The resistance levels referred to during the previous report at 1977, limited the bullish tendency and forced gold prices to complete its downward path as we expected, to gradually approach the official target of 1945, recording its lowest level at $1955 per ounce. Today’s technical vision indicates the possibility of …
Read More »Euro continues to creep negatively against USD 25/5/2023
The single European currency continued its decline against the US dollar within the expected bearish path during the previous report, continuing the negative creep towards 1.0720, to hover around its lowest level during today’s early trading at 1.0730. Technically, and by looking closely at the 4-hour chart, we find that …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24/05/2023
Traders and investors are digesting the latest economic data and the FOMC minutes while awaiting news regarding the US debt-ceiling fight. No major reports are due in the Asian session. Later in the day, Germany and the US will release new estimates for Q1 GDP. The weekly Jobless Claims report …
Read More »How has gold reacted to FOMC minutes?
Gold price is mixed around the FOMC minutes that showed that Fed policymakers are divided on backing further rate hikes, however FOMC members still agreed that inflation risks are still unacceptably high, but the extent of further hikes is now made less certain. Gold price has ranged between a low …
Read More »Yellen’s remarks cause US stocks to decline
After Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reiterated that if an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling is not reached, the United States will go into default on its debt and could not pay for federal bills in early June, US equities fell even lower on Wednesday. 231 points, or 0.7%, …
Read More »USD/JPY retreats from YTD high post FOMC minutes
The 25 bps rate increase announced at the May meeting, according to several Fed policymakers, may have been the last. They emphasize the necessity for flexibility in the face of economic change. The FE staff predicts a slight recession for the latter part of the year, with increased risks to …
Read More »FOMC minutes: Fed members split on backing more hikes
The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its May 2-3 meeting, when it raised rates by 25 bps. The minutes showed a division on support for more rate hikes. US Dollar holds onto daily gains after minutes. The FOMC released the minutes of the May 2-3 meeting, triggering a limited …
Read More »GBP/USD slides ahead of FOMC minutes
Prior to the release of the FOMC minutes, the GBP/USD pair is down about 0.28%. The pair has so far fallen from a high of 1.2469 to a low of 1.2357. The positions of net GBP speculators rocketed higher and have now been positive for five weeks in a row, …
Read More »How could FOMC minutes affect EUR/USD?
The US Federal Reserve will release the latest monetary policy meeting minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at 18:00 GMT, sought by traders as they would provide insight into the US central bank’s forward path. On May 2-3, the Fed decided to raise rates by 25 bps, the …
Read More »Fed’s Waller hints at rate ‘hike’, ‘skip’ in June, but no ‘pause’
Ahead of FOMC minutes, Fed’s Christopher Waller stated, on Wednesday, that while the US central bank may decide not to raise interest rates at its meeting next month, he is concerned about the lack of progress on inflation and believes that the rate-hiking campaign would likely continue. Waller made the …
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