A quiet, gradual rise dominated gold prices during the previous trading session’s dealings within the targeted bullish path, touching the first target to be achieved yesterday at the price of 2004, recording the highest of $2007 per ounce. Technically, and with a closer look at the 240-period chart, we find …
Read More »Euro is hovering around resistance and starting to lose momentum 12/4/2023
Narrow sideways trading dominated the movements of the EUR/USD pair within a bullish path to retest the strong resistance level published during the previous analysis at 1.0920, unable to be breached until now. On the technical side today, the pair’s movements did not show any significant change, and by looking …
Read More »Where will Bitcoin go next after $30,000’s leap?
At the time of writing, the price of one bitcoin is $30,174. The most well-known cryptocurrency asset increased on Tuesday, surpassing the crucial psychological threshold of $30,000 as investors anticipated crucial inflation data later in the week that could affect cryptocurrency values.By market capitalization, the biggest cryptocurrency was last up …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 11/04/2023
Further to earlier reports, the International Monetary Fund has reportedly stated that “should Japanese long-term rates rise further, Japanese investors’ repatriation of funds could affect sovereign bond yields in Australia, several euro area countries, and in the US.” This is in reference to earlier reports that the IMF on Tuesday …
Read More »ECB’s Villeroy warns Eurozone inflation at risk of getting entrenched
“Eurozone inflation is at risk of getting entrenched above 2% so the European Central Bank will keep fighting excessive price growth, even as its policy response is shifting gears,” said French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau late Tuesday per Reuters.The EUR/USD pair grinds higher and holds onto the …
Read More »Wall Street floats through a quiet US session ahead of CPI data
Stocks and bonds made small changes on Wall Street on Tuesday as trading was quiet in anticipation of news later in the week that might affect the markets.The S&P 500 lost 0.17 points, or less than 0.1%, to 4,108.94, its smallest one-day movement in more than a year. The majority …
Read More »WTI bulls move back in to test the recent output cuts
As the US dollar declines, WTI crude oil surges to test resistance once more. Reduced crude oil output keeps the price of black gold higher. On Tuesday, WTI oil prices increased by over 2% to $81.55 per barrel as investors prepared for data that would reveal additional reductions in US …
Read More »US CPI Preview: Inflation softening, is there good news on the horizon?
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the most important inflation measure, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, on Wednesday, April 12. As markets get closer to the release time, economists and researchers of 10 major banks published their forecasts regarding the upcoming US inflation reading for …
Read More »Fed’s Goolsbee: We need to asses potential impact of financial stress on US economy
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee, said on Tuesday that policymakers need to be cautious about raising interest rates after recent development in the banking sector. He mentioned that the central bank needs to assess the potential impact of the financial stress on the real economy. Speaking at …
Read More »GBP/USD bulls anticipate a drop in US prices
The GBP/USD pair is up by +0.05% and is trading at 1.2430. While risk sentiment has strengthened, the British pound has found stability in a crucial support level, keeping sterling close to the 10-month high it reached last week on speculation that interest rates will shortly peak and decline later …
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