Loretta J. Mester, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, is crossing the wires and has stated that there’s a strong case to start reducing accommodation and she supports rate increase in March.Key RemarksFuture rate increases will be guided by the economy.If inflation is not coming down …
Read More »EIA Crude Oil Stocks Fall By 4.756M Barrels
Versus the expected 369K Increase, commercial crude oil inventories in the US dropped by 4.756 million barrels in the week ending on 5 February, a weekly report published by the US Energy Information Administration revealed on Wednesday. Market consensus pointed to an increase in crude oil stocks.Distillate stocks saw a …
Read More »BoC’s Macklem: Global supply chain problems may have peaked
Macklem is speaking live to the Canadian chamber of commerce.Key QuotesCovid recovery phase is chance to make long overdue gains in Canadian productivity.Productivity growth is vital to economic growth, increasing wages without raising unit labour costs.US capital has moved to higher-productivity sectors in larger amounts than in Canada, ‘has been …
Read More »ECB’s Schnable: Rate hikes wouldn’t lower energy prices
Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), mentioned during a Twitter session of Q&A that rising interest rates would not lower energy prices. She added that if current inflation “threatens to lead to a de-anchoring of inflation expectations, we may still need to respond”. …
Read More »USD/TRY Maintains Dull Price Action
USD/TRY navigates a narrow range around the usual 13.50/60 band on Wednesday. The pair remains sidelined around the familiar 13.50/60 territory for an additional session, extending the muted price action that kicked in in mid-January.The Turkish lira appears vigilant and follows the recent developments from a series of meetings between …
Read More »AUD/USD Steadily Climbs Ahead Of US Inflation Report
The AUD/USD has printed gains for the third successive day, so far up 1.5% in the week as market players prepare for Thursday’s US inflation figures. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD is trading at 0.7185.Wednesday’s economic docket is light, except for Fed speakers Michelle Bowman and Loretta Mester, …
Read More »Stock Futures Gain With More Big Earnings Ahead
US stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Tuesday as investors prepare for another round of corporate earnings. Dow futures rose about 70 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.25% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.27%.Chipotle rose more than 7% in after-hours trading on the back of its strong earnings, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 8 February
As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength.The global financial markets closed in the American session with the surge of the …
Read More »EUR/USD Remains Defensive On Stronger Treasury Yields
The EUR/USD pair holds lower ground near 1.1415 during a quiet Asian session opening on Wednesday, after stepping back from a three-month high in the last two days.The pair’s latest weakness could be linked to the higher US Treasury yields and downbeat comments from the European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers.The …
Read More »Market Tension Accelerates Ahead Of US Inflation Data
As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength. Major currencies have also held within limited intraday ranges on Tuesday. The US …
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