On Thursday, the price of gold fell again, giving up some of its previous gains. The US dollar strengthened and US Treasury yields increased throughout this decline. The market’s change was influenced by the Federal Reserve’s decision on monetary policy on Wednesday. Even if the Fed recognized a robust economy …
Read More »Could Labour Market Trigger Chinese Economy’s Next Problem?
The official jobless rate surged for the third straight month as a result of the economic boom in China. The increase in unemployment is part of a string of encouraging economic data that Beijing has revealed, including the fact that factory investment surged and industrial production increased dramatically in January …
Read More »Ahead of Halving, History Hints at a Likely Rally in Bitcoin
Following a recent decline from its all-time high, bitcoin is last seen at $65507. Economists and analysts are discussing historical trends that point to the looming halving event that is anticipated in April in response to this price volatility.It is worth noting that Bitcoin reversed early losses and moved higher …
Read More »Congress Unveils Spending Plan to Avoid Partial Government Shutdown
Congress finally revealed a $1.1 trillion spending plan to finance homeland security, defense, and other initiatives after many days of delays. Though Congress have less than 48 hours to take action, this move is an attempt to avoid a partial US government shutdown. The deal will be voted on by …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March 20
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which had earlier risen above 104.00, eventually dropped later on Wednesday after FOMC decision, hitting lows of 103.00s. FOMC decision, to keep interest rate unchanged in March, significantly had an impact on market mood including the performance of US stocks as well as gold prices.Economic …
Read More »AUD/USD advances following FOMC decision
The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates unchanged and to adhere to the US monetary policy projection from the previous year, which suggests 75 basis points (bps) of rate cuts in 2024, caused the Australian dollar to leap 0.83% against the US dollar on Wednesday. The pair trades at 0.6595, …
Read More »US Dollar Nosedives After FOMC Rate Decision
Following the FOMC’s decision to keep interest rates steady and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference, which in March established a higher for longer attitude while also hinting at three rate decreases before 2024 ends, the US dollar fell to its lowest point this week.FOMC Decision in Line with Expectations …
Read More »Dow skyrockets to fresh record after Fed’s hints at 3-rate cuts
After the Fed had hinted at three rate cuts in the pipeline for 2024, the Dow surged to new heights. Following the Federal Reserve’s the retention of Fed’s 23-year high rate of interest rate and its hold on the projections for three rate cuts before the end of 2024, the …
Read More »FOMC Decision Seen as Price-Friendly for Gold, Triggers Fresh Rally
The Federal Reserve maintained its monetary policy unchanged at the recently concluded Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) monetary policy meeting, as anticipated. At 5.25% to 5.50%, the main Fed Funds interest rate range remained unchanged. It seems that the FOMC statement took a moderate stance on policy, neither being very …
Read More »Powell: Policymakers made no decisions about future meetings in March
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has explained the decision to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responds to questions in the post-meeting press conference.Key Statements:“We want to see more data that gives us higher confidence on inflation moving down sustainably.”“We made no decisions …
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