As August comes to an end, and markets get prepared for September, historically the worst month for some financial assets, the US dollar is under some pressure at month end and ahead of the critical US Non Farm Payrolls data, but globally speaking, the focus is still on the expectations …
Read More »Global Risk Of Weaponizing Chips
On the ninth of August, US President Biden signed the CHIPS Act that analysts fear could be the starting point of wider weaponization of the global IT supply chains.The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 includes a $52 billion package to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the US, however, the underlying …
Read More »GBP/USD pressured on Stronger USD
The GBP/USD pair is bleeding on Wednesday following a brief recovery versus the stronger dollar. At the time of writing, GBP/USD is trading at 1.1609 and is recording a 0.4% loss on the day.The sterling pierced the psychological 1.16 round level and faces its worst month since late 2016 against …
Read More »EUR/USD’s Parity Shifts Attention To Natural Gas
The Euro bids farewell to previous months’ heavy losses. The shared European currency tends to be stabilizing against the US dollar. The EUR/USD hovers around 1.0057 after reaching new week highs.On Monday and Tuesday; however, the EUR/USD pair reclaimed parity and is hesitantly moving towards key resistance level. The Euro, …
Read More »Can Wall Street Avoid Fourth Day Of Losses?
US stocks are generally struggling to put an end to the three-day losses. Traders and investors are still busy digest monetary policy signals and comments by the Fed speaks.Any economic downturn would give the Fed reason to ease up its rate hiking stance. Stocks have been subject to heavy selloff …
Read More »Gold rebounds as T-yields hold downtrend
Gold prices modestly retreated on Wednesday. During the US session, the Gold Index rebounded from the one-month low at $1,709 and rose to $1,723. The precious metal is hovering around $1,720 and trades at $1718.40 per ounce at the time of writingUS treasury yields fell on Wednesday. Following the August …
Read More »Renewed Demand Concerns Still Dragging Oil Lower
WTI crude oil price is down for the second successive day. At the time of writing, the American crude is trading between $90.35 and $90.45 per barrel.Earlier on the day, crude price probed below $90 per barrel. Observers and economists cite pressures by accelerating concerns about the global economy’s slowdown, …
Read More »US Private Payrolls Grew Below Expectation in August
Private sector companies added only 132,000 jobs in August. The latest ADP reading, released on Wednesday, indicates a slower pace of hiring after months of robust strong growth in the labour market. August’s reading is far below market expectations standing at 225,000 jobs. There is a shaded zone on the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, August
The negative market sentiment slightly began to ease early on Tuesday, although investors are generally pessimistic.The US dollar gave up some gains during the first half of the US session, particularly against high-yielding rivals, but managed to rebound during the second half of the session. The American currency performed higher …
Read More »T-yields touch fresh highs amid inflation concerns
US Treasury yields surged on Tuesday, reversing rally after a better than expected rise in JOLTS data. The latest reading fueled investors’ concerns about the Fed’s hawkish stance and prospects of tightening the US monetary policy.Earlier on Tuesday, Some US government bond yields lightly retreated after inflation data from Europe …
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