The Japanese Yen (JPY) shows a moderate pullback on Friday, despite the broad-based US Dollar (USD) weakness, following the US Treasury’s plan to double buybacks of long-term Government debt.
Chang Wei Liang at DBS Group Research highlights that EUR/USD has rallied toward 1.17, with the Euro the main beneficiary of Dollar softness.
Cryptocurrency prices are extending gains on Thursday, led by Bitcoin’s (BTC) climb above $70,000. Ethereum (ETH) remains bullish, trading above $2,200, while Ripple (XRP) has recovered above $1.15 as bulls tighten their grip.
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny and Abdul-Ahad Lockhart highlight that the US Treasury’s unscheduled expansion of long-end buybacks triggered the largest daily US Dollar drop since March outside intervention episodes.
Gold (XAU/USD) bulls take a breather on Thursday following the sharp rally on the previous day, triggered by a steep pullback in long-term US Treasury yields. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,488, easing from an intraday high of $4,527, its highest level since June 2.
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes AUD/USD is holding gains on broad US Dollar weakness despite a soft July Australian labor report. The economy unexpectedly lost jobs, with rising unemployment and falling hours worked pointing to weaker labor demand.
Gold price (XAU/USD) is down 0.7% to near $4,490 in the European trading session on Thursday. The precious metal retreats from its 11-week high of $4,527 posted earlier in the day. The yellow metal comes under pressure as United States (US) Treasury Yields claw back some of Wednesday’s losses.
The Euro (EUR) extends gains against an ailing US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, as the US Treasury’s plan to boost buybacks of long-term Government Bonds sent the Greenback tumbling across the board.
Meme coins, including Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and Pepe (PEPE), are trading in the green on Thursday, extending their previous day’s gains linked to US Treasury bond buybacks. The technical outlook for DOGE, SHIB and PEPE points to a bullish path forward as momentum shifts to the upside.
EUR/GBP trades around 0.8580 on Thursday at the time of writing, showing little change on the day.