In a report published on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that the expected rent price increase for next year was at 8.2%, down from 11.5% last year.The news headline doesn’t seem to be impacting the US Dollar’s performance against its rivals. At the time of press, …
Read More »UK Labour urges more partnership with EU, cautious on China
While the UK Labour Party prepares for a closer connection with the EU if it wins the next election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserts that the UK economy “will return to growth” and applauds the measures in the chancellor’s budget “that will help” to accomplish this. David Lammy, the opposition …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/03/2023
The week has generally started off quietly and optimistically on the financial markets. Due to a lack of any significant economic news during the US session on Monday, the Dollar Index (DXY) seemed unable to gain from higher T-yields.Key Developments On Monday, the DXY lost gains and fell under 103.00 …
Read More »Is gold’s comeback difficult amid higher Treasury yields?
In an effort to break a two-day downturn, the price of gold is slightly bid lately. Treasury bond rates rise as a result of easing bank problems, but not all bond bears are siding with XAU/USD bulls. The hesitation of Federal Reserve policymakers to support rate increases boosts the risk-on …
Read More »Ethereum attempts to cope with Bitcoin ahead of Shanghai upgrade
Ethereum’s large wallet investors have been buying ETH tokens consistently for the past week. The total value locked in the Ethereum deposit contract hit a new all-time high ahead of the Shanghai upgrade which is less than a month away. The Ethereum network has seen a resurgence in demand from …
Read More »Fed’s Jeffereson: Lowering persistent components of inflation will take time
Fed’s Philip Jefferson said on Monday, “The Fed is ‘still learning’ how much impact its interest rate increases have had on the economy and inflation.”“Inflation ‘has started to come down,’ with some of that due to tighter monetary policy and some due to other factors such as improving global supply …
Read More »USD/CAD bears run into key daily support, correction eyed
The move into previous support that fulfils a 61.8% ratio is what the USD/CAD bulls eye. On the horizon is Tuesday’s budget due date for Canada. As the commodity complex picks up a bid, which is reducing stress in the banking industry and fueling an increase in oil prices, USD/CAD …
Read More »EUR/USD rebounds on risk-on impulse, weaker USD
The EUR/USD pair recovers on Monday despite Monday’s higher Treasury bond yields. It had fallen over the previous two days. The risk-on impulse of Monday supported the Euro at the expense of the US Dollar.The EUR/USD pair hit a daily low of 1.0744 during a quiet trading day in the …
Read More »BoE´s Bailey: Alert to any signs of persistent inflationary pressures
Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey has said that the British central bank has to be very alert to any signs of persistent inflationary pressures.Key QuotesIf they become evident, further monetary tightening would be required. MPC´s response will be firmly anchored in the emerging evidence. Evidence has pointed to more resilient …
Read More »Wall Street gains as banking crisis worries ease after SVB deal
Main indexes, on Wall Street, climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the collapsed US Silicon Valley Bank.The deal is about First Citizens’ acquisition of parts of Silicon Valley Bank which collapsed earlier in March in the …
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