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The Australian Dollar has a very healthy economy behind it and the longer the currency stays undervalued, the stronger it gets. Will AUD/USD get a grip? The RBA does two things very well. They do nothing when nothing is warranted, and they act decisively when action is needed. Action is needed here, and they are going for it. The free money party is over. Conditions need to be tightened and as a consequence, rates are going way north. ...
The pound continues to suffer from fundamental challenges like the cost-of-living squeeze, despite a strong labor market, ahead of tricky BoE decision. Next week is a rather bumper week in terms of the economic calendar when you consider the amount of high impact US data that deserves to be mentioned within this forecast based purely on how influential USD data has been recently. This is largely based on the saying ‘when the US catches a cold, ...
The euro area economy grew at a faster-than-estimated pace in the first quarter on net contribution from trade, revised data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday. Gross domestic product expanded 0.6 percent from the fourth quarter, when the economy had advanced 0.2 percent. The rate was revised up sharply from 0.3 percent. more...
Japan's gross domestic product contracted an annualized 0.5 percent on year in the first quarter of 2022, the Cabinet Office said on Wednesday - beating forecasts for a decline of 1.0 percent following the 3.8 percent increase in the previous three months. more...
Gold prices lost upside momentum this past week as the US Dollar rallied. Solid non-farm payrolls report underscored the Fed’s economic confidence. Crude oil prices and May’s US CPI report may keep XAU/USD pressured. more...