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The U.S. economic recovery will slow down if unemployed Americans and struggling businesses do not receive more assistance, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Thursday. London enters a tighter COVID-19 lockdown from midnight, which with a curfew in Paris leaves two of Europe’s largest cities living under state-imposed restrictions. Risk sensitive currencies were hit hardest, with the Australian dollar dropping almost 1% on Thursday to a more than two week low of $0.7057. It has lost 2% for the week, weighed also by a dovish central bank speech.

EUR/USD Eyes on today U.S. Retail Sales data. The [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-16T12:23:48+02:00October 16th, 2020|Forex|

The 27 EU national leaders are due to step up contingency plans for an abrupt economic split if no agreement emerges in time on trading with Britain without tariffs or quotas. The dollar inched higher as rising coronavirus cases and scant progress towards a U.S. stimulus deal unsettled investors, while the Aussie dropped to a one-week low after the central bank chief hinted of a possible rate cut.

EUR/USD The dollar had been hard hit so far but [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-15T10:38:21+02:00October 15th, 2020|Forex|

The coronavirus continues to tighten its grip on the Western world, with Europe, in particular, hard hit by a second wave. Many countries are now widening restrictions to try to regain a grip on the pandemic. The recent losses in USD have been pretty small and are likely to be subdued as the U.S. presidential election looms on Nov. 3. Sterling extends declines after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeated his threat to abandon negotiations with the EU on relations between the two after the end of the Brexit transition phase.

EUR/USD The dollar had been hard hit so far but [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-14T11:12:12+02:00October 14th, 2020|Forex|

The dollar is gaining ground as the more risk-averse sought a safe haven following news of Johnson & Johnson’s setback with its Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

EUR/USD The dollar had been hard hit so far but [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-13T10:08:13+02:00October 13th, 2020|Forex|

The dollar had been hard hit Friday on hopes that a deal for new U.S. stimulus would be reached, reducing the need for this safe haven currency, after the Trump administration proposed a new $1.8 trillion package. The Bank of England asked banks for information about their readiness for zero or negative interest rates, following up on its announcement last month that it was considering how to take rates below zero if needed.

EUR/USD The dollar had been hard hit on hopes [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-12T13:07:14+02:00October 12th, 2020|Forex|

The number of Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits ticked down to a post pandemic low of 840,000 last week, but remained at levels indicating that the recovery in the labor market is losing momentum as the coronavirus pandemic lingers.

EUR/USD The number of Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-09T09:55:48+02:00October 9th, 2020|Forex|

Renewed hopes for more U.S. stimulus. All eyes will now be on U.S. employment data due later in the day, which will likely show the recovery in the world’s largest economy losing steam. Economists predict a decline in jobless claims, however, continued claims are expected to remain firmly above 10 million.

EUR/USD Confidence is growing that U.S. lawmakers can agree to [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-08T10:58:49+02:00October 8th, 2020|Forex|

The dollar held onto gains against most currencies after Republican U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancelling of talks on economic stimulus with Democrats increased risk aversion. In Australia, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Wednesday that the tax cuts forming the centrepiece of the country’s annual budget will not come into effect until December.

EUR/USD Confidence is growing that U.S. lawmakers can agree to [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-07T09:23:03+02:00October 7th, 2020|Forex|

Ears out to speeches by ECB President Lagarde and U.S. Fed Chair Powell. Australia’s central bank kept monetary policy unchanged, clearing the field for the government to unveil a fiscal blueprint designed to drive the economy’s recovery from a Covid-induced recession.

EUR/USD Confidence is growing that U.S. lawmakers can agree to [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-06T09:26:05+02:00October 6th, 2020|Forex|

The dollar pushed higher, along with the Japanese yen, as U.S. President Donald Trump testing positive for the Covid-19 virus hit risk sentiment, resulted in demand for safe haven currencies. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.9% in September, from 8.4% in August, a big drop but monthly job gains slowed. Overall, of the 22 million jobs lost since February, the economy has recouped about half.

EUR/USD The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.9% in September, [...]

Paweł Caputa2020-10-05T09:30:34+02:00October 5th, 2020|Forex|