Articles tagged with "pmi"

EUR/USD enters PMI day under pressure after fresh calls for multiple Fed rate hikes helped lift the dollar. With 1.1400 looming below, the surveys may determine whether support holds or finally gives way.

EUR/USD is showing resilience, bouncing despite a slowdown in this morning’s Eurozone PMI survey - can it rally back to 2-month highs at 1.1830?

GBPUSD is reaching new 2025 highs, surpassing 1.26, following strong inflation data. Meanwhile, Silver remains below the critical $33 resistance, as geopolitical developments unfold.

You don’t need a degree in economics to see Trump’s demands for lower rates flies in the face of a strong US economy. And with Trump likely to try and strong arm the Fed into lower rates, we’re back onto the topic of Fed independence.

Crude Oil Week Ahead: Crude oil prices face mounting pressures between clean energy transitions, geopolitical risks, and surplus concerns for 2025. Prices are now testing a critical 4-year support zone, challenging the continuation of the broader downtrend.

EURUSD Forecast: The DXY’s rally, fueled by the Trump market effect, paused at the 107-mark, offering a potential breather for EURUSD, which is holding above the 1.05 support level.

US data continues to outperform, with flash PMIs and jobless claims being the latest to shine. Yet despite soft PMIs from the EU and UK, the US dollar had its worst day of its recent surge, with MOF comments strengthening the yen to send USD/JPY lower.

GBP/USD has fallen to a technical juncture ahead of flash PMI reports from the UK, EU and US.

GBPUSD Forecast: The GBPUSD is rebounding after dovish sentiment from the UK’s falling inflation pushed it to the 1.30 support level, which aligns with a 15-year consolidation pattern. Is the rebound sustainable?

The German Composite and Services PMI continue to be released downwards, showing persisting pressures in Germany. Will this release be any different?

Australia’s ‘flash’ services purchasing managers index (PMI) for August hardly conveys a message of an economy in need of monetary support, raising questions over market pricing that looks for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to begin cutting rates as soon as December.

Flash PMIs are the notable economic data releases nest week, although the headline event will be Jerome Powell’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. It will allow him to hammer home the Fed’s stance on Friday, and therefore likely to take precedence over the FOMC minutes released two days prior. Canada’s inflation report is key for BOC watchers, who continue to make their cash rate decision on a ‘per meeting’ basis.