Fed Delivers as Expected, USD Selling Exacerbated by Month-End Flows. Stretched Euro Positioning Reduces the Appeal in the Short Term. EUR/USD holding patten as markets await September breakout. US Dollar selling the dominant theme. more...
The price of oil pulls back from a fresh monthly high ($43.78) even though US Crude Inventories contract for six consecutive weeks, and energy prices may continue to consolidate over the coming days as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) gradually rollback the voluntary production cuts in response to COVID-19. more...
The Australian Dollar has kept a bid alongside the slow-and-steady decline in volatility. RBA minutes, impact of coronavirus lockdown measures might undermine the Aussie. more...
The agreements by EU leaders on a budget and a recovery fund have given EUR/USD a boost and prepared the ground for a further advance that could take the pair back to its autumn 2018 highs. However, traders should watch out for a possible retracement first as the pair is now technically overbought. Having broken above the 1.15 level, EUR/USD is well placed to challenge the 1.1621 high reached in October 2018. However, a pullback is possible ...
Gold prices may surrender to the US Dollar if another wave of the coronavirus hammers global growth prospects and destabilizes the fragile corporate debt market. Anti-fiat hedges like gold may surrender in the third quarter if a second wave of the coronavirus hits the global economy and dampens future inflation prospects. Demand for haven-linked assets like the US Dollar may amplify XAU/USD’s losses as traders re-allocate capital from relatively ...