Several calls, such as the one made by ECB board member Fabio Panetta to convert to smaller rate increases, have been made as a result of the lower-than-expected energy costs in Europe this winter.The ECB’s board member appointed by Italy, Panetta, urged caution, claiming that the economy had not yet …
Read More »US stocks decline as price, jobs data fuel rate hike concerns
Wall Street fell on Thursday after unexpectedly strong inflation data and a drop in weekly jobless claims added to fears that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to tame high prices. Decline in jobless claims, showed the economy is holding up amid the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. The …
Read More »Gold rallies after brief reaction to stronger PPI reading
Gold is trading around $1845 per ounce at the time of writing versus the previous closing price at $1835.60. Earlier on Thursday, the precious metal’s price action headed lower, to record fifth decline in six sessions, as the US dollar rallied further following the release of stronger-than-expected U.S. producer price …
Read More »USD/JPY hits weekly high of 134.46
After reaching a daily high of 134.46, the USD/JPY stabilized around the 134.00 level, while bears intervened at the weekly highs and drove prices lower.The pair turned directions and suffered only slight losses of 0.08%. The USD/JPY pair is trading around 134.10s on Thursday. Negative divergence between oscillators and price …
Read More »BOC to hike rates if inflation doesn’t decline
“If evidence begins to accumulate to show that inflation is not declining in line with forecast, we are prepared to raise policy rate further, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said while testifying before the Standing Committee on Finance. USD/CAD showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last …
Read More »EUR/USD turns negative below 1.0700 on US dollar’s recovery
The EUR/USD pair is now adding to Wednesday’s decline below 1.0700. The pair is trading at 1.0656 at the time of writing. The US Producer Prices rose more than estimated in January. Another data-led rebound of the US dollar has put the EUR/USD pair under pressure and dragged it to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 15/02/2023
The dollar benefited from renewed concerns about the continued US Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening spurring risk aversion. As American inflation eased just modestly in January, hopes for a Fed’s pivot faded. The United States published Retail Sales on Wednesday, which surged by 3% MoM in January, much better than anticipated. …
Read More »USD/CHF encounters solid resistance at around 0.9260s
The USD/CHF pair is neutral-downward biased from a daily chart perspective. In the short term, the USD/CHF might fall to the bottom of the range, below 0.9200.The dollar continued to strengthen versus the Swiss franc on Wednesday, bolstered by US economic data that supported speculations for further aggression by the …
Read More »Oil Falls After Massive Crude Inventory Build Confirmed By EIA
Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory build of 16.3 million barrels for the week to February 10.This compared with a build of 2.4 million barrels for the previous week, extending a string of weekly builds, some of them quite sizeable, which …
Read More »Explainer: Lael Brainard Departs Powell’s Team For A Key Role In Biden’s Team
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard’s departure to the White House stimulated speculation over who will replace her as all policymakers weigh how much further to raise interest rates.Fed watchers wasted no time in coming up with some names of their own after Brainard’s name surfaced last month as a major …
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