💹 Dollar Weakness Pauses, Market Searching for Direction
💹 Dollar Weakness Pauses, Market Searching for Direction 📌 Recap: End of Last Week & Tokyo Session Powell’s Jackson Hole speech revived rate-cut expectations, driving dollar weakness late last week. Tokyo opening: USD/JPY briefly climbed to 147.53, but fell back to the low-147s in a corrective move. U.S. equities supported risk-on yen selling, but follow-through […]
📌 Market Outlook: Quiet Adjustment Ahead of Powell’s Speech
📌 Market Outlook: Quiet Adjustment Ahead of Powell’s Speech 💱 Key Event: Powell’s Jackson Hole Address Focus: September FOMC rate cut outlook & the independence of the Fed. Scenarios: Dovish (rate cut hint) → U.S. yields lower, dollar selling → support for equities & risk assets. Hawkish / Emphasis on independence → U.S. yields higher, […]
📊 Daily Trade Strategy & Technical Analysis — August 21–22, 2025
📊 Daily Trade Strategy & Technical Analysis — August 21–22, 2025 💱 Market Overview Tokyo session remained directionless, with markets awaiting Powell’s Jackson Hole speech (tomorrow, Aug 22 evening). Today’s focus: Eurozone/US PMI flash data & US jobless claims. However, moves are likely to be short-lived. Base case: range-bound corrective trading until Powell. 📊 Pair-by-Pair […]
💱 Market Outlook: Sideways Trading Ahead of Powell’s Speech & FOMC Minutes
💱 Market Outlook: Sideways Trading Ahead of Powell’s Speech & FOMC Minutes 🔎 Today’s Key Event — FOMC Minutes This week’s main event: Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole (Friday). Until then, traders likely to remain sidelined → range-bound / directionless conditions. Tonight: FOMC minutes (July 29–30 meeting). Decision: rate hold. Notably: Vice Chair Bowman & […]
💱 Tokyo & London Market Summary: Directionless Trading, Focus Shifts to Powell’s Speech
💱 Tokyo & London Market Summary: Directionless Trading, Focus Shifts to Powell’s Speech 📌 Tokyo Session Highlights S&P affirmed U.S. sovereign credit rating at “stable” outlook → brief dollar buying, but gains faded. USD/JPY moved lower compared with the previous day, while EUR/USD and GBP/USD saw some short covering. Overall, markets transitioned into a range-bound, […]
US–Ukraine Summit (President Trump × President Zelenskyy) | Market Outlook (Aug 18, 2025)
US–Ukraine Summit (President Trump × President Zelenskyy) | Market Outlook (Aug 18, 2025) 🔹 Market Environment The dollar downtrend remains intact, but ahead of Jackson Hole (Aug 22), markets are likely to shift into a consolidation/adjustment phase. A 25bp Fed rate cut in September is already priced in. Early in the week, directional momentum should […]
💱 Will the Dollar Maintain Its Trend into Next Week? Key U.S. Data Today: Retail Sales & More
💱 Will the Dollar Maintain Its Trend into Next Week?Key U.S. Data Today: Retail Sales & More 📉 Weekly Market SummaryThis week saw an overall bias toward dollar selling, though market moves were sensitive to individual data releases and policy comments. U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (early August) Job growth slowed. Prior two months’ figures revised sharply […]
💱 USD/JPY Softens to the Lower 146 Range U.S. PPI & Jobless Claims Hold the Key to Next Move
💱 USD/JPY Softens to the Lower 146 RangeU.S. PPI & Jobless Claims Hold the Key to Next Move 📰 Tokyo Market Movements USD/JPY fell to the lower 146 range.Drivers: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent urged a 50 bp rate cut at the September FOMC and suggested further cuts ahead. Also requested BOJ Governor Ueda to curb […]
📉 Yen Weakens Slightly as September Rate Cut Bets Grow
📉 Yen Weakens Slightly as September Rate Cut Bets GrowEquities Stay Firm, but FX Gains Stall 📰 Overall Market Flow After the U.S. CPI release, markets have nearly priced in a 25bp rate cut at the September FOMC. Equities: U.S. stocks remain firm, with Japan’s Nikkei hitting fresh record highs for consecutive days. Trade Relations: […]
📈 Tokyo Stocks Up, Yen Weaker — Overseas Markets Quiet Ahead of U.S. CPI
📈 Tokyo Stocks Up, Yen Weaker — Overseas Markets Quiet Ahead of U.S. CPIAfter the Nikkei hits a record high, London trading focuses on position adjustments. 📰 Tokyo Market Moves Nikkei 225: Reached an all-time high.Background: Optimism over U.S. tariffs grows as the Japanese government secures agreement revisions from the U.S.The U.S. and China agree to extend the tariff […]