GBP/USD under pressure by expected Fed’s aggressivenessThe GBP/USD is attempting to recover after diving to fresh February lows around 1.1914 in the mid-US session, boosted by the weaker US dollar. The pair is trading below the important 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2132, keeping the downtrend intact. At the …

This month, Bulgaria will not request a convergence report that would demonstrate its readiness to join the Eurozone. The country’s goal to adopt the euro by January 1, 2024, has also been abandoned, according to Rositsa Velkova, the minister of finance.Despite the fact that it was on the agenda for …

Goldman Sachs and Bank of America said they expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three more times this year, lifting their estimates after data pointed to persistent inflation and a resilient labour market.Producer prices accelerated in January by the biggest margin in seven months, according to data …

A top Fed official is downplaying recent signs that the US economy is strengthening, but also noted that he is willing to accept raising interest rates in smaller increments as often as needed to quell inflation Fed’s Thomas Barkin said Friday that recent data showing an unusually robust job gain …

US stocks slipped on Friday as high inflation and a rebound in rates continue to weigh on investor sentiment. The S&P 500 shed 0.92%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.30%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 104 points, or 0.34%, but off lows of the day. Yields on the …

Gold price is expected to finish the week with around 1.60% loss, below the $1850 level. Gold spot price tumbled for the third day, down almost 0.65% after US economic data throughout the week, turning market sentiment sour on speculations that further Fed tightening is looming. At the time of …

US stocks came under intense selling pressure, although Wall Street trimmed most of its intraday losses ahead of the close. US government bond yields, on the other hand, advanced, with the 10-year note now offering 3.83% and the 2-year note paying 4.61%. AUD/USD battles to regain the 0.6900 threshold after …

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said as the Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates slow the economy, a recession may result, though it’s not part of her baseline forecast and is not what the central bank wants.US Dollar Index prints mild gains around 104.15 as bulls flirt with the six-week high …

The decision by Russia to cut crude oil output by 500,000 barrels per day reflects its inability to sell all of its oil according to Ben Harris, US Treasury Department Assistant Secretary. Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak last week said it would voluntarily cut output beginning next month following …

Several calls, such as the one made by ECB board member Fabio Panetta to convert to smaller rate increases, have been made as a result of the lower-than-expected energy costs in Europe this winter.The ECB’s board member appointed by Italy, Panetta, urged caution, claiming that the economy had not yet …