The assets wrap: the best, the worst, and the most volatile
Let’s consider the best and the worst-performing assets as Monday’s session kicks in.
Euro tacks on
On Tuesday, the common currency managed to ascend because political risk in Germany receded, while the evergreen buck and the Japanese yen both dived due to the fact that worries over trade tensions relieved, although market sentiment was still uncertain.
The currency pair EUR/USD soared by 0.26% hitting 1.1669 having concluded the previous trading marathon down 0.32%.
The common currency was backed after German Chancellor Angela Merkel managed to come to a compromise as for immigration policy with her coalition colleagues, thus tackling an issue, which could potentially question the very future of the German government.
Gauging the greenback’s purchasing power versus six main currencies, the USD index slumped by 0.2% being worth 94.41.
Asian markets demonstrated a late soar having slipped overnight, although market participants were still on edge ahead of a looming deadline in the trade clashes between China and America.
American duties on $34 billion of China’s goods are due to come true on July 6. Meanwhile, China is on the verge to strongly respond with duties of its own on the same value of American goods.
American leader Donald Trump is overwhelmed with ambitious plans to have America’s key trading partners penalized, including the European bloc, Canada and Mexico, which is in line with his 'America First' stance, which many traders fear will impact global surge.
The evergreen buck inched up versus the Japanese yen. The currency pair USD/JPY rallied to 110.98.
The common currency rallied versus the Japanese yen too. The currency pair EUR/JPY added 0.36% being worth 129.52.
As for the UK currency, it tacked on, with GBP/USD gaining 0.27% trading at 1.3156.
The trade sensitive New Zealand and Australian dollars managed to grow too. The currency pair AUD/USD tacked on by 0.64% being worth 0.7386, the currency pair NZD/USD gained by 0.15% coming up with a reading of 0.6725.
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