WTI is registering solid gains of 0.43% on Wednesday. Less hawkish comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell seem to reinforce oil prices.The US crude oil benchmark, edges up by a margin of 0.50% as a risk-on impulse hits the market, which, worried about an astonishing US jobs report, expected a …
Read More »Russia warns of consequences after UK fighter jet deliveries to Ukraine
British fighter jet deliveries to Ukraine would have military and political ramifications for the entire European continent according to the Russian embassy in London.The headlines from Tass follow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for deliveries of British warplanes to ensure a victory that would “change the world.”There has been little …
Read More »Uber beats estimates, stock is up
Uber reported Q4 earnings on Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates. In a prepared statement, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber ended 2022 with its “strongest quarter ever,” capping off its “strongest year.”For the first quarter of 2023, Uber said it expects gross bookings to grow between 20% and 24% year over …
Read More »ECB’s Knot: Headline inflation appears to have peaked
On Wednesday, ECB policymaker Klaas Knot said that the headline inflation appears to have peaked, adding that keeping current pace of hikes into May could well be needed if underlying inflation does not materially abate.Knot’s comments do not seem to be helping the Euro gather strength against its rivals. As …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 07/02/2023
The US dollar extended its February rally throughout the first half of the day, but turned negative during the US trading session to end the day mixed, as Fed’s Jerome Powell participated in a moderated discussion at the Economic Club, Washington DC.Key DevelopmentsIn his first State of the Union address …
Read More »Brent jumps, WTI rallies past $77.5 on Powell’s speech
WTI crude got bolstered on the weaker US dollar that got impacted following Fed’s Powell remarks in his speech before the Economic Club of Washington. China’s reopening and Turkey’s earthquake are among the key factors reinforcing crude oil prices.Powell said very strong jobs data released last week simply affirmed that …
Read More »These Assets Reaped Most Gains After Powell’s Rollercoaster
Fed Chair Jerome Powell tends to stick to the scenario of ‘ongoing rate increases will be appropriate’ as inflation is still as twice as big as the US 2% target. The next CPI report might not have so much love for Wall Street, despite its release on Valentine Day Tuesday …
Read More »Macklem defends BoC pause on rate hiking, warns of overtightening
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem defended his stance for interest rate pause, while laying out metrics that may prompt another increase in borrowing costs. Macklem also pointed out that it can take 18 to 24 months to see the full effects of higher interest rates, which have jumped 425 …
Read More »Fed’s Powell: Jobs report was strong, need to do further interest rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking in his first public appearance since Friday’s strong jobs report for January. Economists, on average, were expecting 185,000 job gains, which would have been the slowest pace of growth in more than two years, and for the jobless rate to increase to 3.6%.And …
Read More »EUR/USD under bullish pressure ahead of Fed Powell’s speech
The EUR/USD bulls will attentively look for any dovish hints in the Fed chair Powell’s speech that could weigh on the US dollar. the pair is trading at 1.0726 at the time of writing.A break of session highs would leave the 1.0720s vulnerable in the near term. The daily ATR …
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