The Canadian dollar has hit a new weekly low due to deteriorating market sentiment and falling crude oil prices. The US data has reduced risk appetite and deflated crude oil bids, leading more markets to turn back towards the US dollar. Fresh weekly lows are expected since crude oil markets …
Read More »US dollar gains on rate policy speculations
The US dollar is trading in the green territory against major G20 peers, with traders expecting a quick return to normal rate policy. The latest FOMC Minutes revealed that cuts are not in the plan for the upcoming meetings, which dampens market bets that cuts might be very close, even …
Read More »OPEC’s policy meeting postponement drags Oil prices lower
Recent developments, such as the Middle Eastern ceasefire and a notable increase in US stockpiles, are causing oil prices to decline. Following the release of the latest FOMC Minutes, which showed that all Fed’s policymakers decided not to change rates anytime soon, the US dollar has been strengthening as markets …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Nov. 21
Gold rose sharply despite steady yields and peaked at $2,007. It then pulled back toward the $2,000 area. The critical level to break is $2,010. The US dollar’s increase on Tuesday was seen as a corrective measure because the currency remains vulnerable until the market refocuses on the story of …
Read More »EUR/GBP sees worst trading day since July
The Pound Sterling is up against the Euro by 0.5%, while hawkish remarks from Bank of England policymakers have helped the pound to surge. Before Wednesday’s trading session, the Euro is trading near its lowest point and showing little signs of recovery. In testimony before the Treasury Committee of the …
Read More »Binance Founder Falls Down Money Laundering Slope
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 …
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