Eurozone inflation risks are on the rise but price pressures could still subside before becoming entrenched in expectations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Pointing to mounting inflation risks, Lagarde opened the door last week to an interest rate hike later in 2022 and said that a …
Read More »US Equities Rebound As investors Digest Earnings, Eye Inflation Data
US data and earnings will be in focus this week after big tech earnings spurred large market swings last week. If US economic data triggers an additional repricing of hawkish Fed bets, that risks further downside, particularly for growth and tech shares.US equity markets were able to erase pre-market losses …
Read More »The Dollar Keeps Resilient After NFP-Inspired Rebound
The US dollar is staying resilient against its rival currencies at the start of the week following Friday’s rebound, which was fueled by the upbeat January US jobs report.There will not be any high-tier macroeconomic data releases on Monday and major currency pairs are likely to move sideways. US stock …
Read More »WTI Choppily Traded As Investors weigh US-Iran talks, Supply Disruptions
The West Texas Intermediate crude oil was hit by profit-taking in early European trade, dipping at one point under the $91.00 level. However, trade has since been choppier in both directions, with WTI prices more recently swinging between the $91.00-$92.00 area. At current levels around $91.50, front-month WTI futures trade …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 4 February
The EUR/USD pair posted its largest weekly gain since March 2020, adding roughly 350 pips to reach a fresh 2022 high of 1.1483, to now trade at around 1.1430. The Euro soared following the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting, after President Christine Lagarde surprised market players with her hawkish …
Read More »Week Ahead: Inflation Data Next Focus For Investors After Bond Yield Spike
Fierce swinging in stocks and a sharp upping of government bond yields are putting the spotlight on next week’s US inflation data, as investors look forward to more volatility across asset markets.A turbulent week in markets ended with a surge in Treasury yields to their highest level in more than …
Read More »Latin American Assets Impacted By Strong US Jobs Data
Most Latin American stocks and currencies fell on Friday after data showing strong jobs growth in the United States created room for a more hawkish US Federal Reserve.MSCI’s index of Latin American currencies. MILA00000CUS fell 0.8% and stocks .MILA00000PUS dropped 0.5%. Still, both the indexes were set for weekly gains …
Read More »US Stocks Climb While Jobs Data, Earnings Digested
Investors took the strong jobs showing as a reason for the Federal Reserve to move quickly as it starts to raise interest rates this year. Stocks on Wall Street rose on Friday, as an unexpectedly strong jobs report scrambled investors’ expectations for coming interest rate increases and as the latest …
Read More »Gold Price Stuck Around $1,800
The gold market hovers around $1,800 per ounce and might not go anywhere anytime soon as market sentiment among Wall Street traders and analysts remains neutral to bearish. Retail investors remain bullish on gold.Gold prices are caught smack in the middle of opposing forces as the global economy faces rising …
Read More »US Oil-Drilling Rig Count Up For Second Straight Week
Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil was up by two to 497 this week. That followed a climb of four oil rigs the week before, Baker Hughes data show. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes those drilling for natural …
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