Sterling is back under pressure again in early US session and is trading as the weakest for today. Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged MPs to keep the promise to people an deliver Brexit on October 31. At the same time Financial Times reported that Johnson, if loses a confidence vote in the parliament, would delay general election after Brexit date. Staying in the currency markets, Australian and New Zealand Dollar recover generally after Chinese data stabilizes market sentiments. Swiss Franc is following Sterling as second weakest, then Dollar. Technically, EUR/GBP's rally extends after brief consolidation and is on track to 0.9305 key resistance. GBP/USD and GBP/JPY will be the focus in US session. GBP/USD is eyeing 1.2079 again while GBP/JPY is heading back to 128.11 temporary low. Break of these level will solidify selling momentum in the Pound for further broad-based declines. In Europe, currently, FTSE is up 0.62%. DAX is up 0.88%. CAC is up 1.42%. German 10-year yield is up 0.0404 at -0.542. Earlier in Asia, Nikkei rose 0.37%. Hong Kong HSI rose 0.48%. China Shanghai SSE rose 0.93%. Singapore Strait Times dropped -0.49%. Japan 10-year JGB yield rose 0.005 to -0.191. |
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