The US Dollar extended its Friday rally to fresh February highs against most major rivals, fueled by a dismal market sentiment. 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 …
Read More »Could Mann’s remarks explain BoE’s next moves?
Catherine Mann, member of the Bank Of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, backed additional increases of the British central bank’s interest rates. On Monday, Mann warned that the otherwise, namely pausing, as called for by some of her colleagues could involve risk of creating a confusing policy jargon if it turned …
Read More »US Stocks Edge Lower On Accelerating Rate-linked Woes
Wall Street’s indexes edged lower on Monday as investors await the US central bank’s Chair Jerome Powell’s speech for direction as well as clues on when the Fed could start interest rate cuts. The latest non-farm payrolls report highlighted the robust situation of the labour market in the United States …
Read More »EUR/USD declines to 4-week lows
The EUR/USD retreated to fresh lows at around 1.0720s because of the stronger US dollar. Last week’s EU retail sales disappointed, while factory activity in Germany improved as orders rose as risks are tending to the downside.The EUR/USD extended its decline to new four-week lows at around 1.0720s due to …
Read More »Gold’s Decline Stopped By Bulls On Monday
Last week’s strong US jobs report has sent warnings across financial markets that the Fed policymakers could reconsider their upcoming action.Gold price decline is generally stopped on Monday as bulls who entered the market at last Friday’s low of around $1860 and reclaimed $1870. The US Nonfarm Payrolls report and …
Read More »Canada’s Ivey PMI improves in January
Canada Ivey PMI improved at a much stronger pace than expected in January. The USD/CAD pair continues to trade in positive territory near 1.3450. The Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), an economic index which measures the month-to-month variation in economic activity in Canada, climbed to 60.1 (seasonally adjusted) in January …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 03/02/2023
Economic data mainly drove the US trading session on Friday. US job growth was the main protagonist in most of the incidents in the market’s story as US job growth soared in January amid a persistently resilient labour market, but a further moderation in wage gains could give the Fed …
Read More »WTI Crude Oil Loses Over 3.5% On Robust US Jobs Data
Oil prices dipped to three-week lows on Friday during a remarkably volatile US trading session, volatility even deepened following the robust US jobs report that renewed existing concerns about future higher interest rates in the USA as investors seek clarity on the imminent EU embargo on Russian refined products. Brent …
Read More »US Dollar Still Soaring Following Huge Jobs Report
The US dollar leaped on Friday after data showed that US employers added significantly more jobs in January than economists expected, possibly paving the way ahead before the American central bank to add further interest rate hikes in coming monetary policy meetings.The Labour Department’s closely monitored NFP report showed that …
Read More »USD/CAD climbs on remarkably positive NFP data
The USD/CAD resumed its uptrend once it reclaimed the February 1 daily high at 1.3379. the pair climbs in the US trading session after hitting a daily low of 1.3311 before Wall Street opened.The strong US jobs report boosted the US dollar, the strongest currency across the forex board. At …
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