Dollar spikes higher in early US session as Q1 GDP grew much more than market expectations. However, the greenback quickly pulled back as details are seen as much weaker than the headline number suggests. It's actually a set of data welcome by stock traders as Fed will likely stay cautious. DOW futures rebound strongly after the release while NASDAQ futures point to extending record run. US 10-year yield falls sharply and breaches 2.5% handle. Back to the currency markets, Yen is the weakest one for today, followed by Dollar and Swiss Franc. New Zealand Dollar is the strongest, followed by Australian. But for the week, Yen remains the strongest, followed by Dollar. Aussie is the weakest, followed by Euro. In Europe, currently, FTSE is down -0.08%. DAX is up 0.15%. CAC is up 0.18%. German 10-year yield is down -0.012 at -0.018. Earlier in Asia, Nikkei dropped -0.22%. Hong Kong HSI rose 0.19%. China Shanghai SSE dropped -1.2%. Singapore Strait Times rose 0.20%. Japan 10-year yield dropped -0.0169 to -0.046. |
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