Will Attention Turn to European Currencies' Upside Momentum?
29.07.2021
- U.S. Second-Quarter GDP (Preliminary Estimate)
- UK Mortgage Approvals
Yesterday, U.S. stock markets saw mixed trading, with stock prices and interest rates remaining flat while crude oil prices rose.The fear index (VIX) fell to 18.3. BTC/USD has recovered to the $40,000 range. Japanese stocks rebounded, trading in the 27,770 yen range. Chinese markets also rebounded, with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index trading around 26,200, up 3.04% from the previous day.
In the foreign exchange market, the pound has been rising notably, with GBP/JPY showing particularly strong upward momentum among the yen crosses, climbing to 152.98. It has set a new high for the week.GBP/USD has also risen, climbing about 96 pips from 1.384 to 1.393. From a technical perspective, major resistance levels on daily and longer-term time frames have already been broken.
Today’s schedule includes the French Producer Price Index at 15:45, the Turkish Economic Confidence Index at 16:00, the German Unemployment Rate at 16:55, UK Mortgage Approvals at 17:30, and the GermanConsumer Price Index, at 21:30 the U.S. Initial Jobless Claims, U.S. Q2 GDP (flash estimate), and U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures, at 23:00 U.S. Pending Home Sales, and at 26:00 the U.S. 7-Year Treasury Auction.Since trends in U.S. personal consumption provide insight into the strength of the U.S. economy, we will closely monitor today’s economic data releases to assess price movements.
