EUR/USD
The EUR/USD pair extends its sideways consolidative price move during the Asian session on Tuesday, though it manages to hold comfortably above the 1.1400 mark. Moreover, spot prices remain well within striking distance of a nearly two-week high, touched last Thursday.
GBP/USD
GBP/USD continues its winning streak for the ninth consecutive day, trading around 1.3390 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The currency pair rises as the US Dollar (USD) faces headwinds as market participants scale back expectations for Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes this month and in September. This shift in sentiment followed a cooling employment report that revealed fewer jobs added across April, May, and June than Wall Street had anticipated.
USD/JPY
The USD/JPY pair extends the previous day’s late pullback from the vicinity of mid-162.00s and attracts some follow-through sellers during the Asian session on Tuesday. Spot prices drop to the 161.70-161.65 region in the last hour, though the downside remains cushioned in the absence of any intervention by Japanese authorities and a supportive fundamental backdrop.
AUD/USD
AUD/USD inches lower after two days of gains, trading around 0.6950 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) faces downward pressure as weakening economic sentiment amid a cooling labor market signals that high borrowing costs are taking a toll.
NZD/USD
NZD/USD inches lower for the second successive day, trading around 0.5700 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The currency pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) holds ground, which could be attributed to the renewed geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
USD/CAD
USD/CAD extends its advance for a second consecutive day and trades around 1.4230 at the time of writing on Monday, up 0.20% on the day. Despite higher Oil prices, which would normally support the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD), the Loonie remains under pressure against the US Dollar (USD) as investors continue to favor the Greenback.
USD/CHF
USD/CHF gains 0.37% on Monday, trading around 0.8060 at the time of writing, as the US Dollar (USD) rebounds despite slightly softer expectations for further monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve (Fed).
CRUDE OIL
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as renewed security concerns in the Strait of Hormuz outweighed expectations of stronger global crude supplies following Saudi Arabia’s steep price cuts for Asian buyers and OPEC+’s latest output increase.
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts sellers for the second straight day and drops to the $4,125-$4,124 region during the Asian session on Tuesday. Crude oil prices edge higher amid renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, reviving inflationary concerns. This, in turn, acts as a tailwind for the US Treasury bond yields and turns out to be a key factor driving flows away from the non-yielding yellow metal. That said, receding US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike bets and the lack of US Dollar (USD) buying could help limit deeper losses for the bullion.
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