Dollar Extends Gains In A Busy Week For US Data
The dollar has staged a broad-based rally today, which caused the GBP/USD to tumble to a new 31-year low and the EUR/USD momentarily dipped below its 200-day moving average once again.
The dollar has staged a broad-based rally today, which caused the GBP/USD to tumble to a new 31-year low and the EUR/USD momentarily dipped below its 200-day moving average once again.
The metronomic price action for gold is continuing to play out once again on the daily chart, with the rally of late September starting to wane once again, as the precious metal descends once more to test the all important technical support area in the $1308 per ounce region in early trading.
The AUDUSD pair broke higher during the course of the session on Monday, but gave back more than half of the gains from the early part of the session.
The EURUSD pair fell slightly during the course of the session on Monday, and as a result I feel that there is more than enough support below to eventually find buyers, and I believe that the 1.1150 level below is massively supportive.
Gold and silver have started the new trading week, month and quarter on the back foot today. At the time of this writing, gold was trading at $1312 and silver was below $19.00 per troy ounce once again.
News that the UK manufacturing activity in September hit its highest level since June 2014 has provided a welcome relief for sterling.
European stock markets started this last day of the month and quarter sharply lower as concerns over Deutsche Bank intensified, which undermined sentiment in the financial sector once again.
Crude prices jumped in reaction to the latest weekly US crude stockpiles data but then quickly went into reverse gear, before bounce back once again.
The AUDUSD pair initially fell during the course of the session on Monday, but then turned around to form a very positive candle.
The EURUSD pair initially fell during the course of the session on Monday, but turn right back around to reach higher.