“The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to hike the interest rate is inevitable”, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday.“ECB interest rise is bound to be more gradual than in the US,” Draghi added and said that it was totally counterproductive for politicians to comment on the ECB’s policy.As …
Read More »BoE Expected To Pause After One More Hike In August
The Bank of England announced on Thursday a new increase in the interest rate. It raised the key rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, with three members voting for a 50 bps hike. Analysts from Rabobank expect one more 25 bps hike in August, before the Monetary Policy Committee …
Read More »Gold price jumps toward $1850 on risk aversion
Gold rises to the highest level in four days, eyes $1850 and silver erases losses, approaching Wednesday’s high near $21.90.US yields slide as demand for Treasuries picks up amid risk aversion. Gold gained momentum boosted by a context of risk aversion and a weaker US dollar. XAU/USD rose from under …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday, June 15
Central banks are inside the storm amid global tenacious high inflation. The US Fed was the star of Wednesday’s interest rate show. Fed decided to hike rates by 75 bps, the largest since 1994, but dismissed the chances of a 100 bps hike. Fed Chair Powell said it was the …
Read More »SNB Rate Decision Preview In Light Of Current Inflation Outlook
It is typically a central bank-heavy week, with the US Fed having hiked interest rate by 75 points to bring inflation under control. For the Swiss National Bank, inflation is also its biggest problem. The inflation rate is running at its hottest levels since 2008. Ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and higher …
Read More »US equities jump on Powell’s comments
Stocks were volatile after the rate hike decision but jumped to session highs as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said additional increases are on the horizon.Boeing and other shares closely linked to economic growth jumped higher on the hope that rates could rise without tipping the economy into a recession. Boeing …
Read More »Gold sustains above $1830 on Fed’s hike
Gold price witness a firmer rebound after hitting a low of $1,815.00 in the late New York session as the Federal Reserve dictated a 75 basis point rate hike after its two-day policy discussion meeting. Fed chair Jerome Powell went beyond his words, took 75 bps into the consideration, and …
Read More »USD/CAD hovers around 1.2930s on Powell’s comments
The US Federal Reserve decided to hike 75 bps, greatly influenced by last Friday’s hot 8.6% CPI reading. Fed Chair Powell does not expect moves of 75 bps to be common; the USD/CAD plunged from 1.2995 to 1.2915 as a reaction.The US central bank expects to cut rates by 40 …
Read More »AUD/USD in a short squeeze on the back of Fed’s decision
The AUD/USD pair turns up mainly by bulls on the back of Fed’s hawkishness. The technical analysts tend now to be bullish, at least for the near term. The AUD/USD pair is recovering on the back of a risk rally and relief that the Federal Reserve’s chairman, Jerome Powell, is …
Read More »Powell signals 75 or 50 rate hike in July
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points, the biggest increase since 1994, and Chair Jerome Powell said officials could move by that much again next month or make a smaller half-point increase to get inflation under control.Slammed by critics for not anticipating the fastest price gains in …
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