The American dollar is gaining ground against the Yen. As the Bank of Japan maintains rates and sticks with its accommodative monetary policy while raising concerns about the durability of increasing inflation, the USD/JPY pair is showing a gain of 0.38%. The US dollar is supported by rising US Treasury …
Read More »Gold shines as US yields drop amid positive market mood
An obvious change in US bond yields, with the 10-year note coupon falling from a 16-year high of 4.51% to 4.44%, constitutes a key factor that causes gold prices to recover and gain 0.25%.The Fed’s decisionmakers were eager to convey a cautious stance, highlighting the need for a big deal …
Read More »Yen declines after the Bank of Japan sticks to its monetary policy, Dollar rise
The yen fell on Friday after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar remained near its highest level in six months on expectations that interest rates will remain high for a longer period in the United States. The yen declines after the Bank of Japan …
Read More »Hawkish Fed, soaring T-yields weigh on gold
Spot gold drops 0.56% to $1919.74 as the Fed’s decision to maintain and revise rates upward pressures gold prices.US real yields hit a YTD high at 2.115%, which continues to be a significant headwind for Gold.Mixed US economic data and hawkish stances from other central banks globally add to the …
Read More »BoE Preview: Forecasts from major banks
On Thursday, September 21 at 11:00 GMT, the Bank of England (BoE) is set to reveal its Interest Rate Decision. As the release time approaches, let’s take a look at the predictions provided by economists and researchers from 10 major banks. The consensus among these experts points to an anticipated …
Read More »The Bank of England’s rate hike decision is uncertain due to cooling inflation
When will the Bank of England announce its interest rate decision, and what potential impact could it have on GBP/USD? The Bank of England is widely anticipated to increase the Bank Rate, its benchmark interest rate, by 25 basis points (bps), moving it from 5.25% to 5.50%, with the announcement …
Read More »Powell’s Recap: Warns of Gov Shutdown, Comments on Soft Landing
The benchmark funds rate was held unchanged in September by the Fed in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Jerome Powell, the chair of the Fed, has provided his forecast on rates, the economy, and the possibility of a gentle landing. The central bank has increased its benchmark borrowing rate …
Read More »Fed’s Dot Plot indicates possible one more rate hike in 2023
According to median projections provided on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve still expects to raise interest rates once more before the end of the year.The median forecast for the federal funds rate at the end of this year, according to the central bank’s most recent Summary of Economic Projections, is 5.6%, …
Read More »How have Treasury yields, US stocks performed ahead of FOMC decision?
The latest US consumer price index data bolstered concerns that the Fed’s latest efforts to bring inflation back to its 2 per cent target might take longer than expected. Rising energy costs pushed the rise in the headline CPI figure to 3.7 per cent in August, above economists’ expectations. A …
Read More »Gold pulls back ahead of FOMC decision
The price of gold rose to $1937.35—a two-week high—before falling to $1931.77—a decrease of 0.06%. In the meantime, the US 10-year Treasury note yield rises to a 16-year high of 4.367%, depressing gold prices.Investors watch the Federal Reserve’s “dot plots” and revised economic estimates closely for signs of a rate …
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