Asia FX treads water as Trump tariff concerns linger; Australia CPI in focus

Yesterday, the European Central Bank’s Governing Council cut the refinancing rate, as expected, from 4.25% to 3.65%. The ECB also stated that monetary policy would remain sufficiently restrictive “for as long as necessary” to ensure inflation returns to its medium-term target of 2%. Financial markets responded with:→ A strengthening of the euro. EUR/USD rose by…

By RoboForex Analytical Department  Gold prices held firm at 3,373 USD per troy ounce on Thursday, remaining near a four-week high. The metal’s strength is being fuelled by mounting concerns over the US economic slowdown, boosting demand for non-yielding safe-haven assets. US data signals economic distress The latest reports revealed a contraction in the US…

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Despite the ECB decision, the EURUSD rate remains under pressure, currently standing at 1.0461. Discover more in our analysis for 13 December 2024. EURUSD forecast: key trading points The US dollar remains under pressure even after a 25-basis-point ECB interest rate cut US initial jobless claims rose to 242 thousand, reaching the highest level since…

The US treasury has auctioned off $22Bof 30 year bonds at a high yield of 4.773% The WI (when-issued) level at the time of the auction was 4.774% The results of a US Treasury auction act as a real-time “report card” on the market’s appetite for US government debt. Because US Treasuries are the risk-free…