Today’s Focus: US CPI and FOMC Announcements – Will USD Strength Continue?

Today, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) monetary policy decisions will be released. This week has seen a trend of USD strength, and these events will be crucial in determining whether this trend continues. The forecast for the May US CPI is an annual increase of 3.4% (unchanged […]

After U.S. Employment Data, Will Adjustment Pressure on Dollar Buying Continue Ahead of Tomorrow’s U.S. CPI and FOMC?

Following last weekend’s U.S. employment data, dollar buying has been dominant. The retreat of ruling parties in Germany and France during the European parliamentary elections, coupled with France’s announcement of national assembly elections, added to political uncertainty, leading to euro weakness and risk-averse dollar buying. However, the dollar buying has paused somewhat, and some adjustments […]

ECB Meeting: Rate Cut Expected, Focus on Future Outlook

Today’s highlight is the ECB meeting outcome. The possibility of a 25 basis points rate cut has been frequently mentioned by ECB members, making it almost a certainty. The focus will be on the future outlook. First, we need to examine any changes in the staff’s economic outlook. In the previous March forecast, inflation was […]

Responding to weak US indicators from the beginning of the week, today we have the US ADP employment statistics and ISM non-manufacturing index

This week, US economic statistics are announced daily, centered on the US employment statistics over the weekend. On Monday, the ISM manufacturing business sentiment index was unexpectedly low. Yesterday, the JOLTS job openings number decreased significantly from the previous 835.5 thousand (revised down from 848.8 thousand) to 805.9 thousand. On Monday, the manufacturing PMI final […]