Dollar Pulled Back as Risk Sentiments Improved, More Consolidations Ahead Risk sentiment was given a boost last week by strong data from Asia. China exports jumped the most in six years by 48.5% yoy in April. Japan Q1 GDP was revised up to 5.0% annualized. Australia unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% in May. MSCI World index staged a strong rebound to 1080.7 while emerging market index also jumped to 917.2. Dollar and yen were generally soft as risk aversion eased with dollar index pulled back from initial high of 88.70 to close at 87.32. While commodity currencies and even the Euro maintained gains against dollar towards the end of the week, Sterling underpeformed and was sold off sharply after poor production data. After all, dollar will likely remain soft for a while as consolidations in financial markets continue this week. Full Report Here... |    |
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