The US Dollar index trades within a tight range near 106.80 on Friday as US bond yields reverse direction and now slip back to the red territory.The US dollar exchanges gains with losses in the 106.70 region when gauged by the USD Index amid the generalized lack of direction in …
Read More »US existing home sales decline for ninth month
Existing-home sales fell 5.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.43 million in October, the National Association of Realtors said Friday. Compared with October 2021, home sales were down 28.4%.Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected an decrease to 4.37 million units. Sales of previously owned homes …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 17/11/2022
Thursday’s market sentiment was negative, providing boosting factor for the US Dollar to recover some of the ground lost earlier during the week. The US dollar maintained mixed performance between ups and downs, but tended to advance.The gloomy market sentiment was partly a result of concerns related to the Ukraine-Russia …
Read More »Gold faces first weekly loss in three on Fed’s hawkish stance
Gold price stays bearish around $1,760, after a two-day downtrend, as sellers cheer the US Dollar’s rebound despite softer US economic data. The precious metal traders digest recent hawkish comments by US Fed officials while market sentiment does not favour risk. The most significant factor for gold trading on Thursday …
Read More »T-yield curve inversion touches deepest level since 1982
The yield curve inversion between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes deepened to its widest level in four decades. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year extended to a mark of -66 basis points early Thursday, marking the deepest inversion since 1982.In early market action, the 10Y was up 9 …
Read More »SNB Maechler: Will continue to raise rates if inflation above target
The Swiss National Bank will continue to raise rates if inflation projections are seen above target according to SNB’s governing board member Andrea Maechler.On Thursday, Maechler also noted that the battle against inflation has not been won despite a dip in Swiss inflation to 3.0% in October from 3.3% in …
Read More »S&P 500 falls as rising T-yields trigger recession fears
The S&P 500 fell on Thursday and US bond yields jumped as Fed officials signaled their rate-hiking campaign to slow inflation is not over.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, after falling as much as 314 points in the session. The S&P 500 slipped 0.25%, while the Nasdaq Composite …
Read More »Pelosi to step down from US House Speaker role
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who became Speaker of the House in 2007, announced that she will step down from her congressional leadership role, ending a two-decade streak as the top House Democrat. Pelosi’s statement, on Thursday, comes after signs that the Democrats will narrowly lose their House majority to …
Read More »USD/CAD surges on hawkish remarks by Fed speakers
Hawkish commentary by Federal Reserve officials underpinned the US Dollar. US economic data was mixed as unemployment claims dropped, while housing data delivers a gloomy outlook.Wednesday’s Canadian Consumer Price Index failed to underpin the Canadian dollar which weakened versus the US Dollar after Federal Reserve policymakers expressed that inflation remains …
Read More »USD/CAD could decline to the 1.25 level towards the end of 2023
At the time of writing, the is trading at 1.3362 versus the previous closing rate at 1.3327. In 2023, the Canadian Dollar may emerge as a more attractive financial asset in the face of fluctuations. Economists believe that the USD/CAD pair could drop to the 1.25 level.Overall commodity picture should …
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