1/8/2021 3:28:43 PM GMT
Hopes for a brighter post-covid future keep supporting high-yielding assets.
Disappointing US employment data kept dollar’s gains in check.
EUR/USD is bullish and en route to 1.2554, 2018 yearly high.
The EUR/USD pair kick-started 2021 reaching a fresh multi-year high of 1.2349, as optimism continued to undermine the greenback. The dollar got to recover some ground ahead of the weekly close, but retains its intrinsic long-term weakness, as it latest advance seems a mere correction.
Bumpy start to 2021
Financial markets’ motor has been optimism about an economic comeback in the second half of this year, while the massive stimulus coming from governments and central banks continue to fuel demand of high-yielding assets. Coronavirus immunization through different approved vaccines has seen a bumpy start in December, but it’s in progress. According to Bloomberg, which collects data from governmental sources, over 17.5 million doses have been applied
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Australian encouraging data fell short of supporting the aussie.
Demand for the American dollar receded mid-US session.
AUD/USD recovered above the 0.7700 level but has room to extend its decline.
The Australian dollar started the week on the wrong footing, easing against its American rival to 0.7665. Demand for the greenback and a sour market mood undermined AUD/USD, which anyway managed to regain the 0.7700 threshold ahead of the US close. Australian data released at the beginning of the day was generally encouraging, as November Retail Sales were upwardly revised to 7.1%. Also, December TD Securities inflation improved from 1.3% to 1.5% YoY, while the monthly reading came in at 0.5%.
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AUD/USD Current Price: 0.7596
A strong bounce in US equities helped AUD/USD to trim most of its intraday losses.
Australia will publish the preliminary estimate of November Retail Sales.
AUD/USD needs to recover above 0.7640 to recover its bullish potential.
The AUD/USD pair gapped lower at the weekly opening, dragged by a dismal market mood, and hit a daily low at 0.7461 before changing course during US trading hours. The pair now trades around 0.7590, bouncing alongside US stocks. Wall Street plummeted in pre-opening operations but trimmed most of its intraday losses after the close, helped by US stimulus news.
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Investor jitters over UK Covid mutation boosts US dollar
Asia managed to dodge the worst of the risk-off move overnight, heading home before the panic set in during European hours. As countries queued up to close borders with Britain over its mutated strain of Covid-19, investors hit the panic button. Equity markets were slammed, along with energy and precious metals as investors flocked to the safety of the US dollar and US treasuries.
US markets started off in much the same tone. However, the emergence of the US stimulus bill and government funding bills proved just too juicy a morsel for the dip-buying FOMO herd to ignore. By the end of the session, US equities had recovered most of their losses, as had precious metals and currency markets. The charts show massive ranges across almost every asset class, but very little directional substance.