During a meeting between US Secretary Janet Yellen in Guangzhou and Beijing, the US and China are anticipated to carry on their conversation on trade and investment. To keep up the dialogue, the two nations established formal economic working groups. Additionally, Yellen’s eating of a meal prepared with hallucinogenic “magic” …
Read More »Euro Climbs on Softer US Data, Fed’s Wait-and-See Stance
On Thursday, the Euro gained versus the US dollar, but obstacles still exist. The poor US data, which included an unexpected increase in jobless claims and a widening trade deficit that raised questions about the real state of the US economy, helped the shared currency. Treasury yields dropped as a …
Read More »Sterling rises following UK positive data
The Pound Sterling (GBP) has risen to 1.2660 in early New York session due to the UK’s improved economic outlook and increasing home prices. The GBP/USD pair is showing strength as recent economic indicators suggest the UK economy is on track to return to growth after falling into a technical …
Read More »Fed’s Goolsbee sees housing price pressures as inflation’s greatest threat
Outsized price rises in the housing services industry is the most significant hurdle to the Federal Reserve reducing inflation to its 2% target rate according to Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee.Key Quotes: “If housing inflation does not come down, would be very difficult to return inflation to 2%.”“I …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, April 3
Mixed US data, further selling pressure, risk appetite and renewed remarks by Fed officials on rate cut are the main factors that have dragged the US dollar lower and put the USD Index (DXY) on track to challenge the 104.00 support after weaker-than-expected data. Further disinflationary pressures in the Eurozone …
Read More »US stocks edge higher after renewed remarks on rate cuts
As Fed Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed that the Fed will probably lower interest rates this year due to inflation’s “bumpy” downward trajectory, US markets saw minimal movement on Wednesday.While the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by around the same amount, the S&P 500 increased by roughly 0.1%. The major indices …
Read More »Gold Rallies Following Mixed US Data, Declining T-yields
The weaker US dollar and falling US Treasury yields have kept gold prices anchored around $2,300. Fed Chair Powell’s suggestion that rates might be lowered this year, if inflation keeps falling, helped the XAU/USD Index rise. US Data Lifts Gold Price Precious metals are rising even if ADP data shows …
Read More »Tesla’s Deliveries Raise Fresh Questions About Demand, Earnings
Tesla’s lower-than-expected Q1 vehicle deliveries led most analysts to lower their estimates for the electric carmaker’s full-year earnings. After a brief decline, the stock price somewhat increased by Wednesday’s closing.Unmet Goals and Business Obstacles Tesla exceeded even the most bullish expert estimates in Q1 by delivering 386,810 cars. This was …
Read More »Oil Prices climb as OPEC Maintains Production Cuts
The price of oil kept rising, hitting a five-month high of around $90 per barrel. WTI and Brent crude are both up 0.24%. As of this writing, Brent crude is trading at $89.085 per barrel, while US crude is trading at $85.053 per barrel, up. This rise comes after OPEC …
Read More »Canadian dollar bounces up as soft US data hurts the US dollar
On Wednesday, the US Dollar and US rates dropped, while the Canadian dollar recovered some of the ground it had lost due to weak US services activity data. As a result of negative US data, the US dollar declines while the Canadian dollar rises. Contrary to forecasts, US service sector …
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