Powell’s hawkish tone on inflation and potential for further rate hikes propels USD/CAD to a three-month high of 1.3640, currently trading at 1.3613.Philadelphia Fed’s Patrick Harker adds fuel to the fire, stating rates are already restrictive and may need to rise further if inflation stalls.Lackluster Canadian retail sales data at …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, August 24
All key financial assets, including Thursday’s firmer US dollar, await Fed’s Powell speech on Friday before the Jackson Hole Symposium. Volatility is expected, and it could lead to sharp moves across financial markets.All eyes are on the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium. On Friday, ECB’s Lagarde and the Fed’s …
Read More »New members to join BRICS
The BRICS bloc has expanded by bringing on six new countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. This expansion is seen as a significant victory for China and Russia, increasing China’s political clout and helping to reduce Russia’s isolation.However, Russia and China face growing economic headwinds that could undermine the …
Read More »White House ponders shortening economic data one-hour rule
The Biden administration is proposing a change to the one-hour gag rule on economic data, which has prevented officials from weighing in on critical data. The proposed change would allow officials to weigh in 30 minutes after the release of key data, allowing them to enter the dialogue thirty minutes …
Read More »WTI ignores hawkish signals, rebounds ahead of Powell’s speech
The WTI crude oil is climbing to $79.05 per barrel, up 0.20%, at the time of writing, as hawkish signals by Fed officials initially dent but later fail to suppress oil prices.Iran announces plans to ramp up crude oil production to 3.4 million bpd by the end of September. The …
Read More »US stocks drop more than 1% after Jackson Hole kicks off
The US stock market experienced losses due to a stronger USD and hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve officials at the Jackson Hole Symposium. The SPX erased gains from Wednesday, retreating to 4,380. Fed officials Thomas Barkin and Susan Collins sounded hawkish at the beginning of the symposium. Jerome Powell’s speech …
Read More »Can China Overcome Local Debt Crisis?
Over the past ten years, China has witnessed the largest infrastructure boom in history, making it one of the key factors in the Asian country’s economic expansion. However, businesses who took out loans to support the development boom are now under unheard-of debt strain. The future of China’s whole economy …
Read More »Fed’s Collins suggests US central bank can hold steady
Susan Collins of the Fed indicated on Thursday that the US central bank may be in a position where it doesn’t need to hike rates once more, while she left the door open for further action. These remarks had no immediate response from the US Dollar Index, which was last …
Read More »What is a BRICS currency?
In a bid to lessen their sensitivity to changes in the dollar exchange rate, Brazil’s president called on the BRICS countries to establish a single currency for trade and investment between one another on Wednesday.At the Johannesburg BRICS conference, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed the idea. Given the variations …
Read More »Powell to reveal next Fed steps to combat inflation
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to outline the final steps the US central bank could implement in the framework of the ongoing campaign to tame inflation during his speech at Jackson Hole Symposium. Powell’s speech comes as policymakers enter the most difficult stage of the fight against inflation, calibrating …
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