Archiv für den Monat: Januar 2022
After dropping almost continuously for more than six months, you might think that EUR/USD is overdue a substantial rally. The problem is that it remains almost impossible to imagine a catalyst for …
Markets Week Ahead: Nasdaq 100, US Dollar, Australian Dollar, China GDP, Yen, BoJ
The Nasdaq 100 slowed its descent despite 40-year high inflation, with the US Dollar pulling back as the Japanese Yen outperformed. The Australian Dollar is eyeing jobs and Chinese GDP data. Will g…
Lira is fortunate to get a period of stability
Volatility
in the Turkish lira has declined dramatically, finding other hotspots. Risky
attempts by the Turkish Central Bank to thwart a speculative attack have paid
off, providing respite to the national currency.
in the Turkish lira has declined dramatically, finding other hotspots. Risky
attempts by the Turkish Central Bank to thwart a speculative attack have paid
off, providing respite to the national currency.
The
dollar has been mainly in a range of 13.10-13.90 Turkish liras so far this
Where is Bitcoin’s bottom?
The
cryptocurrency market lost 2% of its capitalisation in the past day to $2.0trn.
Buyers stepped up in the market between 8-11 January, soon after a dip to this
round level. But as we can see, the bulls‘ strength was not prolonged enough.
cryptocurrency market lost 2% of its capitalisation in the past day to $2.0trn.
Buyers stepped up in the market between 8-11 January, soon after a dip to this
round level. But as we can see, the bulls‘ strength was not prolonged enough.
The
Crypto Fear and Greed Index added 2 points to 24.
Japan PM Kishida says wants to impose quasi-state of emergency on some regions from 21 Jan to 13 Feb
And will likely cover its neighbouring prefectures as well. Expect an announcement to come some time this week, with reports citing that it could be imminent on Wednesday. From earlier this week:More virus restrictions set to come in JapanMore on Tokyo to enter a ‚quasi‘ state of emergency
Germany January ZEW survey current conditions -10.2 vs -7.5 expected
Prior -7.4
Outlook 51.7 vs 32.7 expected
Prior 29.9
Outlook 51.7 vs 32.7 expected
Prior 29.9
The current conditions reading slumped to start the new year but the key takeaway for me is the sharp jump in the outlook reading. That reveals that investors are more upbeat about overall conditions in the months ahead, with ZEW not
Dollar, yen firms as risk aversion starts to kick in
Of note, USD/JPY has erased its earlier advance from around 114.80 to 114.58 currently.
Elsewhere, we are seeing the dollar firm slightly against the commodity currencies in particular with USD/CAD moving up from 1.2500 to 1.2520 levels. Meanwhile, AUD/USD is down 0.3% to 0.7187 and NZD/USD down