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EUR/JPY Price Forecast: SMAs confluence blocks bulls near 185.00
The EUR/JPY registers two consecutive days of gains, but on Tuesday, buyers failed to gain traction as they faced a confluence of key resistance levels near the 184.70 area. The cross-pair is poised to end the day unchanged, near its opening price of 184.69.
The Japanese Yen gives back half a record intervention
The Dollar trades near 159.50 against the Yen on Tuesday after a session high just short of 160.00, the strongest level the pair has reached since Tokyo and Washington intervened together at the end of July.
GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Bulls stall near 216.00 as RSI flattens
The GBP/JPY consolidates at familiar levels on Tuesday, virtually unchanged near 216.00, with the cross-pair seesawing within the 215.85-216.22 range, as neither buyers nor sellers are able to clear key resistance/support levels during the day.
New Zealand Producer Price Index - Output (QoQ) above expectations (0.8%) in 2Q: Actual (1.6%)
New Zealand Producer Price Index - Output (QoQ) above expectations (0.8%) in 2Q: Actual (1.6%)
New Zealand Producer Price Index - Input (QoQ) registered at 2.9% above expectations (1.3%) in 2Q
New Zealand Producer Price Index - Input (QoQ) registered at 2.9% above expectations (1.3%) in 2Q
British Pound Sterling's three-month high was made in America
The British Pound trades just short of 1.3550 against the Dollar on Tuesday, holding inside Monday's range after a peak short of 1.3600 carried it to its strongest level since early May. That leaves close to 300 pips of recovery from the base just short of 1.3300 built in the first week of August.
New Zealand Dollar holds steady amid a firm US Dollar
NZD/USD hovers around the 0.5870 zone at the time of writing on Tuesday, marginally lower on the day. The pair is treading water as a firm US Dollar (USD) and a cautious market mood keep the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) on the back foot.
US President Trump says no Iran talks;Â naval blockade remains
The US President Donald Trump posted on his social network that “there are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Naval Blockade remains in full force and effect. The Hormuz Strait is open and operating.
Mexican Peso dips on Middle East tensions, eyes on FOMC minutes
The Mexican Peso loses some ground on Tuesday, depreciating by about 0.16% against the US Dollar as investors await the release of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting minutes, with a resolution of the US-Iran conflict remaining unlikely.
Chinese Yuan: Sideways range holds against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank (UOB) analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CNH has been trading quietly, with intraday ranges clustered around current levels.
United States API Weekly Crude Oil Stock declined to -0.328M in August 14 from previous 9.072M
United States API Weekly Crude Oil Stock declined to -0.328M in August 14 from previous 9.072M
South Korean Won: Bearish Won view with 1,400 support – TD Securities
TD Securities turns bearish on the Korean Won, arguing USD/KRW is likely to find support around 1,400 as prior KRW strength fades.
Forex Today: US Dollar firms on Hormuz jitters ahead of UK CPI and FOMC Minutes
The US Dollar Index (DXY) held a firm tone near the 99.60s on Tuesday, keeping a mild safe-haven bid as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz stayed front and center. Gold and Oil both sold off, and most major currencies drifted lower against the Greenback.