US weekly jobless claims data came volatile this week. Markets have been using them as a guide to identify the US job market’s turning point for a few weeks now. In the early days of the epidemic, the same thing took place the other way around. Relying on a weekly …

US President Joe Biden said that the federal tax system will eliminate loopholes for crypto traders. Bitcoin price held above the $30,000 psychological level, undeterred by Biden’s speech. The most famous crypto asset is trading around $30,005 at the time of typing. The Wall Street Journal has previously reported on …

USD/CAD registered minuscule losses on Thursday in a session that witnessed the US Dollar as the strongest currency, which rose on better-than-expected US economic data which failed to boost the USD/CAD. The USD/CAD is trading at 1.3249 after hitting a high of 1.3285. Despite late Thursday’s corrective rally from multi-day …

In reaction to the soaring US Treasury bond yields and expectations of Fed tightening, the US Dollar Index rises by 0.37%. EMAs are below the current values in DXY’s consolidation, and the RSI has crossed the neutral line, signalling positive momentum. DXY aims for resistance at the 200-day EMA at …

As speculators favoured two more looming Fed rate hikes, US Treasury rates soared on Thursday, reaching their highest levels since March. Trading participants bet that the Fed will increase rates twice more this year as a result of strong economic growth data.The two-year rate increased by as much as 18 …

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic, who supports standing pat on the Fed’s policy rate, on Thursday said it is clear US inflation has fallen, though in recent months the signals have been less clear.“I think it’s unambiguous that inflation has fallen considerably,” Bostic said at a dinner in …

Despite growing speculations about the Fed raising interest rates in the future, the price of gold is rising back above $1900. The precious metal is trading at 1906.70 at the time of typing. Strong growth is highlighted by the US economic data, which has caused the Gold Index to test …

The WTI crude oil price failed to surpass the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $70.29 and stabilized at $69.75. The price was rejected at the SMA, currently positioned at $70.36, and retreated to $69.75 due to weak housing data from the US. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis released …

The GBP/USD pair experienced a sharp drop in the North American session following robust US data, highlighting the case for additional Federal Reserve tightening and higher Treasury bond yields. The upward revision of US GDP and a drop in Initial Jobless Claims suggest a bright US economic picture, triggering the …

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE), will be released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Friday, June 30 and as markets get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts of economists and researchers of seven major banks.Core PCE is expected …