Risky assets retreated following Friday’s inflation report, with bitcoin losing about $762.36 to trade below $23,190.00, within a few dollars of its lowest level of this week. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.9%, and S&P 500 futures are lower by 1.4%. The January PCE Price Index unexpectedly rose to 5.4% …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 24/02/2023
The dollar index on Friday surged by +0.55% and posted a 1-1/2 month high. Higher Treasury yields boosted the American currency with the prospects for continued hawkish Fed after Friday’s stronger-than-expected US economic data. The dollar also found support on hawkish comments by Fed officials. ECB’s Nagel said with core …
Read More »Crude oil higher in daily trading, flat for the week
Oil edged higher in the volatile US trading session on Friday. For the week, oil is flat as crude prices are boosted by expectations of lower Russian exports. WTI is seemingly pressured by rising US inventories as well as concerns over global economic activity.Brent crude futures earlier traded at $83.16 …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard: Soft landing is feasible in the US
“Markets have taken on board probabilities around a changed fiscal stance as well as the more aggressive Fed and expect inflation to come under control in quarters and years ahead,” St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Friday.Bullard’s comments don’t seem to be having a significant impact on …
Read More »Research paper: Fed won’t tame inflation without more hikes
The Fed will unlikely bring down inflation without having to raise interest rates ‘significantly’ higher, causing a recession, according to a research paper released on Friday.Former Fed Governor Frederic Mishkin is one of the authors of the white paper that examines the history of central bank efforts to create disinflation. …
Read More »US inflation data sharply drags Bitcoin lower
Risky assets fell following Friday’s inflation report, with bitcoin losing about $762.36 to trade below $23,190.00, within a few dollars of its lowest level of this week. Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.9%, and S&P 500 futures are lower by 1.4%.The January PCE Price Index unexpectedly rose to 5.4% on …
Read More »Dow drops on fresh US inflation data
US stocks sharply dropped on Friday following the Federal Reserve’s favourite inflation gauge showing a stronger-than-expected increase in prices last month.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 390 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite retreated 1.6% and 2.0%, respectively. The Dow fell as much as 510 points, …
Read More »US data has subjected gold to fresh pressure
The US dollar and yields rise further after Friday’s US economic data. US Core PCE rose above expectations in January. Gold reacted by hitting fresh weekly lows near $1,810. Gold prices dropped further after the beginning of the US trading session amid a stronger US dollar and higher Treasury bond …
Read More »RBNZ’s Silk: There will be no pause in tightening
“The projected cash rate peak is not set in stone,” Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Assistant Governor, Karen Silk expressed her view Friday.The news allows NZD/USD to remain firmer even as the geopolitical fears join broad US Dollar strength to challenge the bulls. The reason could also be linked …
Read More »USD/JPY slides on stronger dollar
The US Dollar has benefited from Thursday’s hawkish data. The USD/JPY pair’s price is capped by the 135s so far and a move below 134.50 will be key for the week ahead. The USD/JPY pair is trading at 134.72 at the time of writing in the afternoon on Wall Street …
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