Market Participants on Alert Over Remarks by a Fed Governor During U.S. Trading Hours?
03.08.2021
- U.S. Manufacturing Orders Index
- Remarks by Bowman, Member of the Federal Reserve Board
Yesterday, U.S. stock prices were mixed, resulting in a market characterized by flat stock prices, lower interest rates, and a weaker U.S. dollar.The Russell 2000 fell slightly to 2,215. U.S. June construction spending, released yesterday, came in 0.1% below market expectations; while the residential construction sector grew, the non-residential sector—including gas and oil well drilling—declined.
In the foreign exchange market, European currencies and the U.S. dollar are locked in a tug-of-war, with the euro/dollar pair rising to 1.189 before falling back to 1.186. The pair is forming higher lows and lower highs, indicating price action that is searching for direction.GBP/USD has fallen slightly, but the 200-period moving average (MA) is acting as support on the 4-hour chart, so the focus is likely to be on whether the pair will break below the support level of 1.386. Meanwhile, AUD/USD has risen slightly and is currently trading around 0.736.
Today’s economic indicators include Turkey’s Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index at 16:00, the Eurozone Producer Price Index at 18:00, the U.S. Manufacturing Orders Index at 23:00, and remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Bowman at 27:00.We will be closely monitoring how the August market—which opened with yen buying—will move ahead of this weekend’s U.S. employment report.
