After FTX collapsed, Binance’s CEO, Zhao Weibo, found Changpeng Zhao, also known as C.Z., guilty of fraud. Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. In addition to paying $4.3 billion in fines and restitution, Binance will also step down as CEO and pay a $50 million fine. In …
Read More »FOMC Minutes: Rates Need to Stay High
The Federal Open Market Committee members have agreed that monetary policy must remain restrictive until inflation is moving towards the 2% goal, according to minutes from their most recent meeting. The minutes also show that the committee members still worry that inflation could be stubborn or move higher, and that …
Read More »Hawkish FOMC minutes stir some US Dollar momentum
The DXY Index rose to 103.65, up by 0.20%. FOMC members considered that the progress on inflation is “limited”. The US yields are still down on the day, limiting the US Dollar’s advance.In Tuesday’s session, the US Dollar Index traded with 0.20% gains around the 103.65 area as investors seemed …
Read More »Is US economy booming, China’s crashing?
China’s economy is seen as more sustainable because it is deflating its bubbles and raising productivity, while the US is doing the opposite – feeding the Bernanke bubble and hoping for an AI cure for falling productivity. The “twin cancers” plaguing China’s economy are a property bubble plus a shadow …
Read More »Hawkish BoE drives GBP/USD higher ahead of FOMC Minutes
During the North American session, the GBP/USD pair has gained 0.26%, supported by hawkish remarks made by Bank of England officials and weak US economic data. The pair is trading at 1.2536 at the time of writing.The Federal Reserve’s most recent monetary policy meeting minutes, which are predicted to show …
Read More »Wall Street retreats ahead of FOMC minutes
On Tuesday, US stocks dipped and benchmark Treasury yields edged lower due to few market moving catalysts. All three major US stock indexes were lower, with the tech-laden Nasdaq down the most as investors await Nvidia Corp’s results after the closing bell. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq appeared set …
Read More »Gold is soaring above $2000 ahead of FOMC Minutes
Gold Index (XAU/USD) rose by 1.40% in Tuesday’s trading session, breaking through the $2,000 barrier and rising by 1.40%. This was primarily driven by the downdraft in US yields and a weak US dollar. The FOMC November minutes will be released later in the session, where investors will look for …
Read More »Will FOMC minutes support careful monetary policy stance?
During his most recent press statements and remarks, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used the word “careful” to characterise the U.S. central bank’s attempt to strike a balance between tightening credit conditions and the Fed’s belief that the economy was about to slow down, and the risks of still-high inflation …
Read More »Market drivers – US Session, Nov. 20
The US Dollar Index dropped further and fell to 103.45, reaching its lowest level since late August. Risk appetite and lower Treasury yields weighed on the dollar.In the short term, the US dollar remains vulnerable even though the US economy is growing while the Eurozone and other economies are nearing …
Read More »EUR/USD boosted by softer US dollar, retreating US yields
Profiting from the declining value of the US dollar, the EUR/USD pair keeps rising, currently trading at 1.0942. One major factor supporting the strength of the Euro and weakening the dollar is the decline in US Treasury bond yields.The likelihood of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve supports the …
Read More »