The COVID-19 Stimulus Package and Manufacturing PMIs Put the Dollar and EUR in Focus

THIS WEEK IN THE FOREX MARKETS

The COVID-19 Stimulus Package and Manufacturing PMIs Put the Dollar and EUR in Focus

It’s was a busy start to the day on the economic calendar this morning. The Japanese Yen and the Aussie Dollar were in action, with economic data from China also in focus.

Away from the economic calendar, COVID-19 and the U.S stimulus package continued to be an area of focus.

Looking at the latest coronavirus numbers

According to figures at the time of writing, the number of new coronavirus cases rose by 249,532 to 18,231,469 on Sunday. On Saturday, the number of new cases had risen by 250,087. The daily increase was lower than Saturday’s rise while up from 213,347 new cases from the previous Sunday.

Germany, Italy, and Spain reported 623 new cases on Sunday, which was down from 707 new cases on Saturday. On the previous Saturday, 663 new cases had been reported.

From the U.S, the total number of cases rose by 50,702 to 4,813,647 on Sunday. On Saturday, the total number of cases had increased by 60,171. On Sunday, 26th July, a total of 56,130 new cases had been reported.

For the Japanese Yen

Finalized GDP numbers for the 1st quarter remained unchanged from 2nd estimates. In the 1st quarter, the Japanese economy contracted by 0.6%, following a 1.9% contraction in the 4th quarter. Read more...