NEW YORK: US Treasuries prices rallied, the US dollar fell and stock index futures fell on Friday after weaker-than-expected March US jobs data. US Labor Department data showed employers added just 126,000 jobs in March, the smallest monthly increase in more than a year. The figure Read More
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Fundamental Forecast for Dollar:Bearish Holiday liquidity may have curbed the impact of a wide miss in last week’s NFPs An intensified sensitivity to FOMC timing will gnaw at speculative long Dollar exposure Sign up for a free trial of DailyFX-Plus to have access to Trading Q&A’s, trading signals and much more! There is little doubt Read More
(Updates prices to close) * U.S. nonfarm payrolls disappoint * U.S. stock futures suggest weak Monday open * Bonds rally in shortened session * Dollar rangebound in Easter holiday-thinned trade By David Gaffen NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasuries prices rallied, the U.S. dollar fell and stock index futures fell on Friday after Read More
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasuries prices rallied, the U.S. dollar fell and stock index futures fell on Friday after weaker-than-expected March U.S. jobs data. U.S. Labor Department data showed employers added just 126,000 jobs in March, the smallest monthly increase in more than a year. The figure was well below forecasts Read More
U.S. equity-index futures dropped with the dollar amid signs economic growth is slowing before payrolls data on Friday. Emerging-market stocks climbed to a one-month high, while oil declined as Iran and world powers extended nuclear talks. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures fell 0.2 percent at 8:10 a.m. in New York, while the Stoxx Europe Read More
The dollar held losses against most peers and emerging-market stocks advanced before the March U.S. payrolls report. Australia’s dollar reached its weakest level versus the New Zealand currency in at least 30 years. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed at 8:11 a.m. in London after sliding 0.6 percent Thursday. The MSCI Emerging Markets Read More
We have commented on the Currency ETP market and fund flow trends within it on several occasions in recent months, as there is rarely a dearth of action there given the impressive rise in the U.S. Dollar (UUP (PowerShares U.S. Dollar Index Bullish, Expense Ratio 0.80%)) in the trailing one year period (+>19%) versus other Read More
The U.S. Dollar Index has moved down Thursday. The June U.S. Dollar Index is trading at 97.84, down 0.64. Trading is active. Wide ranges the rest of the week are expected. Trading had been weak, however the selling has slowed somewhat. Chatter about U.S. economic data is continuous. U.S. New Factory orders for February just Read More
* Currency pulls back ahead of key jobs data on Friday * Dollar dip gives boost to emerging markets * Mood more muted in Europe * Many markets set to be shut for Easter weekend (Adds UK data) By Lionel Laurent LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) – The dollar lost ground on Thursday, the last trading Read More
There has been an unprecedented rally going on in an often-ignored corner of the market. And its enormous move has important ramifications for U.S. equities. Starting in June, the U.S. dollar index, a measure of the value of the dollar relative to a basket of international currencies heavily weighted to the euro, has rallied 25%. Read More