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 …
Read More »USD/CAD firmer ahead of speeches by Fed’s Powell, BoC’s Macklem
The USD/CAD pair is holding to gains as traders await clues by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1.3463, registering 0.12% gains versus the previous closing at 1.3445.On Tuesday, the US trade deficit widened, though market participants ignored …
Read More »US Dollar Surges On Kashkari’s Hints Ahead Of Powell’s Speech
Fed’s policymakers began to reflect on the unexpectedly robust jobs report for January, a few hours before Chair Jerome Powell faces questions later on Tuesday on whether the NFP data has shaken his confidence that high inflation will come down without hawkish moves by the central bank to slow the …
Read More »What can US trade deficit figure tell about US economy?
The US trade deficit deepened to a record in 2022 on surging imports as most US companies jostled and rushed so early to avoid having insufficient goods, and instead, hurried their imports beforehand in order to meet demand.The value of imports last year climbed 16.3% from 2021 to nearly $4 …
Read More »Which Assets Await Fed Chair Powell’s Speech On Tuesday
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 that the Fed will postpone any talk about rate cuts until later in the year after Friday’s very strong jobs report.Markets …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 06/02/2023
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 …
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