BoE governor Andrew Bailey said “We are approaching the point when we should be able to let level of rates rest” in statements delivered after central bank raised interest rate by 25 basis points. “We have not yet seen evidence that allows us to be sure rates can stay on …

Pound Sterling slides versus the US dollar after the BoE meeting. This comes after Andrew Bailey’s comments on easing inflationary pressures. BoE Chairman adds that inflationary risks are still skewed to the upside and secondary effects are persistent. The Pound experiences heightened volatility against the dollar following the Bank of …

Economists see the upcoming mild recession as a catalyst to kick-start the bull trends for US equities. According to this viewpoint, mild recession equals restart of the secular bull run.Seven of the last eight Fed hiking cycles triggered an economic recession, and US stocks historically do not bottom until a …

China has reportedly informed the United States that there is little chance of a meeting between the countries’ defense ministers at a security forum in Singapore due to a dispute over sanctions. This news challenges market sentiment and weighs on the risk-barometer pair like AUD/USD which remains pressured around 0.6775 …

European Central Bank’s Governing Council member Mario Centeno said on Wednesday that the policy will remain tight for some more time but noted that rates should start to come down at some point during 2024, as reported by Reuters.“Monetary policy in terms of fixing key rates is at the maximum …

The AUD/USD pair is higher on the day during the American trading session by about 0.2% after traveling from a low of 0.6778 to reach a high of 0.6818 so far. Risk has bounced again in late Wall Street and that has taken the high beta currencies higher. The ongoing …

Following a string of news stories that put pressure on crude prices, WTI is consolidating. Risk-off sentiment and business data cause crude to decline by more than 1%.After the United States reported that inflation in April fell for a tenth consecutive month, WTI crude is down on the day by …

Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday as optimism over the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates faded after the US inflation report. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $2,030.70 per ounce before rebounding to $2,031.48 at the time of writing. US gold futures settled 0.3% lower at $2,037.10. Gold rose as …

Wall Street has identified its own X-date in late May, and if there is no major movement in Congress by then, it is expected that some major market volatility is looming. The US government is running out of money, and if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend its self-imposed …

The CPI figure for April mostly matched expectations. The 0.4% increase in both the headline and core CPI indicated a gradual rather than a fast improvement in the inflation environment. An increase in petrol prices in April was partially offset by falling grocery store prices and energy service costs, and …