The EUR/USD pair’s upside momentum faltered once again around 1.0530. The breakout of that resistance could lead up to a test of 1.0713. The EUR/USD pair gives away initial gains and sinks in the red territory below the 1.0500 support on Thursday. The constructive outlook for EUR/USD should remain unchanged …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 04/01/2023
On Wednesday, the dollar sharply edged lower across the board. However, losses were uneven, with the Australian dollar among the best performers and the Euro at the bottom of the list. The International Monetary Fund’s managing director said a third of the world’s economies could slide into a recession in …
Read More »US stocks swing as investors digest economic data, FOMC minutes
The S&P 500 was up a modest 0.1% in the afternoon, falling from a session high of more than 1% after minutes came in more hawkish than anticipated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite was roughly flat.US stocks wobbled in back-and-forth trading Wednesday as …
Read More »Gold reacts to hawkish FOMC minutes by hovering around $1,850
Gold reacted downwards towards the low $1,840s on the release of the awaited FOMC minutes as US monetary policymakers seem not to expect to cut rates in 2023, Policymakers did not express the size for further rate hikes, either. Gold price clings to gains around $1850 following the release of …
Read More »Could FOMC minutes signal rate hiking endgame?
All the Fed’s policymakers during December 13-14 policy meeting agreed the US central bank should slow the pace of its hawkish interest rate hikes. This was meant to allow policymakers the opportunity to continue increasing the cost of credit with the aim to control inflation but in a gradual manner …
Read More »FOMC Minutes: Fed’s policymakers uncomfortable with inflation levels
The Federal Open Market Committee released the Minutes of the December 14-15 Meeting, spurring little action across the major assets. The US Dollar was little changed with the news, although US short-term interest-rate futures dropped. Key Quotes Most participants welcomed inflation easing in October and November but agreed it would …
Read More »Ahead of FOMC minutes, EUR/USD advances on mixed US data
The Euro is retracing against the US dollar after hitting daily highs of 1.0635 and is dropping after the release of mixed US economic data, slightly boosted the US Dollar and shifting sentiment sour. At the time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at 1.0610, above its opening price by …
Read More »Ahead of FOMC minutes, gold climbs above $1,850 on improved sentiment
Gold prices are receiving a push forward by the significantly positive market sentiment keeping the US Dollar offered.Investors cheered China’s planning to support the property market and the relaxation of its Covid zero-tolerance policy. A busy US economic docket keeps traders worried about the performance of the US Dollar while …
Read More »Fed’s Kashkari explains why he calls for higher rates
On Wednesday, Fed’s Neel Kashkari said he was wrong to have thought that inflation would prove “transitory” last year, and called for more rate hikes, suggesting that this will be appropriate in 2023 to continue bringing down price pressures. “While I believe it is too soon to definitively declare that …
Read More »JOLTS Job Openings little changed at 10.45 million in November
Job openings in the US marginally declined in November. The US Dollar Index stages a rebound in the American session and was last at 104.35, where it was still down 0.3% on the day. The data published by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, on Wednesday, indicated that the number …
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