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The Japanese Yen is losing to its own import bill

USD/JPY sat near 159.50 through Monday inside a 75-pip range for a net gain of 10 pips, on the day the Dollar Index broke beneath its 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) to its weakest level since June. Every other…

British Pound Sterling did not earn its three-month high

GBP/USD cleared 1.3550 on Monday for the first time in three months, printed the highest level of the window just above it and handed the entire advance back within hours for a net gain under 10 pips. Sterling did none …

GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Bulls reclaim 50-day SMA, eye 217.00

The GBP/JPY cross-pair is poised to finish Monday’s session with gains of over 0.14% as traders prepare for the beginning of Tuesday’s Asian session. The cross-pair has climbed above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SM…

US Treasury yields surge as 30-year hits 2007 high

US Treasury yields advance on Monday during the North American session after reversing their course following the release of US Retail Sales data last week, which disappointed investors. Meanwhile, the lack of news from…

Euro returns below 1.1600 as US Dollar selling pressure eases

EUR/USD trims earlier gains on Monday as the US Dollar (USD) shows signs of stabilization after opening the week under selling pressure. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1580 after touching an intraday h…

The US Dollar Index cannot rally with Washington on the offer

The Dollar Index trades near 99.50, roughly a tenth of a percent lower, having opened directly on its 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and failed there inside the first minutes, with a session low just above 99.…

China: Growth risks rise into H2 – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao highlights that China’s July activity data undershot expectations across industrial output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment, reflecting weather disruptions and a deepening property sl…

Japan: BoJ path questioned on weak demand – Societe Generale

Societe Generale economists Reo Sakida and Jin Kenzaki say Japan’s 2Q GDP data were weaker than expected, with consumption and capex both disappointing. A higher GDP deflator may support near-term BoJ hike expectations,…

Indian Rupee: RBI move tightens liquidity – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that India’s bonds sold off after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unexpectedly advanced closure of its special Dollar deposit window to end-August. The change reduces anticipated Indian Rupee (INR) …