Pound has dropped despite upbeat Uk jobs report

The pound has dropped despite upbeat Uk jobs report and weaker US dollar. The Uk unemployment rate report showed a drop to 4.9% which is 0.1% less than the expectation of 5% whereas the Claimant count has dropped to 10.2 k which is significantly less than the expectation of 113 k ,The figure is also [...]

RBA monetary policy favors Aussie

Global economic optimism created due to the covid vaccine rollout weighs on the safe haven asset - greenback. Along with that, the RBA monetary policy, Lower Treasury yields seems to favor the Aussie. As per the Australian RBA minutes, Australia’s economic recovery has surpassed all expectations with an “above-trend” expansion likely this year. The country’s [...]

Soft dollar is favoring the yellow metal

Gold is trading upside against greenback This is mainly due to the persistent weakness US Treasury yields. But the demand for the US dollar, amid concerns over the US President Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure stimulus and covid infections is acting as a barrier in the upside trading of gold. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields has edged [...]