From an hourly perspective, GBP/USD is decelerating into a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, so, the GBP/USD pair is down by some 0.45% on the day so far while risk assets see some recovery following the bumpy ride into Jackson Hole speeches.The sterling climbed to 1.1760 from 1.1621 on Tuesday in …
Read More »Why Does Consumer Confidence Data Recover?
Tuesday’s report by Conference Board has showed a recovery in consumer confidence in August according to preliminary data. Several analysts have pointed out the rebound in confidence to its highest level since May 2022 took pace as fuel prices fell throughout the month and stock prices rose during the first …
Read More »EUR/USD bounces above parity on hawkish ECB
Despite the US dollar’s strength, on Tuesday, the EUR/USD pair advances underpinned by ECB’s Governing Council members expressing the need for a 75 bps rate hike in September. US Consumer Confidence surprisingly surged, while job vacancies topped expectations.The ECB speakers were led by ECB Knot, who said he’s leaning towards …
Read More »Best Buy’s earnings beat despite retreating sales
Best Buy earnings report is out, on Tuesday, with better than expected profits, but the quality of the earnings report is in focus. The electronics retailer saw US same-store sales tanked 12.7%, missing analyst estimates. Sales retreated in all product categories. And Q3 guidance hints had a slow start to …
Read More »ECB’s Stournaras expects inflation to gradually decline in 2023
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said on Tuesday that he expects inflation to peak this year before starting gradually decline in 2023, as reported by Reuters.Commenting on the economic outlook, Stournaras acknowledged that risks to growth are tilted to the downside. As for the market’s reaction, …
Read More »USD/JPY hits six weeks highs despite risk aversion
On Tuesday, the USD/JPY pair approaches again the 140.00 zone. The USD/JPY is gaining momentum during the US trading session and climbed to 139.08, reaching the highest level since mid-July. The pair remains bullish amid a stronger US Dollar across the board.US dollar gains momentum despite another decline in Wall …
Read More »US equities drop on interest rate worries
Stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday, jeopardizing a summer comeback rally, as the Federal Reserve and other global central bankers continued to send hawkish signals to fight inflation despite the negative consequences for economic growth or the impact on corporate earnings. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% to 3,986.16, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday, August 29
WTI crude oil is settling at $97.01; highest since July 29. Continuing clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, are threatening oil supply, moreover, the OPEC+ meeting is also a concern as Saudi Arabia has threatened production cuts. Earlier on Monday, WTI oil moved above the $96 level as traders focused …
Read More »Bitcoin Whales Increase By 103 Within 30 Days
Bitcoin took the journey, on Monday from the opening price at $19571.30 to $20199.30 at the time of writing. It last traded at this level in July when the bulls took over the market and initiated an uptrend.Since a big stone was thrown into the market waters by Jerome Powell’s …
Read More »Housing bubble could threaten China’s economy
Hundreds of thousands of Chinese people sent angry messages to several banks and local governments that have reverberated in Beijing’s halls of power. Most messages read: “If you stop construction, I will stop paying my mortgage”. Similar threats have been made across 328 property development projects in nearly 100 Chinese …
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