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Read More »USD/JPY witnessed a strong decline 14/12/2023
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Read More »GBP building on support 14/12/2023
Oil, Crude, trading
Read More »Oil needs a positive stimulus 14/12/2023
Mixed and predominantly negative trades characterized the movements of US crude oil futures, reaching a low of $67.74 per barrel, with current intraday stability around $69.50. From a technical perspective, the simple moving averages continue to exert downward pressure on the price from above. A closer look at the 4-hour …
Read More »Gold is rising on the shoulders of USD 14/12/2023
Gold prices saw an uptick against the US dollar following the Federal Reserve’s decision to stabilize interest rates, indicating a downward trend. In the previous technical report, we highlighted that a move upwards and consolidation above 2003 would halt the bearish trend. Now, we anticipate gold to target 2019 and …
Read More »Euro takes advantage of USD 14/12/2023
After several consecutive sessions marked by a sideways price range confined between 1.0760 and 1.0800, the euro experienced a surge against the US dollar. This upward movement was supported by the decline of the dollar following the Federal Reserve Committee’s statement on stabilizing interest rates. From a technical perspective, the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, December 13
After the Federal Reserve meeting, the US Dollar experienced a significant collapse. As expected, the central bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged. Market analysts are forecasting three rate cuts for 2024. Fed Chair Jerome Powell leaned dovish, adding fuel to the rally in Treasury bonds. He refrained from declaring …
Read More »How have key assets reacted to FOMC’s dovish language?
Gold price, eventually, abandoned daily lows and climbed above the $2000 level. The precious metal benefited from sinking Treasury bond yields after FOMC’s statement had signaled dovishness with projected interest rate cuts in the new year. Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, stated that the Fed is committed to achieving its mandates …
Read More »SEP, Dot Plot suggest rate cuts in 2024
The US central bank announced on Wednesday that it left the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25%-5.5% following the December meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation.The revised Summary of Projections (SEP) showed that that Fed officials’ median view of policy rate …
Read More »Jerome Powell sheds light on FOMC’s pause decision
Fed Chair Jerome Powell explained the decision to keep the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responded to questions in the post-meeting press conference.Quotes from Post FOMC meeting press conference“It’s not likely we will hike further.”“Policymakers are thinking, talking about when it will be …
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