
Last week, there were sharp swings in USDJPY, a decline in oil prices, and a surge in Tesla stock. What's next?
On Monday, the evergreen buck lost versus its counterparts, suppressed by a stronger UK pound in the face of strengthening hopes of a UK-EU Brexit deal. Meanwhile, a firmer common currency on upbeat remarks from European Central Bank Mario Draghi also affected the greenback.
Estimating the US dollar’s purchasing potential versus its major counterparts the USD index slumped by 0.05% trading at 93.73.
The UK currency rallied because upbeat remarks from German officials drove investor optimism that the European Union and Britain would eventually come to a compromise on terms for Britain's future relationship with the EU.
The currency pair GBP/USD edged up by 0.41% hitting $1.3123.
Profits in the US currency were also kept in check by a strengthening common currency that had followed a positive assessment of the eurozone from ECB Governor Mario Draghi, who also repeated that the major financial institution’s plan to conclude its massive bond-buying program at year-end.
The currency pair EUR/USD managed to ascend by 0.15% trading at $1.1768.
An everlasting rally in emerging-market currencies compounded the evergreen buck’s timid jumpt to the week because Turkey’s currency as well as the South Africa rand managed to gain notwithstanding analysts warning further profits could be stifled by soaring US-China trade tensions.
Emerging-market currencies turn out to be more vulnerable to US-China trade conflict than other assets because foreign investors are simply repatriating funds in the face of soaring yields in developed markets, while emerging-market economies have forecasts undershot.
China canceled trade negotiations with America that were anticipated to occur this week after both nations slapped new levies on each other the previous week.
It provided little support for Japan’s trade-sensitive currency. Therefore, the currency pair USD/JPY jumped by 0.04% reaching Y112.65.
Moreover, the currency pair USD/CAD jumped by 0.24% trading at C$1.2947, neglecting a soar in crude prices that is prone to spurring the oil-sensitive Canadian dollar.
Last week, there were sharp swings in USDJPY, a decline in oil prices, and a surge in Tesla stock. What's next?
Geopolitical factors and inflation remain the main drivers of financial markets. Let’s see how to use that in trading!
Have a look at the key financial instruments on Monday, February 28. Geopolitics is currently on all news frontlines. Western nations escalated sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis will publish Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) on May 27 at 15:30 GMT+3.
The United States will publish the Preliminary GDP on Thursday, May 26, at 15:30 GMT+3.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will publish a monetary policy report and make an update on the interest rate on May 25, at 05:00 GMT+3.
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