JPY, CHF climb, AUD, GBP fall, CNH up, VIX Index jumps
Stocks Slide, Yields Dip, Choppy Trade Set to Continue Summary: Currencies ended a volatile week of trading on Friday with mixed finishes as tradition
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Stocks Slide, Yields Dip, Choppy Trade Set to Continue Summary: Currencies ended a volatile week of trading on Friday with mixed finishes as tradition
Summary: Currencies ended a volatile week of trading on Friday with mixed finishes as traditional correlations were set aside.
Inflationary fears continued to abate overnight, with the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index retreating from near fifty-year highs to 31.5, much low
Nervously calm Soft data eases inflation concerns Inflationary fears continued to abate overnight, with the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index retreating from near fifty-year highs to 31.5, much lower than expected. In Asia this morning, the data has been equally benign. South Korean PPI, MoM for April, fell to 0.60%, Australia’s Markit Composite Flash PMI for May fell to 58.10, led by services, while Preliminary Retail Sales MoM for April eased to 1.10%. Japan’s Inflation Rate MoM for April fell by -0.40%, more negative than expected. The Japan Jibun Bank Composite Flash PMI for May re...