The EUR/USD pair increased to 1.0755, a four-day high. Prior to the ECB decision on Thursday, expectations for the tightening ECB remain stable. The US CPI data for August are expected on Wednesday. The EUR/USD rose towards the 1.0755 region at the beginning of the week, with gains of more …
Read More »WTI crude closer to yearly highs on positive Chinese data, supply cuts
Due to Saudi Arabia and Russia’s agreement to reduce output by 1.3 million barrels through the end of the year, WTI crude oil is currently trading at $86.62. Oil prices are supported by China’s strong economic indicators and Japan’s probable end to negative interest rates.As supply cuts from Saudi Arabia …
Read More »BoE’s Mann: I would rather err on the side of over-tightening
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann stated on Monday that overtightening is simpler to correct than not changing interest rates. She continued by saying that overshoot would result from underestimating how long inflation would last. The GPB/USD pair is trading at the highest level in five …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 4:8
The G-20 leaders decided on Saturday to implement the reporting framework for digital assets quickly since a sizable portion of their members want information exchange on these non-financial assets to begin by 2027. To prevent tax evaders from hiding their unreported wealth with such non-financial assets, the Crypto Asset Reporting …
Read More »Why do Fed’s economists expect low inflation, no recession, positive growth?
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economists forecast that inflation will decline without pushing the US economy into a recession. They also described a Goldilocks scenario for a soft landing in a recent study. Inflation may fall below 2% by next year, negating the need for any rate increases.Stefania D’Amico and …
Read More »WTI expected to close a winning week
WTI crude rose by over 0.70% on Friday, reaching $88.00. However, the daily chart shows exhaustion signals, suggesting tighter supply is a tailwind for oil prices. Global weakening demand may cap gains. The West Texas Intermediate advanced near $88.00 and settled below $87.00, still poised for a 2% weekly gain. …
Read More »USD/JPY approaches 148.00 on softer Japanese wages
The USD/JPY pair surges by 0.30%, moving closer to 147.70. In order to prevent the BoJ from being pressured to change course, the USD is declining and the DXY Index is consolidating after rising to a multi-month high of 105.15 after Japan released weak GDP and earnings data.After Japan released …
Read More »Sterling volatility squeezes amid uncertainty over interest rate outlook
The Pound Sterling has found intermediate support amid global uncertainty over the interest rate outlook. The GBP/USD pair finds an intermediate cushion, but the broader bias remains bearish as investors expect policy divergence between the Fed and the Bank of England may not vanish this month.BoE policymaker Swati Dhingra warned …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, September 7, 2023
The US dollar is still strong, and on Friday it will try to hold onto or increase its weekly gains. Japan will make its Q2 GDP figures public during the Asian session. The Canadian jobs report will be the day’s main event later on.The Nasdaq fell 0.89%, while the Dow …
Read More »US stocks drop as jobless claims data refuel rate bets
The largest retreat on Thursday’s declines on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Indexes was Apple, along with a selloff in chip companies due to worries over China’s iPhone bans. Concerns about interest rates and persistent inflation increased as a result of a drop in weekly US unemployment claims. The S&P …
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