Global stocks and bond markets retreated on Wednesday as investors scaled back expectations of swift interest rate cuts in the eurozone, the UK, and the US. European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde signaled borrowing costs would come down in summer rather than spring, following the first rise in UK inflation …
Read More »Gold retreats as fresh US data boosts US dollar
Strong US Retail Sales figures and a spike in US Treasury yields have continued to drive down gold prices, which have lost more than 1.11% of their value. Gold’s decrease is partly due to the US Dollar Index’s upward trajectory, which reached a five-week high, and hawkish remarks made by …
Read More »Fed’s Beige Book reveals economic activity decline in recent weeks
The US economic activity showed “little or no change” in recent weeks for most of the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts, amid signs that the labour market was cooling in most of the country’s regions, the central bank said on Wednesday in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts.Consumer spending …
Read More »GBP/USD recovers on UK CPI despite strong US data
GBP/USD surged by 0.25% as a result of the UK’s surprise 4% annual increase in inflation. GBP’s upside is limited by obstacles such as the moderate rate of cut by the Fed and the improvement in US retail sales. In contrast to the anticipated Fed rate decrease in March, the …
Read More »JPMorgan CEO to clients: Don’t get involved in Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is a type of cryptocurrency that does nothing, said JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon who said he would advise his clients not to get involved in Bitcoin (BTC-USD), or in any of the new ETFs that were approved last week.Those include Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), Blackrock’s iShares Bitcoin …
Read More »IMF: US economy has seen 75% of Fed hikes’ impact
According to the International Monetary Fund, the US economy has already experienced about 75% of the effects of tighter monetary policy, with the rest expected to pass through this year. The Eurozone has more transmission to come due to interest rate hikes starting later. The US economy maintained stronger growth …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, January 16, 2024
The US dollar was strongly supported by investors’ diminishing speculation about Fed interest rate cuts as US markets returned to a regular schedule. Meanwhile, the European currency was eventually affected by ECB officials’ continued disagreement with market perceptions regarding the timing of rate reductions. It is anticipated that Fedspeak, US …
Read More »GBP/USD declines after UK jobs data
The GBP/USD pair fell to a near-term low of 1.2620 in Tuesday trading, as broader markets shifted their focus from upbeat economic data to bidding up the US Dollar, sending the Pound Sterling into the new year’s lows. Broad-market bets of a rate cut from the Bank of England are …
Read More »US Dollar Has Touched Highest Level Since December
The DXY Index surged around 103.40, marking the highest level the US Dollar has been since mid-December. This was mostly caused by US traders coming back from vacation, which was further supported by a gradual increase in yields. Markets are pricing in another rate decrease in May as part of …
Read More »Oil prices almost unchanged amid stronger US dollar
Oil prices remained stable on Tuesday, with the US dollar reaching its highest in a month and concerns about the impact of Middle East tensions on energy supplies supported by the stronger dollar. WTI crude futures settled at $72.40 a barrel, down 28 cents or 0.4% from Friday’s settlement. Brent …
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