Australian Dollar Gaining

www.sunbirdfx.com Wall Street opened the trading week with the expected short-squeeze that launched NASDAQ 2.4%, mainly because of Apple. The short-positions holders decided to realize their investments and take profits, as the buyers took advantage of that for gaining profits by opening long positions. This momentum might continue in the next few days, and in this point, it is important to remember that the previous bearish session ended with a sharp bullish day, and this might be the signal for this possible turnover. However, it is too soon to know whether the stocks have stopped falling or not and we need to wait few more days. AUD/USD The recovery of the US stock markets weakened the USD against most of the currencies, which might start a correcting session against the USD. The ...

Aussie is turning in a mixed performance today as choppy markets look for direction, and try to process all of the difficulties happening in the eurozone. On one hand, Aussie is lower against the US dollar as risk aversion makes an appearance. But, on the other, the Australia dollar is gaining against European currencies weighed down by difficulties. Against the US dollar, the Australian dollar is losing ground. US dollar is considered a safe haven in times of economic turmoil, so it’s not much of a surprise that the greenback is in demand versus the Aussie. With concerns about bond yields in Spain and Italy, and worries that Greece will end up leaving the eurozone after its political difficulties are sorted, it’s not much of a surprise that many Forex traders seek safe haven in the US ...

The euro held above a four-month low on Thursday, taking a breather from a sharp sell-off, although gains are likely to be checked by worries about the solvency of some Greek banks that are adding to fears the country may exit the euro zone. The common currency was trading at $1.2724, up 0.1 percent on the day, though not far from a four-month low at $1.2681 hit the day before, with stops cited below $1.2680. The euro has already shed 3.9 percent in May, coming close to its 2012 trough of $1.2624 reached in mid-January. Contagion fears and jitters over political turmoil in Athens, where politicians rejecting harsh austerity measures are likely to win June 17 elections, have sent riskier assets such as the Australian dollar sharply lower over the past three weeks. Dealing another blow to ...

US dollar is heading higher against the euro in Forex trading right now, gaining as concerns about Spain and Greece come into sharper focus. Greenback is also higher against the Canadian dollar and other commodity currencies as oil prices and gold prices drop. UK pound, though, is gaining against the US dollar, as is the Japanese yen. US dollar is turning in a mixed performance today, gaining against the euro and many commodity currencies as Forex traders look for safe haven against the volatility brought on by troubles continuing in Greece and Spain. In Greece, difficulties about forming a government, and the future of the austerity measures agreed to for the bailout, are causing uncertainty. In Spain, the financial sector continues to struggle, and doubts remain about Spain’s ability to ...

Sunrise Market Commentary - Fixed Income: Core bonds higher at first, but gave back gains in US session - Fears about Greece and Spain continued to boost core bonds, but a rumours, later confirmed, that the EFSF would today disburse a tranche of the Greek bail-out loan triggered some correction and erased part of the German bond gains and almost all of the US ones. Today, the BoE decision on QE may affect overall bond markets. - Currencies: euro extends its trip South as speculation on Greek exit is growing - On Wednesday, trading on global markets was still dominated by negative headlines on Europe. This weighed on the euro. After all, the decline of EUR/USD developed in an orderly way even as several EMU policymakers pondered the option of a Greek exit. Today, the BoE holds ...

Economic Data (JP) JAPAN APR OFFICIAL RESERVE ASSETS: $1.29T V $1.28T PRIOR (first increase in 3-months) (UK) UK APR BRC SALES LIKE-FOR-LIKE Y/Y: -3.3% V 0.6%E (KR) SOUTH KOREA APR BANK LENDING TO HOUSEHOLDS (KRW): 453.6T V 452.3T PRIOR (KR) SOUTH KOREA MAR MONEY SUPPLY L Y/Y: 1.8% V 0.3% PRIOR; M2 Y/Y: 0.0% V 0.7% PRIOR (CO) Colombia Apr Producer Price Index M/M: +0.2% v -0.2% prior; Y/Y: +1.6% v +1.6% prior Markets Snapshot (as of 04:30GMT) Nikkei225 -1.6% S&P/ASX -1.1% Kospi -1.0% Taiwan Taiex -0.8% Singapore Straits Times Index -0.7% Shanghai Composite -1.3% Hang Seng -1.0% Jun S&P Futures -0.1% at 1,352 June gold -0.8% at $1,591/oz June Crude -0.5% at $96.53 Overview/Top Headlines Concerns over Greece backing out of its bailout package continue to weigh on the ...

Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis EUR France has elected new president, Francois Hollande who polled about 52% of the votes. Mr Hollande said that he is proud to return hope to people again. He also announced that he would attempt to rework deal regarding sovereign debt in the Euro Zone countries to promote economic expansion. USD The smalest payroll increase in last 6 months has not influenced the investors who still do not forecast another wave of recession in the US. Better housing and employment data has encouraged experts to believe that from the fundamental perspective the world's largest economy is on the path to recovery. GBP May 7 was a bank holiday in Great Britain. CHF The official SNB exchange rate for EUR/CHF is 1.2013 today; yield on 10-year Swiss Confederation bonds ...

U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) the USD was strong against all major except the other safe haven Yen with stock markets crashing on Friday and then again on Monday morning Asia. The main concern on Friday was weaker than expected NonFarm Payrolls from the US in April at +115k vs. 173k forecast. Looking ahead, March Consumer Credit forecast at 9.5bn vs. 8.73bn previously. The Euro (EUR) the EUR/USD was under pressure Asia breaking below 1.3000 and then falling to 1.2960 as French and Greece elections over the weekend created fresh risks to the Eurozone. The new French President has stated he wants to focus on growth and not austerity going forward. The Greece elections resulted in anti EU politicians gaining favor with their platform of anti-bailout and austerity measures. The Sterling (GBP) the ...

(Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the euro languished near a 2-week low after disappointing economic data from both sides of the Atlantic rekindled concerns about the strength of global growth. Commodities and the Australian dollar - all sensitive to growth expectations - also struggled as the data put investors on the defensive and limited appetite for riskier assets. The euro had fallen nearly 1 percent to $1.3122 on Wednesday, and European stocks also dropped, after a survey showed euro zone factories sank further into decline last month, with the downturn hitting Italy and Spain hard and appearing to take root among core members France and Germany. .EU With recently-downgraded Spain looking to raise funds in the bond market on Thursday, the European Central Bank will ...