The dollar index (DXY00) rose 0.41% on Thursday and posted at a high level of 1.5-week. Dollar received support from Hawkish Fed Comments. Jeffrey Schmidt, Chairman of the Census City Fed, stated that “minor restrictive” monetary policy is still suitable due to the risks of inflation. Meanwhile, Cleveland Fed Chairman Beth Hamac said she does not support interest rate cuts.
The dollar added to the US PMI and the existing home sales reports more than the strong-to-adopting benefits. In addition, weakness in shares on Thursday also increased the demand for liquidity for the dollar.
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The dollar was reduced by signs of weakness in the US labor market following the weekly early unemployed claims for 2 -month high and weekly continuous claims of the weekly early unemployed claims. The dollar was also reduced by concerns about Fed’s freedom, when President Trump called Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign between two individual hostage investigations.
The US weekly initial unemployment claims rose +11,000 to 235,000 to 2 months high levels, showing weaker labor markets compared to expectations of growing up to 225,000. Weekly continuous claims increased +30,000 to 3.75-year high of 1.972 million, more than 1.960 million expectations, showing people out of work make it difficult to do a new job.
The US Aug Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook fell from -16.2 to -0.3, weakened by expectations of 6.5.
The August US S&P manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose at a 3 -year high of 53.3, better than expectations of fall by 49.7.
The US July existing house sales unexpectedly increased by 4.01 million from +2.0% m/m, which is stronger than expectations from -0.3% m/m to 3.92 million.
Jeffrey Shamid, president of the Census City Fed, stated that the risk of inflation is slightly higher than the risks to the labor market, and the “minor restrictive” monetary policy is still appropriate.
Cleveland Fed Chairman Beth Hamac said, “We have inflation that is too much and is trending upwards in the last one year. With the information I have, if the FOMC meeting was held tomorrow, I will not see a case to reduce the interest rates.”
Federal Fund futures prices are exempting the possibilities for cutting -25 bp rate cut at 72% in September 16-17 FOMC meeting and at 49% for the second -25 bp rate cut in the following meeting on 28-29 October.
EUR/USD (^eurusd) on Thursday -0.36% fell to 1 -week. Euro was under pressure on Thursday due to a strong dollar. The loss in euro on Thursday after Eurozone’s August Consumer Confidence Index fell more than expected to reduce 4 months. In addition, doubt about an adjacent end for the Russian-Ukrainian war is being weighed on the euro, when the Russian Foreign Minister Lavarov said that Russia should say one in security arrangements for Ukraine, and that any unilateral guarantee would be “disappointing”.
The Euro received some support on the signs of strength in the Eurozone economy, when the Eurozone August S&P manufacturing PMI was unexpectedly expanded at the strongest speed in 3 years, and August overall PMI unexpectedly increased to a height of 15 months.
Eurozone August S&P Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly increased to 50.5, which is stronger than expectations of decline by 49.5 and the fastest speed of expansion in 3 years. The August overall PMI unexpectedly increased to a 15 -month high of 51.1, stronger than the expectations of a decline of 50.6.
The Eurozone Oug Consumer Confidence fell from the index -0.8 to a 4 -month low of -15.5, weak with the expectations of no change at -14.7.
On the Geophysical Front, US vice -president Vance said that the conversation over the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine focuses on the safety guarantee for Ukraine and the region, wants to control Russia, including the Ukrainian sector that it is currently not occupying, as America tries to broke a peace deal between the two countries. The US is working to set up a meeting between President Putin and Zelancesi, and if that meeting is done well, President Trump said he would look at the leaders to follow with a tripartite summit. Results can be a comprehensive economic implication about tariffs and oil prices, and of course, may have significant results for European security.
At the September 11 policy meeting, 3% of the probability of cutting -25 bp rate cut by ECB is pricing.
USD/JPY (^usdjpy) increased 0.71%on Thursday. The Yen declined by 1 week against the dollar after a better-off-by-the-off US economic news and Hawkish Fed Comments. In addition, on Thursday, the yield of high T-Rotes was weighed on the yen. In addition, Yen is weak on concerns that the high American tariffs on Japanese exports will slow down the Japanese economy. Japan was an assistant for the Japanese manufacturing news yen on Thursday after August S&P manufacturing PMI, PMI from +1.0 to 49.9.
December Gold (GCZ25) closed -6.90 (-0.20%) on Thursday, and September Silver (SIU25) +0.306 ( +0.81%) was closed. Precious metal prices were mixed on Thursday. Thursday’s rally in the dollar index was a slowdown for metals at a 1.5-week height. In addition, on Thursday, the yield of high global government bonds was a recession for precious metals. In addition, Hawkish Fed Comments reduced gold prices, when Cancerus City fed the Chairman Jeffrey Schmid that the risk of inflation is slightly higher than the risk for the labor market, and Cleveland Fed Chairman Bath Hamac said she does not support interest rate cuts.
The report of the US early unemployment claims on Thursday showed weakness in the labor market, which was made for Fed policy and was helpful for precious metals. In addition, concerns about an increase in American political uncertainty and Fed independence promoted safe demand for precious metals after President Trump called Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign for resigning Fed Governor Lisa Cook for resigning the fed governor Lisa Cook. Safe-Havan support related to American tariffs and geopolitical risks, including conflicts in Ukraine and Middle East, continues.
Silver prices gained support on Thursday after the US August S&P manufacturing PMI expanded at the fastest speed in three years after the fastest expansion in three years, and Eurozone August S&P manufacturing PMI expanded its strongest speed in three years. Prices continue to support the Funds of precious metals after gold holdings in ETFs, reaching a 2 -year high last Friday, and Silver Holdings in ETFs reached a 3 -year high on Tuesday.
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