Inflation in the Eurozone climbed to a rate of 5% in December, the highest level since the single Euro currency was created. Inflation in the Eurozone climbed to a rate of 5% in December, the highest level since the single European currency was created. According to the latest figures from …
Read More »US Dollar Index Trims Losses, Retakes 95.60
The US dollar Index (DXY), now alternates gains with losses around the 95.60 region. After bottoming out in the vicinity of the 95.40 level, the index managed to regain some composure and trim its earlier losses.The knee-jerk reaction in the buck, in the meantime, looks underpinned by another negative performance …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 19-01-2022
Demand for the US dollar eased on Wednesday, with the American currency edging lower against most major rivals. Losses were limited across the major currencies, with gold outstanding amid rallying beyond $1,840 an ounce, its highest since last November.US Treasury yields inched higher at the beginning of the day to …
Read More »Oil Slips After API Reports Third Successive Gasoline Build
Operating on a one-day delay due to the U.S. holiday, the American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated the inventory build this week for crude oil to be 1.404 million barrels after analysts predicted a draw of 1.367 million barrels.U.S. crude inventories shed some 74 million barrels since the start of 2021, …
Read More »Biden Urges Fed To Recalibrate Support For US Economy
During a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said it is appropriate for the Federal Reserve to recalibrate the support it provides to the US economy, given the strength of the recovery and recent price increases.“Given the …
Read More »US Shares Lower Despite Positive Earnings
US equities dipped again on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 failing to reclaim 4600 and down over 4.0% in 2022. The Nasdaq 100 dipped 0.2% and the Dow fell 0.3%.US equity markets have been under selloff pressure on Wednesday, with markets under fears about Fed tightening and higher interest rates, …
Read More »European Veto Could Hinder Global Tax Reform
Hungary, Poland and Estonia are among European nations that are unhappy with plans to launch a minimum global corporate tax rate of 15 percent as of January 2023.Some EU countries have slammed the bloc’s efforts to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent within 12 months into …
Read More »Inflationary Pressures Turning Into Global Headache
Demand for the US dollar eased on Wednesday, with the American currency edging lower against most major rivals. Losses were limited across the major currencies, with gold outstanding amid rallying beyond $1,840 an ounce, its highest since last November.US Treasury yields inched higher at the beginning of the day to …
Read More »Gold Momentum Eases After Prices Ticked $1840
Gold’s upside momentum has waned in recent trade, with prices trading near $1842 after bursting above resistance in the low $1830s and then subsequently $1840 for the first time in over two months. The speed of spot gold’s latest advances, especially between the $1830 to $1840 area, is suggestive of …
Read More »GBP/USD Traders Eye Fed, BoE, Johnson’s Fate
The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.3627 and higher by 0.24% after rising from a low of 1.3585 to a high of 1.3648. Besides domestic drivers, the sterling has benefitted from a pullback in US yields and the US dollar. US Treasury yields are retreating from near two-year highs on …
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