4 in August
Ireland AIB Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 55.1 to 55.4 in August
Japan Capital Spending registered at 1.6% above expectations (0.2%) in 2Q
Japan Capital Spending registered at 1.6% above expectations (0.2%) in 2Q
Australia S&P Global Manufacturing PMI in line with forecasts (52) in August
Australia S&P Global Manufacturing PMI in line with forecasts (52) in August
United Kingdom BRC Shop Price Index (YoY) increased to 1.5% in August from previous 0.9%
United Kingdom BRC Shop Price Index (YoY) increased to 1.5% in August from previous 0.9%
Australian Dollar flat as Oil spike, Fed hawkish bets keep traders cautious
The Aussie Dollar traded sideways on Monday, unchanged at 0.7165, as a jump in energy prices sparked by the Middle East conflict pushed US Treasury yields higher, but not the Greenback.
Nobody was ever paying the British Pound for its hawks
GBP/USD trades near 1.3550 on Monday, a fraction higher on the session after three consecutive declines took the pair more than a cent off the six-month high just short of 1.3700.
The Japanese Yen gets nothing for a strong consumption print
USD/JPY trades a little beneath 160.00 on Monday, down around 0.2% after an early push above the handle was sold back inside the session. The 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) sits directly on 160.00 and has been descending since the late-July intervention, while the 200-day sits on 158.00.
The New Zealand Dollar has nothing left to win
NZD/USD trades a little above 0.5900 on Monday, barely changed on the session and around seventy pips beneath the late-August peak that stalled just short of 0.6000.
GBP/JPY Price Forecast: 217.00 caps bulls as RSI fades
GBP/JPY trades flattish for the third straight day as buyers have failed to decisively crack the 217.00 level, which could open the door to further upside. This pushed the cross-pair to the mid-point of the trading range of 216.08-216.85,
Mexico Fiscal Balance, pesos dipped from previous -168.139BÂ to -171.53B in July
Mexico Fiscal Balance, pesos dipped from previous -168.139BÂ to -171.53B in July