The Pound Sterling is losing ground against the US dollar even after the BoE lifted rates by 0.50%, a hike that is generally looked upon as dovish. US Retail Sales data for November is disappointing though it indicated the effects of the Fed’s policy.The GBP/USD pair’s decline towards the confluence …
Read More »EUR/GBP surges on dovish BoE, hawkish ECB
The Euro is soaring more than 100 pips against the Pound Sterling. ECB’s Lagarde opened the door for further 50 bps rate hikes in subsequent meetings. At the time of writing, the Euro has gained traction against the Pound Sterling (GBP) and is trading at 0.8705, above its opening price …
Read More »What does retail sales data reflect about US economy?
US retail sales fell more than expected in November, but consumer spending is still supported by a tight labour market, with the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreasing by the most in five months last week. The biggest decrease in retail sales in 11 months reported by the …
Read More »Does BoE’s hike sufficiently supports the pound?
As expected, the BoE raised interest rate by 50 bps to 3.50%. The BoE is seen as having provided no sufficient support for GBP to climb according to some economists.As broadly expected, the BoE hiked 50 bps to 3.50% and signaled that more hikes are likely. The vote was biased …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/12/2022
The Fed decided a 50-basis point rate hike as expected, while the policy statement was closer to a copy of the previous one. The US central bank is still adopting reserved language about the possibility of recession, but with most Fed officials considering downside risks, it is fair to say …
Read More »What Is Wall Street Saying About Fed’s Latest Rate Hike
Investors are busy analyzing the potential levels of the Fed’s hawkishness. They are also digesting Wednesday’s speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Fed officials projected that rates will rise at least another half a percentage point next year. That was enough to impact US stocks that became lower and at …
Read More »Powell: No one knows if we are going to have a recession or not
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 50 basis points to the range of 4.25-4.5% following the December policy meeting.Key Quotes“Data we have received so far on inflation for October and November do show a welcome reduction …
Read More »Powell: Aiming at moving policy to be restrictive enough, not at rate cuts
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 50 basis points to the range of 4.25-4.5% following the December policy meeting.Key quotes“Drop in inflation will come from goods sector and by the middle of next year from housing …
Read More »Fed Hikes interest rate by half a percentage point as expected
The Federal Reserve has decided to raise interest rates by half a percentage point at the end of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday to continue its fight against inflation. Inflation, as noted in Tuesday’s CPI report, has eased to 7.1% in the 12 months to November from a blistering …
Read More »AUD/USD steadies around 0.6860 ahead of FOMC statement
Fed will announce interest rate decision tonight. The US dollar holds onto losses, US yields move modestly lower. The AUD/USD pair has retreated after approaching 0.6900.The AUD/USD is moving sideways around 0.6860, up for the day, ahead of the FOMC decision on interest rates. The pair is about to post …
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