Currency Momentum Slows As Markets Wait To Exhale
An early-week rebound in the dollar is losing steam this morning as markets shift focus toward macroeconomic indicators and await developments in trade negotiations between the US and China. The greenback is trading slightly lower against a basket of its most-traded peers, benchmark ten-year Treasury yields are almost unchanged, and equity futures are positioning for modest gains at the North American open. Data published yesterday showed US labour markets cooling only slightly in April, even as business and consumer confidence measures plunged. According to the closely-watched Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey, job postings increased by 191,000 to 7.4 million...