Just watching the dollar get undercut again as the market's processing some mixed signals. On one side, the latest employment data came in hot - US employers added 63k jobs in Feb, beating the 50k forecast. ISM services also surprised to the upside with that 3.5-year expansion pace. But then you've got the geopolitical noise with Iran escalating tensions, and honestly that's been weighing on risk appetite despite the strong economic prints.



What's interesting is how the Fed narrative is shifting. Beth Hammack basically signaled they're in no rush to move policy, which should be dollar-supportive in theory, but the market's clearly pricing in rate cuts down the line. EUR/USD rallied on Eurozone data showing unemployment at record lows and inflation still sticky, making the ECB look less dovish. Meanwhile, the yen got a bid after Japanese consumer confidence hit a 6.75-year high, plus you had that finance minister commentary about potential intervention if yen moves get too wild.

Gold and silver had a weird day - up on the weaker dollar and safe-haven flows from Middle East concerns, but then stocks rallied and that undercut the precious metals bounce. The China PBOC news about adding another 40k ounces to reserves is still supporting the longer-term bid though. Energy disruption fears from Iran are real too, so you're seeing some hedge buying there. Feels like we're in that zone where macro data and geopolitical risk are pulling in different directions, which is keeping everything choppy.
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