The gold price continues to retreat despite some relief in the US dollar’s advance. The XAU/USD is down some 0.46% at $1,845 while the DXY is trading at 103.85 and up just 0.1%. The dollar maintained choppy performance on Tuesday, shifting between modest gains as traders do concentrate on Wednesday’s …
Read More »EUR/USD Trapped As Fed Speakers Set the Scene For Rate Hikes
The EUR/USD pair loses 0.18% on Tuesday during the US trading session, meanwhile, Fed policymakers seem to set the scene for 50-bps increases as they also eye Wednesday’s CPI data.The Euro continues to be unable to recover above the 1.0600 threshold. The shared currency has remained trapped around 1.0500 for …
Read More »Fed’s Waller suggest it is time to launch rate hikes
Governor Christopher Waller has made some comments while traders are looking for any clues additional to his ‘Reflections on Monetary Policy 2021’ speech from last week that can shed light and clarity on Fed’s path ahead for 2022. The US dollar was choppy on Tuesday, stuck below the 20-year highs …
Read More »Fed’s Mester doesn’t rule out 75 bps hike forever
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Tuesday that Fed policymakers do not downplay the likelihood of a 75 basis points rate hike forever.Key Quotes“Pace we are going right now seems about right.”“Aim is to use tools to get demand in better alignment with supply.”“But I don’t want to rule …
Read More »EU’s Mora Visiting Tehran For Coordinating Vienna Talks
Chief of European Union Foreign Policy, Enrique Mora is visiting Tehran in order to hold meetings on nuclear talks between the US, other Western powers, Russia and Iran. Mora said he is to work on closing the remaining gaps as negotiations continue. Talks, which are aimed at returning both the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 9 May
Risk aversion dominated financial markets at the beginning of the trading week. Global stocks edged lower, while government bond yields soared during European trading hours, giving up some ground ahead of Wall Street’s close.The negative market sentiment came from the usual suspects. High inflation levels, increasing coronavirus cases, and tensions …
Read More »Hungary’s Orban Stalls EU Oil Embargo On Russia
EU Commission chief von der Leyen’s plan to travel to see Hungary’s Orban yielded no breakthrough. The president of the European Commission has wanted Hungary to agree to stop importing Russian oil, but eventually failed to reach agreement with Hungary on Monday to secure the country’s backing for an oil …
Read More »Gold bounces nearer $1,850 as investors await US inflation
The Gold Price Index has witnessed a minor bounce after slipping near the previous week’s low at $1,850.47. A minor receptive buying has been observed but value buying can drive the precious metal higher. The bright metal has displayed a sheer downside on Monday amid broader strength in the US …
Read More »Growth Concerns, Strong USD Drive Investors Away From Metals
A week that saw a continued deterioration in the global growth outlook driven by extended China lockdowns, a stronger dollar and increasingly aggressive rate hike signals from members of the US Fed. The week highlighted how traders positioned themselves ahead of last Wednesday’s FOMC meeting. During the week US ten-year …
Read More »USD/CAD Touches Lowest Level Since Nov 2020
The USD/CAD pair is ending on North America session in the green territory by 0.8% following a final thrust to the upside in the US dollar. This development has taken the Canadian dollar to its lowest level since November 2020 amid rising concerns about the global economy and fears of …
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