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 […]

Steady Progression of Yen Depreciation, Strongly Driven by Dollar Strength

Recently, the yen has been steadily depreciating at a gradual pace. Following two suspected covert interventions, USD/JPY has gradually risen to the 157 level. EUR/JPY is stabilizing around 170, and GBP/JPY around 200. Yesterday, statements from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari that “nobody has taken a rate hike off the table” and a significant increase in […]

Monitoring UK and US Market Trends After the Long Weekend

Today, we will be monitoring the market trends in the UK and US following their extended weekend. The US stock market will be a key focus. After last week’s strong earnings report from US semiconductor giant Nvidia, there is a sense that the positive momentum might have peaked. It remains to be seen if the […]