Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee warned Wednesday that threats to supply chains, such as tariffs, pose a challenge to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to curb inflation. He emphasized the difficulty in predicting the impact of such disruptions and how they could complicate the Fed’s goal of achieving a 2% …
Read More »Dow Soars 200 Points on Jobs Data and Market Optimism
A surge of positive momentum swept across Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring 200 points higher. This impressive rally was fueled by a potent cocktail of encouraging economic data and a resurgence of market optimism. Leading the charge was a surprisingly robust ADP National Employment …
Read More »UK Economic Maze: The Bank of England Faces Interest Rate Dilemma
BoE will likely decide to cut interest rates for the third time since the pandemic, with a 0.25 percentage point (25 basis point) reduction expected at its February meeting. This would lower the base rate from 4.75%. Easing inflation, slow economic growth, and a softening labor market support this move.The …
Read More »US Stocks Rally, Led by Nvidia, Despite Alphabet’s Earnings and AMD Stumbles
US stocks recovered from losses on Wednesday to close higher, fueled by a surge in Nvidia shares, even as Alphabet and AMD faced headwinds. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%, while the benchmark S&P 500 added 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the gains, rising 0.7%, or more …
Read More »Dollar Continues to Decline After Barkin’s Statements
The US dollar continues its decline since the start of Wednesday’s daily trading, affected by a drop in US Treasury yields, which continue to fall for the second day in a row. This comes due to statements from the Federal Reserve that favored the continuation of current interest rates for …
Read More »ECB’s Centeno Signals Potential for Sub-Neutral Interest Rates to Combat Deflation Risk
The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Mario Centeno has raised concerns about the growing risk of deflationary pressures within the Eurozone. He suggested that the ECB may need to lower interest rates below the neutral level to ensure inflation reaches and remains at the 2% target. Centeno stressed …
Read More »Dow Jones Midrange Stability and Tariff Developments
Dow Jones PerformanceThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is comfortably hovering around the 44,450 mark on Tuesday. Despite persistent trade tensions with China, the market has adjusted to the expected tariff breaks.Trade Tensions and Tariff SuspensionPresident Donald Trump has once again delayed nearly all of his recent trade war tariffs, …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session
The US dollar weakened further on Tuesday as markets reacted to US tariff announcements and potential Chinese retaliation. Here’s a market overview for Wednesday, February 5th:US Dollar Index (DXY): The dollar index remained above 108.00 due to tariff concerns and rising US yields, failing to mount a recovery. Key US …
Read More »CAD rebounds after tariff linked fears
The Canadian dollar (CAD) rebounded strongly on Tuesday, recovering 1.55% after earlier fears of US tariffs subsided. The US had threatened tariffs on Canadian goods, including a 25% levy on all goods and a 10% import fee on energy products. However, these threats were withdrawn for 30 days. This decision …
Read More »Euro gains momentum, eyes key resistance
Euro Gains Momentum, Eyes Key ResistanceThe euro (EUR) has gained ground against the US dollar (USD) on Tuesday, rising to 1.0335 and demonstrating renewed bullish momentum. A key development has been the pair’s decisive break above the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.0360. This level had previously acted as …
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