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Romanian Leu: Rating relief but NBR stays cautious – ING
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky says Romania’s unchanged Baa3 rating at Moody’s and prior Fitch decision should ease pressure after recent ROMGBs underperformance.
Euro advances against Canadian Dollar as Eurozone Investor Confidence rises in August
EUR/CAD inches higher after three days of losses, trading around 1.6120 during the European hours on Monday. The currency cross is holding its ground, driven primarily by a resilient Euro (EUR) following positive Eurozone economic sentiment.
Euro holds gains near seven-week highs as economic sentiment improves
The Euro (EUR) ticks higher against a softer US Dollar (USD) on Monday, with the EUR/USD pair trading at the 1.1560 area at the time of writing, consolidating gains a few pips below seven-week highs at 1.1773.
Greece Industrial Production (YoY) fell from previous 3.9% to 1.1% in June
Greece Industrial Production (YoY) fell from previous 3.9% to 1.1% in June
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Struggles below 0.8100 as bears eye 50-SMA pivotal support
The USD/CHF pair struggles to attract any meaningful buyers and remains on the back foot below the 0.8100 mark through the first half of the European session on Monday.
Japanese Yen: Intervention faces persistent rate gap – HSBC
HSBC Asset Management reviews recent coordinated intervention by Japanese and US authorities to support the Japanese Yen, recalling the sharp carry-trade unwind during the previous episode two years ago.
Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence turns positive to 0.9 in August
Eurozone’s Sentix Investor Confidence data, a key indicator of Investor morale, turns positive to 0.9 in August, the first time in five months. The sentiment data turned negative in March when the Middle East war started. The data also improved to -3.1 in July.
Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence rose from previous -3.1Â to 0.9 in August
Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence rose from previous -3.1Â to 0.9 in August
Australian Dollar: RBA set to hold amid inflation risks - BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu and David Tam expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep rates unchanged at 4.35%, noting that markets doubt its willingness to hike despite persistent inflation and robust labor and spending data.
British Pound rallies to over one-week high as fiscal woes and rate gap hammer Yen
The GBP/JPY cross catches aggressive bids at the start of a new week and builds on its strong recovery move from the vicinity of mid-209.00s, or the lowest level since early March touched last Monday.
Swedish Krona: Hormuz reopening could lift SEK against NOK - Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister analyses NOK/SEK through oil-price sensitivity and rate expectations. He finds the Norwegian Krone reacts more strongly to oil than the Swedish Krona, while Riksbank expectations adjust more to oil shocks than Norges Bank.
EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Positions above nine-day EMA near 183.00
EUR/JPY rises after registering losses in the previous day, trading around 183.10 during the European hours on Monday. The currency cross is holding a capped tone as it sits below the 50-day Exponential moving average (EMA) while clinging to short-term support at the nine-day EMA.
British Pound: Soft GDP could trigger dovish BoE repricing – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad argues that the British Pound (GBP) requires a stronger-than-expected United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) print to gain upside traction.