[USD/JPY] Weak Yen and Weak Dollar
On Sunday, Prime Minister Ishiba suddenly announced his resignation. This surprise news led to selling of the yen, and the dollar/yen rose more than 1 yen from last week’s close …
[EUR/USD] French Political Worries Already Priced In
After last week’s weak U.S. jobs report, expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts continued, and U.S. long-term interest rates kept falling. The euro stayed firm. On this day, the French …
[XAU/USD] Drop After U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Last week, after gold hit a record high, some selling happened before the U.S. jobs report. But even after the report, gold stayed strong and went above its record.The August …
[USD/JPY] Into the Blackout Period
At the end of last week, the U.S. August jobs report showed weak results. Because of this, USD/JPY fell from the 148.00 range to the 146.00 range. Markets are now …
[EUR/USD] European Central Bank (ECB) Meeting and French Political Risk
At this week’s ECB meeting, the central bank is expected to stay cautious about cutting interest rates, just like last time. However, if concerns grow that tariffs are hurting the …
[XAU/USD] Focus on U.S. Jobs Report
Before today’s August U.S. jobs report, gold faced selling pressure in the Tokyo market yesterday. But later, the August private jobs report and new jobless claims showed weaker results than …
[USD/JPY] After Filling the Price Gap, Moves Again
Yesterday, weak results from the August private jobs report and new jobless claims caused the dollar to fall, but it was quickly bought back. Before today’s U.S. jobs report, some …
[EUR/USD] Dollar Selling Continues
After the EU tariff agreement on July 28, the euro fell from 1.1770 to 1.1390. Later, after the U.S. July jobs report, it recovered to 1.1730, but since then it …
[XAU/USD] Job Weakness Pushes Interest Rates Lower
After reaching a new record high, gold stayed strong.Yesterday, the U.S. job openings report for August was weaker than expected. Because of this, people think the Federal Reserve may cut …
[USD/JPY] Job Weakness
In the Tokyo market, the dollar-yen first went up. Worries about Japanese politics and higher U.S. interest rates pushed it to the upper 148 level. But comments from Bank of …