Navigating market shifts with real-time FX insights

Sal Provenzano TraditionData

Recent spot FX market data, illustrated in the graph below, captures the USD’s appreciation against CNH following recent market developments. In moments of rapid change, we ensure you have access to accurate, independent, and comprehensive data.

This past week, China’s Politburo announced a “moderately loose” approach to its future monetary policy, signalling potential credit and interest rate easing. This announcement has already impacted global markets, driving an appreciation of the US Dollar (USD) against Offshore Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNH).

China’s economic challenges remain significant. A struggling real estate market and subdued consumer spending continue to weigh on the currency, while talks about pending US-imposed tariffs on Chinese exports, adds further complexity to its economic outlook.

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Sal Provenzano

TraditionData

Sal Provenzano Is the FX Product Manager for the TraditionData business and has been tasked with shaping the future of the FX product range.

EUR/USD holds losses below 1.1850 near nine-day EMA barrier

EUR/USD extends its losses for the second successive session, trading around 1.1840 during the early European hours on Tuesday. The 14-day Relative Strength Index momentum indicator at 53 (neutral) signals consolidation with a modest upside lean.

When is the UK employment data and how could it affect GBP/USD?

The United Kingdom labor market data for the three months ending December is scheduled to be published today at 07:00 GMT. GBP/USD trades 0.16% lower to near 1.3610 at the press time. The 20-period Exponential Moving Average slips to 1.3631 and caps rebounds as price holds below the gauge.

Gold adds to intraday losses as risk-on mood offsets dovish Fed and subdued USD demand

Gold attracts some follow-through selling for the second straight day and dives to over a one-week low, around the $4,858 area, heading into the European session on Tuesday. The commodity, however, quickly recovers to the $4,900 mark as traders opt to await more cues about the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) rate-cut path before placing fresh directional bets.

Pi Network rallies ahead of its first anniversary

Pi Network trades above $0.1800 at the time of writing on Tuesday, recording nearly 5% gains so far. On-chain data indicate that large wallet investors, commonly known as whales, have accumulated approximately 4 million PI tokens over the last 24 hours.

The week ahead: Key inflation readings and why the AI trade could be overdone

It is likely to be a quiet start to the week, with US markets closed on Monday for Presidents Day. European markets are higher across the board and gold is clinging to the $5,000 level after the tamer than expected CPI report in the US reduced haven flows to precious metals.

Stellar mixed sentiment caps recovery

Stellar price remains under pressure, trading at $0.170 on Tuesday after failing to close above the key resistance on Sunday. The derivatives metric supports the bearish sentiment, with XLM’s short bets rising among traders and funding rates turning negative.