Via Bloomberg
A point made by Bloomberg’s markets live blog that the CHF’s weakness is corresponding wih the bear steepening in global curves, with the increase in German yields particularly strengthening the Euro against other crosses. However, MLIVE blog make a case the longer end of global yield curves may be getting too cheap. The 30
The Fed has executed the pump; watch out for the dump
The Federal Reserve decision is on June 10 and it’s shaping up to be a bigger event than anticipated a week ago because of surprising strength in jobs and equity markets.
OPEC+ endorses one-month extension
OPEC+ agreed today to extend record oil production until the end of July.
Iraq had been holding up the deal but agreed to make up for overproduction in the previous period. Nigeria agreed to a similar proposal.
UK Chancellor Sunak
The London Financial Times is reporting that UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Sunak is reportedly delaying is stimulus plan until the autumn. The expectations for an emergency sellers budget have been lowered.
Forex futures positioning data for the week ending May 26, 2020
– EUR long 81K vs 75K long last week. Longs increased by 6K
– GBP short 36K vs 22K short last week. Shorts increased by 14K
Highlights:
Dow, S&P best week in 2 months
The major US stock indices closed sharply higher after the much better-than-expected employment report.
For the week, rotation into to Dow stocks was the storyline.
Forex news for North American trade June 5, 2020:
Markets:
The mode in the market has been slowly flipping from fear to greed and a shock jump in US employment sent it into overdrive. USD/JPY jumped to 109.75 from 109.25 on the headlines and it stuck around there most of the day.
Bloomberg reports, citing OPEC+ delegates on the matter
– All OPEC+ nations have agreed to comply with quotas
– OPEC+ nations that didn’t meet quotas previously, will compensate in July to Sept
For bank trade ideas, check out eFX Plus
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. If you do not agree with the usage of cookies, we recommand either not to use our website or to disable cookies in your browser.Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.