The US dollar extended its February rally throughout the first half of the day, but turned negative during the US trading session to end the day mixed, as Fed’s Jerome Powell participated in a moderated discussion at the Economic Club, Washington DC.Key DevelopmentsIn his first State of the Union address …
Read More »Brent jumps, WTI rallies past $77.5 on Powell’s speech
WTI crude got bolstered on the weaker US dollar that got impacted following Fed’s Powell remarks in his speech before the Economic Club of Washington. China’s reopening and Turkey’s earthquake are among the key factors reinforcing crude oil prices.Powell said very strong jobs data released last week simply affirmed that …
Read More »These Assets Reaped Most Gains After Powell’s Rollercoaster
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tends to stick to the scenario of ‘ongoing rate increases will be appropriate’ as inflation is still as twice as big as the US 2% target. The next CPI report might not have so much love for Wall Street, despite its release on Valentine Day Tuesday …
Read More »Macklem defends BoC pause on rate hiking, warns of overtightening
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem defended his stance for interest rate pause, while laying out metrics that may prompt another increase in borrowing costs. Macklem also pointed out that it can take 18 to 24 months to see the full effects of higher interest rates, which have jumped 425 …
Read More »Fed’s Powell: Jobs report was strong, need to do further interest rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking in his first public appearance since Friday’s strong jobs report for January. Economists, on average, were expecting 185,000 job gains, which would have been the slowest pace of growth in more than two years, and for the jobless rate to increase to 3.6%.And …
Read More »EUR/USD under bullish pressure ahead of Fed Powell’s speech
The EUR/USD bulls will attentively look for any dovish hints in the Fed chair Powell’s speech that could weigh on the US dollar. the pair is trading at 1.0726 at the time of writing.A break of session highs would leave the 1.0720s vulnerable in the near term. The daily ATR …
Read More »USD/CAD firmer ahead of speeches by Fed’s Powell, BoC’s Macklem
The USD/CAD pair is holding to gains as traders await clues by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1.3463, registering 0.12% gains versus the previous closing at 1.3445.On Tuesday, the US trade deficit widened, though market participants ignored …
Read More »US Dollar Surges On Kashkari’s Hints Ahead Of Powell’s Speech
Fed’s policymakers began to reflect on the unexpectedly robust jobs report for January, a few hours before Chair Jerome Powell faces questions later on Tuesday on whether the NFP data has shaken his confidence that high inflation will come down without hawkish moves by the central bank to slow the …
Read More »What can US trade deficit figure tell about US economy?
The US trade deficit deepened to a record in 2022 on surging imports as most US companies jostled and rushed so early to avoid having insufficient goods, and instead, hurried their imports beforehand in order to meet demand.The value of imports last year climbed 16.3% from 2021 to nearly $4 …
Read More »Which Assets Await Fed Chair Powell’s Speech On Tuesday
Investors and traders will be all ears as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his speech on Tuesday. Bond yields continued to surge on Monday as traders assess the possibility that the Fed will postpone any talk about rate cuts until later in the year after Friday’s very strong jobs report.Markets …
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