West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil prices oscillate in a narrow trading band during the Asian session on Friday and consolidate the overnight slump to over a four-month low. The commodity currently trades just above the $73.00/barrel mark and remains on track to register losses for the fourth straight week.
USD/CHF hovers around 0.8880 during the Asian session on Friday. The Swiss Franc (CHF), being a safe-haven currency, is receiving upward support amid prevailing risk-off sentiment in the market. Additionally, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has expressed its determination to defend the CHF through outright market purchases, adding to the pressure on the USD/CHF pair.
The US dollar slipped after data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits hit a three-month high last week, with data showing an increase of 13,000 to 231,000 on week, well above market expectations of 220,000.
Recent US figures have seen a rout in treasury yields with the flagship 10-year now yielding 4.435% after starting November at 16-year highs north of 5% and in a seemingly unstoppable uptrend. A cooler CPI and PPI showing inflation is decelerating at a faster pace than the market anticipated, along with weaker employment and industrial production figures have traders re-adjusting for a less hawkish Fed and bringing their timing forward for the pricing in of rate cuts.
The past week witnessed few significant events, which reflected in EUR/USD pair's fluctuations around 1.0700. Notably, there was a slight increase in the Dollar Index (DXY), starting at 105.05 and reaching a peak of 105.97 by Friday, November 10. This growth was primarily attributed to the "hawkish" comments made by the Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Shares in Hong Kong rose 488 points or 2.8% to 17,884 in early trading on Wednesday, reversing Tuesday's weak session and reflecting a rally on Wall Street overnight after weaker US CPI data fueled bets that the Federal Reserve's tightening cycle had peaked.
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EUR/USD strengthens the pace and surpasses the 1.0800 hurdle for the first time since early September.
The AUD/NZD is making substantial efforts on Monday to locate a level of support. From a technical perspective, the Australian dollar is showing signs of recovery following a decline throughout the majority of November. However, as opposing forces grow stronger, the bulls are faced with an increasingly challenging struggle that appears difficult to overcome.
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The British Pound opened the week with a slight decline, but quickly reversed its course, demonstrating market vibrancy
The market performance of the Euro against the US Dollar during Monday's trading session has drawn widespread attention
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At the end of the Asian market on Friday (November 17), US Fed Chairman Loretta Mester stated in an interview with US media on the 16th that the Fed has made "significant progress" in curbing inflation and needs to see "more evidence that inflation is returning to the 2% (target) track in a timely manner" in the future.
On Thursday, unemployment data showed weakness in the labor market, reinforcing the view that the Fed is unlikely to raise interest rates further. The dollar index fell short term, approaching the 104 mark before recovering and finally closing near flat at 104.39. Treasury yields fell back to week lows. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note closed at 4.441%; The yield on the two-year Treasury note, which is more sensitive to the Fed's policy rate, closed at 4.85%.
The USD/JPY exchange rate has successfully broken through the significant key resistance level of 150.00.
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