U.S. Employment Report Release: Market on High Alert Amid Weak Related Indicators
U.S. Employment Report Release: Market on High Alert Amid Weak Related Indicators Today’s focus is on the U.S. August employment report, which is the most anticipated release. It’s fresh in memory that the negative surprise in July triggered risk-off movements in the market. As a result, the market is on high alert for today’s release, […]
U.S. Economic Indicators Weaken This Week: Focus on ADP Employment Data and ISM Non-Manufacturing Index
U.S. Economic Indicators Weaken This Week: Focus on ADP Employment Data and ISM Non-Manufacturing Index The main event this week is the U.S. employment report on Friday. Leading up to this, a series of U.S. economic indicators have been showing weakness, putting selling pressure on the dollar. The U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI, released on Tuesday, […]
U.S.-Led Stock Market Decline, Focus on Employment-Related Data This Week
U.S.-Led Stock Market Decline, Focus on Employment-Related Data This Week The U.S. stock market had a turbulent reopening after the long weekend, with Nvidia plunging by 9.5%. While the company’s stock is not part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Dow still fell sharply, dropping 626 points (-1.51%), and the VIX (fear index) surged. […]
NY Market Reopens After Holiday, Focus on ISM Manufacturing Index
NY Market Reopens After Holiday, Focus on ISM Manufacturing Index Today marks the reopening of the NY market after a long weekend, and it’s a day when significant U.S. economic indicators will be released. As a prelude to the U.S. employment report later this week, the various indicators being announced from today will be the […]
U.S. and Canadian Markets Closed for Labor Day, Focus Shifts to European Events
U.S. and Canadian Markets Closed for Labor Day, Focus Shifts to European Events On Monday, September 2, both the U.S. and Canadian markets will be closed for Labor Day, and no major U.S. economic data releases are scheduled. As a result, there will be little new information to drive the ongoing dollar strength from last […]
Focus on U.S. PCE Deflator Heading into the Weekend: Outlook for the Dollar as the Month Ends
Focus on U.S. PCE Deflator Heading into the Weekend: Outlook for the Dollar as the Month Ends This week, the dollar’s depreciation has shown signs of stabilizing. Following the intensified dollar selling triggered by Powell’s remarks last weekend, the dollar continued to weaken at the beginning of the week but has since shifted to a […]
Flow-Driven End-of-Month Market, Numerous U.S. Economic Data Releases Today
Flow-Driven End-of-Month Market, Numerous U.S. Economic Data Releases Today This week has seen a market driven by the typical end-of-month flows. The dollar has been fluctuating daily without a clear direction, but the overall trend remains one of dollar weakness. For the dollar to regain momentum, clear results from U.S. economic indicators are needed, though […]
No Significant Economic Data Releases Today, Focus on U.S. Semiconductor Earnings
No Significant Economic Data Releases Today, Focus on U.S. Semiconductor Earnings Today, there are few major economic data releases, so market attention is limited. The key releases scheduled include France’s Consumer Confidence Index (August), Eurozone Money Supply M3 (July), Turkey’s Trade Balance (July), and the U.S. MBA Mortgage Applications Index (August 17 – August 23). […]
End-of-Month Market Volatility: Awaiting Key Events
End-of-Month Market Volatility: Awaiting Key Events This week, with the month-end approaching, the market has been unstable and directionless. Following Powell’s remarks last weekend, there has been a continuation of dollar selling, but at the start of the week in Tokyo, USD/JPY fell to 143.45 before showing signs of stabilizing. Additionally, oil prices briefly rose […]
Will Powell’s Remarks Continue to Ripple? Thin Trading Expected with London Closed on Monday
Will Powell’s Remarks Continue to Ripple? Thin Trading Expected with London Closed on Monday Following Powell’s comments last weekend, the market has almost fully priced in expectations of a rate cut by the U.S. monetary authorities in September. However, the forecast for a significant rate cut has receded, with a 25 basis point reduction now […]