While speaking at Riksbank’s International Symposium on Central Bank Independence, FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve’s independence from political influence is central to its ability to battle inflation, as reported by Reuters. Powell further noted that this independence requires the Fed to stay out of issues like climate …

 Gold prices held steady on Tuesday as traders looked ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech for more clarity about the central bank’s rate-hike plans. Spot gold was little changed at $1,870.89 per ounce by 1251 GMT, trading in a narrow $10 range. U.S. gold futures were …

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is in talks to invest $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, which will value the San Francisco-based firm at $29 billion, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The funding includes other venture firms and deal documents were sent to prospective investors …

The dollar fell to near its lowest levels in 7 months against the other major currencies on Tuesday, January 10, influenced by investor optimism that the Federal Reserve may be close to ending the cycle of increasing interest rates and with the increasing demand for risky assets after the lifting …

European stocks fell on Tuesday as investors became cautious ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after two US central bank monetary policymakers expected more interest rate hikes. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was down 0.7 percent by 0811 GMT, after hitting an eight-month high in the …

The Nikkei index of Japanese stocks closed at its highest level in two weeks on Tuesday, thanks to a jump in technology stocks, but caution ahead of the Bank of Japan meeting next week limited gains. The Nikkei index ended trading up 0.78 percent at 26,175.56 points, its highest level …

Oil, Crude, trading

As we expected, a bearish trend dominated the Canadian dollar’s movements with a gradual decline to the downside, approaching the official target of 1.3320, posting its lowest level at 1.3355. Technically, the most favourable direction is still bearish, with the negative pressure of the simple moving averages, which continue to …

Oil, Crude, trading

US crude oil futures prices reversed the expected bearish trend mentioned in the previous analysis, in which we relied on trading stability at the time of writing the report below the resistance level of 75.60, explaining that if the level mentioned above is breached, oil prices may recover with the …