The USD/CAD trims Monday’s losses and stages a comeback, soaring in the North American session above the 1.2600 mark, approaching the 50-day moving average (DMA) at 1.2651. The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2625.Market sentiment and hawkish Fed lifted the USD/CAD above 1.2600. The market sentiment remains mixed. European equities are …
Read More »Canadian CPI Preview: Forecasts from five major banks, inflation to breach 6%
Statistics Canada will release March Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, April 20 at 12:30 and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of five major banks regarding the upcoming Canadian inflation data. The March Canada inflation rate is …
Read More »Gold slides to multi-day low, eyes $1,950 amid stronger USD
Gold extended the previous day’s retracement slide from the vicinity of the $2,000 psychological mark and witnessed some selling on Tuesday. The intraday downfall picked up pace during the early North American session and dragged spot prices to a four-day low, around the $1,957 region in the last hour. The …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 18 April
Major European markets were closed on Monday with generally quite subdued trading conditions for most of the day. Flows were picking up somewhat during US trade. Nonetheless, the US dollar traded firmly across the board against its major G10 counterparts and the Dollar Index (DXY) hit its highest level since …
Read More »Bullard: US Inflation could get out of control if we don’t act quickly
US inflation is “far too high,” according to Fed member James Bullard’s statements on Monday. Bullard offered further insight on the outlook for Fed’s monetary policy. Bullard is one of the bank’s most hawkish and has called for interest rates to reach 3.0% this year. Bullard repeated his case for …
Read More »US Stocks Wavering In Thin Trade As Long-End Bonds Fall
US stocks ended little changed in remarkably thin trading Monday and Treasuries ticked lower at the long-end of the curve as investors focused on corporate results and prospects for faster policy tightening by the US central bank.The S&P 500 closed down less than 0.1%, after swinging between narrow gains and …
Read More »US Dollar Index Hits Highest Since April 2020
Major European markets has a day off, Monday, making for generally quite subdued trading conditions for most of the day, with flows picking up somewhat. The US dollar traded firmly across the board against its major G10 counterparts and the Dollar Index hit its highest level since April 2020 in …
Read More »WTI Eying Fresh Highs Amid Supply Concerns
Oil prices are on the front foot on Monday amid heightened geopolitical tensions and OPEC supply concerns. WTI is heading towards $110 again, up over $16 versus last week’s lows, and eyeing recent highs around $116.Oil prices put in a strong rally on Monday as concerns regarding an escalation of …
Read More »EUR/USD grinds lower Amid Risk-off Market Sentiment, Strong Dollar
The Euro begins the week with negative performance, down some 0.28%. The Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates amid the lack of talks at the Foreign Ministry level. The EUR/USD pair remains downward pressured, and a daily close below 1.0806 would exacerbate a move towards 1.0636.The EUR/USD extends its losses in the North …
Read More »World Bank curbs global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2% from 4.1%
World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday that the institution is reducing its forecast for global growth in 2022 to 3.2% from 4.1$ previously, reported Reuters. Malpass noted that the bank has committed $11B for the purchase and deployment of vaccines in the current fiscal year, with total Covid-19 …
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