Investors will be following the outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States, the European Union, and Japan this week, from Wednesday to Friday. Uncertainty over the trajectory of interest rates has recently been common as persistent inflation maintains firm in some places and begins to surrender in others. …
Read More »Oil fell amid anticipation of the US interest rate decision
Oil prices fell by $2 on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting as investors try to figure out the bank’s direction with regard to raising interest rates, while concerns about growing fuel demand in China and rising Russian crude supplies weighed on the market. Brent crude futures fell $1.91, …
Read More »European stocks open higher
European stocks opened higher Monday, June 12, at the start of a week full of important central bank meetings on monetary policies, and shares of the Swiss drug company Novartis rose after it agreed to buy the US-based Chinook. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3%. The Federal Reserve, European …
Read More »Turkish lira is falling to a new record level
The Turkish lira fell to a new record low on Monday as investors awaited clues about monetary policy moves after the appointment of a new central bank chief who is expected to raise interest rates. The lira fell 1.3 percent at 23.65 against the dollar at 0834 GMT, after hitting …
Read More »Turkey’s current account deficit rose to $5.4 billion in April
The Turkish Central Bank said Monday, June 12, that the country’s current account deficit rose to $5.404 billion in April, which exceeds Reuters expectations, which predicted the deficit would reach $4.5 billion. In March, the Turkish current account deficit recorded 4.903 billion dollars. As for the entire year 2022, the …
Read More »Gold shines with the decline of dollar
Gold prices rose sharply in the midday US trading session on Thursday due to the lower US dollar index and declining Treasury yields. August gold futures were last up $24.60 at $1,983.00 and July silver was up $0.796 at $24.325. Gold continues to move sideways, and we await pending orders …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, Jun 5-9
Following a surprise 25 basis point (bps) rate hike in May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board members opted to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by another 25 basis points (bps) to 4.10% at its June policy meeting, delivering another hawkish surprise. According to the most recent Reuters …
Read More »Dow Jones is making significant gains 12/6/2023
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Read More »CAD: Negativity remains 12/6/2023
Positive movements dominated the trading of the British pound against the US dollar within the expected bullish context by last week’s trading, touching the first target 1.2595, recording its highest level at 1.2593. On the technical side today, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find that the simple …
Read More »GBP consolidates against the dollar 12/6/2023
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