Bitcoin price performance declines in line with US stocks ahead of classic volatility caused by the US Consumer Price Index data. The cryptocurrency’s price followed analysts’ predictions with mixed action continuing around $19,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open. At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading at $18972.The BTC/USD pair …
Read More »Stocks rise as investors await inflation, earnings updates
Stocks escaped an early decline and, instead, marched higher on Wall Street as investors await information on inflation and corporate earnings. worries about recessions are hitting major economies worldwide. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% as of 12:52 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index fell as a much as 1.2% earlier after …
Read More »Fed’s Mester: Risk ahead if Fed doesn’t sufficiently hike rates
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester reiterated on Tuesday that policymakers have not achieved much in their endeavors nor made any progress on lowering inflation.The US Dollar Index stays under bearish pressure despite these hawkish comments and was last seen losing 0.43% on the day at 112.70.Key Quotes“Monetary …
Read More »Gold price edges higher ahead of CPI data
Gold price is slightly up during the North American session, but the precious metal is still pressured due to high US Treasury bond yields, as well as the stronger US dollar. The US 10-year Treasury bond yield is down by four bps but around YTD highs at 3.92%, while the …
Read More »BoE accepts GBP 1.363 billion offers in bond purchase
The Bank of England (BoE) accepted 1.363 billion sterling of offers in the daily purchase operation of conventional long-dated bonds on Tuesday.The BoE rejected 47.6 million GBP of offers in the same operation. The 2-year UK bond yield pushed lower with the initial reaction and was last seen losing nearly …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 10/10/2022
The prevalent negative market sentiment on Monday coincided with broader Russian attacks on Ukraine, firing multiple missiles that targeted communication and energy targets in and around Kyiv.Economic Data The economic calendar featured no significant economic data during the US session. Other Developments The US dollar extended last week’s momentum and …
Read More »Germany rejects supporting joint EU debt amid energy crisis
Germany has no plans to back a joint European Union debt issuance according to a government source. This statement comes to reject prior news from the European session, so, according to the source, Germany does not support joint EU debt to encounter the looming energy crisis.The government source told Reuters …
Read More »Nasdaq closes at 2-year low on falling chip stocks
US Stocks closed lower on Monday. Nasdaq Composite index hit lowest level in two years as tech shares were the hardest blow in the market because of thwarting interest rates exposing the high valuations of such shares and raise their cost of capital.The declines came as JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon …
Read More »USD/CAD Rallies On Stronger US Dollar, Declining Oil Prices
As the US dollar hits one-week high at 1.3780 lower oil prices persist and hawkish Fed hopes are undermining the CAD, the USD/CAD pair is rallying to 1.40 before dropping to 1.32. The US dollar remains dominant across the board, with the market pricing in another aggressive rate hike by …
Read More »Gold Retreats On Stronger US Dollar, Yields
As US CPI data is eyed, gold prices dropped significantly lower on Monday. Not only did the price take out $1,675, but it has also made a low of $1,665.77, taking on a key support area as the markets remain focused on the hawkish stance of the Fed.Gold dropped from …
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