Market Update: Traders Shift to Net Short on Yen, De-Risking from AUD/USD and Gold – COT Report Reveals

The Implications of Speculators’ Positioning on Currency Markets A Closer Look at Financial Market Dynamics Large speculators and asset managers have recently shown a net-short exposure to yen futures ahead of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting, indicating a bearish sentiment towards the Japanese currency. However, this bearish positioning may be short-lived if the central…

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Get Ready to Laugh: Betting Markets Favor Harris, Weakening the US Dollar in EUR/USD and AUD/USD

Momentum Shift: Kamala Harris on the Rise A Quirky Take on US Presidential Candidate Betting Markets Over the weekend, the betting markets saw a significant shift in momentum towards Democratic US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Traders are quickly recalibrating their predictions, moving away from Republican rival Donald Trump. With Harris’s less expansionary fiscal policy plans,…

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Strong Eurozone GDP Growth Boosts EUR/USD: A Positive Outlook for the Euro

EUR/USD holds up near 1.0850 in Thursday’s European session Traders show confidence in Euro following positive economic indicators EUR/USD has maintained its position near 1.0850 in Thursday’s European session, buoyed by a recent uptick in confidence among traders. The major currency pair experienced a sharp recovery on Wednesday, a trend that has continued into the…

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