Despite resolute US PPI data that heightens doubts about September Fed rate cuts, the EUR/USD pair rises just above 1.0800. April’s US annual PPI beat forecasts and monthly data exceeded expectations. With service inflation moderating to 3.7%, the Eurozone Price Index is expected to reach 2% again soon. In the …
Read More »Powell: PPI reading was quite mixed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a moderated discussion with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) President Klaas Knot at the Foreign Bankers’ Association’s Annual General Meeting in Amsterdam. US Dollar stays under modest bearish pressure following these comments. At the time of press, the US Dollar Index was down 0.2% …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, May 13
Amid growing cautious ahead of the US CPI, gold prices reversed two straight sessions of gains and fell back to the $2,330 zone. Meanwhile, the price of an ounce of silver increased just above $28.00. Despite slight losses, the USD Index (DXY) was able to maintain its position above the …
Read More »Oil prices surge on optimistic demand expectations
Oil prices surge on Monday due to improving demand in the US and China, the top two oil consumers. WTI crude futures rose 1.1% to settle at $79.12 a barrel, while Brent crude futures gained 0.7% to settle at $83.36 a barrel. Prices were supported by expectations of strong U.S. …
Read More »Does Bitcoin show signs of bouncing back?
The cryptocurrency market is consolidating, and Bitcoin appears to be on the rise. With the price dropping and now trading at $63,085, there may be a change in the market structure that favours bulls. The trend line that links the all-time high of $73,949 and ensuing lesser highs should be …
Read More »Yen eases amid uncertainty ahead of key US data
The Japanese Yen has fallen further due to investors’ uncertainty about the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policy normalization process. Japan’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 0.4% in the January-March period, exhibiting a weak start to the year. The US Dollar will dance to the tunes of US consumer …
Read More »Canadian Dollar Trades Flat Amid Light Economic Calendar
The Canadian Dollar flattened on Monday as the new trading week began with a data-light economic calendar. Investors are focusing on rate cut expectations from the Fed with updates to US inflation data due later in the week. On the Canadian front, there was a sharper-than-expected decline in new Building …
Read More »EUR/USD gets closer to monthly high amid interest rate cut speculations
The EUR/USD pair has reached a monthly high of 1.0800 due to improved market sentiment and the expectation that interest rate cuts from the ECB will be more and start earlier than the Fed. Financial markets have anticipated that the ECB will reduce interest rates by 70 basis points this …
Read More »Treasury yields decline amid light economic calendar
US bond yields continue to decline amid the absence of key economic data, leading to the continuation of factors that had led last week to a decline in dollar assets, most notably employment data.There are also speculations for inflation data; the CPI and PPI data in the United States, as …
Read More »Gold advances, ignores stronger US Dollar following soft US data
Gold advances on weaker than expected US data despite strong US Dollar Gold rebounds from daily lows, with the assistance of a significant push by a sharp drop in US consumer sentiment and future economic outlook. High US Treasury yields weren’t an excuse for Gold’s advance. US consumers expect inflation …
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