by OverviewFX | Aug 16, 2024 | Forex
Eurozone goods exports fell -6.3% yoy to EUR 236.7B in June. Goods imports fall -8.6% yoy to EUR 214.3B. Trade balance showed a EUR 22.3B surplus. Intra-Eurozone trade fell -8.5% yoy to EUR 214.5B. In seasonally adjusted term, goods exports fell -0.2% mom to EUR...
by OverviewFX | Aug 16, 2024 | Forex
In focus today Today we get UK retail sales data for July at 8.00 CET. According to polls from Reuters, analysts expect overall retail sales to grow by 0.5% m/m and retail sales excl. fuels to grow by 0.8% m/m. In the US, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment...
by OverviewFX | Aug 16, 2024 | Forex
There are a couple to take note of on the board, as highlighted in bold.And they are both for EUR/USD at the 1.0960 and 1.1000 levels. The latter is the bigger one and arguably of more interest, given similar expiries in the past few days as well. Following the...
by OverviewFX | Aug 16, 2024 | Forex
Yen, Swiss Franc, and to a lesser extent, Dollar are trailing at the bottom of the weekly currency performance chart. Strong risk-on sentiment has swept through the US markets, and the positive momentum continued in Asia. This shift in sentiment was ignited by...
by OverviewFX | Aug 15, 2024 | Forex
The market seems to be focused now on growth-related macro data rather than inflation risk. Another softer US retail sales may spark another recession aka hard-landing fear. The rise of the VVIX / VIX ratio may see another potential spike in the VIX. Watch the 19,230...
by OverviewFX | Aug 15, 2024 | Forex
US retail sales rose 1.0% mom to USD 709.7B in July, above expectation of 0.3% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.4% mom to USD 576.1B, above expectation of 0.1% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 1.0% mom to USD 657.1B. Ex-auto& gasoline sales rose 0.4% mom to USD 523.4B. Total...