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EUR/USD turns lower below 1.0350 after German data
EUR/USD comes under mild selling pressure and eases below 1.0350 in the European session on Wednesday. The pair bears the brunt of an unexpected slowdown in the German manufacturing sector, as the nation's Retail Sales data fail to inspire the Euro. Focus shifts to US ADP data and Fed Minutes.
GBP/USD stays defensive below 1.2500 ahead of key US data, Fed Minutes
GBP/USD stays defensive below 1.2500 in the European trading hours on Wednesday, undermined by a risk-off market sentiment and elevated US Treasury bond yields on increased hawkish Fed bets. Traders look to US data, Fedspeak and FOMC Minutes for fresh trading impulse.
USD/JPY grinds higher above 158.00, Fed Minutes awaited
USD/JPY sees fresh buying above the 158.00 mark early Wednesday amid uncertainty over further BoJ rate hikes. Further, the Fed's hawkish shift, the recent surge in the US bond yields and a bullish US Dollar support the currency pair ahead of US ADP data and Fed Minutes.
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD turns lower below 1.0350 after German data
EUR/USD comes under mild selling pressure and eases below 1.0350 in the European session on Wednesday. The pair bears the brunt of an unexpected slowdown in the German manufacturing sector, as the nation's Retail Sales data fail to inspire the Euro. Focus shifts to US ADP data and Fed Minutes.
GBP/USD stays defensive below 1.2500 ahead of key US data, Fed Minutes
GBP/USD stays defensive below 1.2500 in the European trading hours on Wednesday, undermined by a risk-off market sentiment and elevated US Treasury bond yields on increased hawkish Fed bets. Traders look to US data, Fedspeak and FOMC Minutes for fresh trading impulse.
Gold price sticks to modest gains; upside seems limited ahead of FOMC Minutes
Gold price (XAU/USD) sticks to modest intraday gains through the first half of the European session on Wednesday, albeit it lacks bullish conviction and remains below the $2,665 resistance zone retested the previous day.
ADP Employment Change set to show US job growth slowing in December, Fed unlikely to alter plans
The ADP Employment Change will likely have a limited impact on financial markets. The US private sector is expected to have added 139,000 new positions in December.
Five fundamentals for the week: Nonfarm Payrolls to keep traders on edge in first full week of 2025 Premium
Did the US economy enjoy a strong finish to 2024? That is the question in the first full week of trading in 2025. The all-important NFP stand out, but a look at the Federal Reserve and the Chinese economy is also of interest.
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