US Stocks are edging higher on Tuesday ahead of what many investors hope will be one of the Fed’s last rate hikes to interest rates as well as anticipated pause of quantitative tightening.The Standard & Poor’s 500 was 0.3% higher as of 9:36 a.m. Eastern and on pace to close …
Read More »GBP/USD falls below 1.2300 following US data
The Sterling continued to weaken versus the US dollar ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision. US inflation continues to impact the pair as the Employment Cost Index drops. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to hit a recession in 2023. The Sterling has extended its losses for …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 30/01/2023
Bitcoin received a breakout and rejection against $23,878.62 and later, retreated on Monday as the rally came under pressure by profit-taking. The most famous cryptocurrency is trading at $ 22747.00 at the time of writing. Some analysts do expect bitcoin to drop near $21,969 by the end of this week …
Read More »Bitcoin bulls disappear ahead of big central bank week
Bitcoin price lost over 2% during Monday’s European trading on the back of stronger Spanish inflation amid a seemingly volatile week that kicks off with surprise Spanish inflation data. Markets predicted a drop from 5.7% to 4.97%. Instead, inflation jumped to 5.8%. The said reading confirms what central bankers have …
Read More »AUD/USD reacts to risk aversion ahead of Fed’s meeting
The AUD/USD pair has encountered intermediate support around 0.7050, however, more downside seems potential as well amid ongoing risk aversion on the eve of the first day of the Fed’s first policy meeting in 2023. Investors have turned risk-averse ahead of the release of the interest rate policy by the …
Read More »Amazon to lay off 680 workers
Amazon announced on Monday plans to shut down a center complex in Shakopee and lay off 680 employees at the facility which is a rented space and the lease is expiring. The decision will be effective as of March 31. Closure will be permanent at the end of May this …
Read More »Futures Fall Ahead Of Fed Meeting, Big Earnings
Amid widespread risk aversion, Dow Jones futures fell on Monday morning, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, signaling a pullback following big gains in the latest trading sessions. The stock market rally cleared some major resistance last week. The major indexes had solid gains, responding bullishly to uneven …
Read More »OPEC+ Meeting Preview: What does oil market expect following Russian-Saudi talks on oil strategy?
On Monday’s talks over the phone, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed OPEC+ cooperation with particular focus on the necessity to maintain the stability of crude oil prices ahead of a virtual OPEC+ meeting scheduled for Wednesday.Wednesday meeting, which will take place at 1100 …
Read More »Oil drops ahead of US interest rate decision
WTI crud has dropped by over 1% on the day and is trading around $78.40 at the time of writing after falling from a high of $80.44 and reaching a low of $77.91 so far on the day, ending a bullish start to the year towards month-end and following its …
Read More »USD/CAD hits fresh daily highs ahead of key data
The US dollar is modestly up amid higher US yields ahead of Fed’s meeting his week and key economic data. Equities and crude oil prices are able to trim previous losses during the US session.The pair is trading at 1.3362 at the time of typing. So far, the USD/CAD pair …
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