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May

U.S. Housing Starts, UoM Consumer Sentiment & Inflation...

The US dollar weakened against major currencies on Thursday, with the dollar index declining by 0.23%, resuming its downward trend for the week. This weakening of the dollar was ac...

16/05/2025 - 07:32 UTC

Wall Street, Gold surged on hopes of Powell and Trump ‘...

· Fed Chair Powell sounded less hawkish than earlier after US-China tariff war truce; Fed may cut rates 50 bps cumulatively in September-December’25 · Deal maker Trump ...

15/05/2025 - 08:05 UTC

May

5月15日-每日新聞

美国PPI、零售销售、初请失业金人数、美联储主席鲍威尔讲话周四经济日程繁忙，市场重点关注美国生产者物价指数（PPI）。周三美元指数在涨跌之间波动后微涨0.09%，收于101.00关口上方，受到美国国债收益率上升的提振。市场参与者目前保持谨慎，等待一系列关键的美国经济数据公布。这些数据包括零售销售、生产者物价指数、费城联储制造业指数、工业与制造业产出数据、...

15/05/2025 - 07:55 UTC

May

US PPI, Retail Sales, Jobless Claims, Fed Chair Powell ...

After fluctuating between gains and losses on Wednesday, the US dollar index edged up by 0.09% to close above the 101.00 mark, buoyed by rising US Treasury yields. Market participa...

15/05/2025 - 07:36 UTC

Gold slid on hopes of Ukraine war and Trump tariff war ...

· Gold was also undercut by the Trump administration’s assurance of a strong dollar policy and a rumor that Trump may be thinking about some Gold monetization to reduce US de...

14/05/2025 - 08:00 UTC

May

Cisco Earnings, U.S. Crude Oil Inventories, FOMC Member...

The US dollar weakened against major currencies on Tuesday, with the dollar index declining by 0.8% from its recently achieved one-month high. This pullback occurred as April's inf...

14/05/2025 - 07:27 UTC

May

German ZEW Economic Sentiment, US Core CPI, BOE Gov Bai...

On Monday, the US dollar surged against major currencies, with the dollar index climbing 1.19% to reach a one-month peak. This strengthening coincided with the ongoing focus on US-...

13/05/2025 - 07:15 UTC

Stocks soared on US-China trade war ceasefire; Gold sli...

· Oil surged on fading concern of synchronized Trumpcession after US-China temporary trade truce and Trump’s secondary sanction of Iranian oil On early Friday, May 9, 2021...

13/05/2025 - 01:50 UTC

Nifty soared on IND-PAK real war and US-China trade war...

· India’s Dalal Street surged most in a single day in the last four years on local and global positive cues · China withdrew retaliatory reciprocal tariffs on each othe...

12/05/2025 - 12:00 UTC

May

In the week ahead: US Core CPI & PPI, U.S. Retail Sales...

The US dollar marked its third straight week of moderate gains, rebounding from levels last seen in March 2022 and trading just above the 100.00 mark. A key focus remained the US-C...

12/05/2025 - 07:28 UTC

May

FOMC Members Speak, BOE Gov Bailey Speaks, Canada Unemp...

The US dollar continued with a second day of gains climbing to monthly highs on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) adding 0.75% to its value crossing above the 100-point benchm...

09/05/2025 - 07:40 UTC

Wall Street is almost flat on Trump’s China tariff flip...

· On Thursday, stocks surged as, contrary to earlier hawkish rhetoric, Trump offered lower tariffs if China opened up more for US goods & services · Trump gave the exam...

08/05/2025 - 12:00 UTC

May

BoE Interest Rate, U.S. Jobless New Claims, EIA Natural...

Following the Federal Reserve's recent decision to maintain interest rates at 4.5%, which initially introduced uncertainty and weighed on the US dollar, a moderate recovery was obs...

08/05/2025 - 07:20 UTC

Gold slips on a hawkish hold by Fed and US-China trade ...

· Fed may be in wait & watch mode amid Trump tariff uncertainty (on & off) and may cut rates in July/September and December’25 (cumulative 50 bps) · Fed has to asses ac...

07/05/2025 - 08:00 UTC

May

FOMC Statement, FOMC Press Conference, Walt Disney Earn...

Extending its post-Friday weakness, the US dollar saw a further 0.53% drop in the dollar index (USDX) on the iFOREX platform on Tuesday. This decline precedes the formal commenceme...

07/05/2025 - 07:20 UTC

US stocks slid on Trump’s pharma and China tariffs narr...

· Trump is now under pressure from US Main Street as the US economy is now facing a huge supply shock; Trump is dying for a formal talk with China · But China is keepin...

06/05/2025 - 10:00 UTC

May

Eurozone Final Services PMI, U.S. Trade Balance, AMD Ea...

Following Friday's slight dip, the US dollar continued its downward trend on Monday, experiencing a modest 0.09% decline in the dollar index (USDX) on the iFOREX platform. This fre...

06/05/2025 - 07:33 UTC

EURUSD surged on Trumpcession and US hegemony; what’s n...

· Trump may sound less hawkish on China tariffs in the coming days as a lack of supply from China may result in acute supply shock for the US economy. · US-China formal...

05/05/2025 - 19:59 UTC

Who will win the war of attrition on trade between US-C...

· As Trump wants to change China’s internal system, including non-tariff barriers rather than only tariffs, it would be a long war of attrition between the US and China on tr...

05/05/2025 - 11:00 UTC

May

In the week ahead: ISM Services PMI, FOMC Statement, BO...

The US dollar traded moderately lower against most major currencies on friday, with the dollar index (USDX) registering small losses of approximately 0.18% on the iFOREX trading pl...

05/05/2025 - 08:00 UTC

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