GBP/USD retraces its recent gains from the previous session, trading around 1.3520 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground, driven by persistent inflationary pressures in the United States (US), which heightened uncertainty over potential Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts. Traders will likely observe the August ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) later in the day. Furthermore, traders will also observe upcoming labor market data this week that could shape the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy decision in September. Key reports...
The U.S. dollar clawed back some ground in Asian trading on Tuesday following five days of selling, ahead of the return of U.S. traders from the Labor Day holiday. The dollar index was last up 0.2% at 97.873, having touched its lowest since July 28 on Monday. Gold hit an all-time high. "Capital markets across equities and credit are still optimistic on the U.S., which suggests that foreign holders of U.S. assets are not in retreat," analysts from DBS wrote in a client note. Traders have sold the greenback as U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve, including his...
The EUR/USD pair ended its five-day winning streak on Tuesday and weakened from Monday's high of 1.1735, trading just below 1.1700 at the time of writing at the European open. Investors are hesitant ahead of the release of preliminary Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, but so far, downside attempts have been limited. The US dollar (USD) weakened amid growing concerns about the independence of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). Eurozone inflation is expected to remain stable near the European Central Bank's (ECB) 2% interest rate target, further justifying the bank's decision to keep...