Traders and investors hastily flocked and piled into US-listed options on Credit Suisse at a record pace on Wednesday, as worries over the future of the beleaguered Swiss bank severely impacted its shares and added to existing concerns about instability in the banking sector.The volume of options on Credit Suisse …
Read More »EUR/GBP falls to 0.8700 on expectations of less hawkish ECB
Reacting to widespread market concerns over banking contagion, the EUR/GBP pair widens its losses. The mood on the market is starting to turn negative. The Euro is specifically penalized by this prior to the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision.As the UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt revealed the new budget …
Read More »GBP/USD slides lower ahead of UK budget
The GBP/USD pair was lower on Tuesday but hovers around a one-month high on the back of the trading day’s softer US dollar that was dented at the start of the week due to the market turmoil in the banking sector. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair is …
Read More »After CPI reading, Bitcoin price climbs past $25,000
From 6.4% in February 2023, the Consumer Price Index decreased to 6.0% year over year. It is anticipated that following the next FOMC meeting, interest rates will rise by 25 basis points. The cryptocurrency market responded favourably to the inflation rate as the price of Bitcoin increased to trade at …
Read More »Which companies are affected by SVB collapse
SVB Financial Group, a startup-focused lender, became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis last week, sending shockwaves across the global financial system and pushing authorities to step in to minimise the consequences. Concerns were also voiced that increasing interest rates would expose weaknesses in the global …
Read More »Crypto assets pulling a 180 after Fed’s relief package over banking crisis.
The ripple effect of the ongoing collapse in the US banking sector is expected to trigger a panic selling if Tuesday’s CPI reading in the United States comes in hotter than expected.ApeCoin and dYdX are two altcoins that are likely to face a massive selloff this week. Things are getting …
Read More »EUR/USD advances ahead of US CPI
The EUR/USD pair is running higher into potential resistance. All eyes are now focusing on the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Tuesday´s US Consumer Price Index, CPI. The pair up by over 0.9% in midday trade on Wall Street aided by a weaker US dollar and ahead of the …
Read More »The market impact of the SVB fallout? How? Why?
Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, was closed down by banking regulators on Friday after a dramatic, quick collapse, the second-largest bank failure in US history. SVB had only two days previously indicated that corporation was experiencing a cash problem. It initially sought to generate funds by selling shares, then it …
Read More »EUR/USD benefits from NFP, Germany’s high inflation data
The Euro gains from a weaker dollar following the NFP and high inflation figures in Germany. The EUR/USD pair concluded the week with modest gains after reaching a two-week high at 1.0700. As the Silicon Valley Bank in the US declared bankruptcy, the market’s mood turned negative due to the …
Read More »US stocks nosedive post US jobs data
US stocks nosedived on Friday morning after the key jobs report (NFP Data) came in warmer than expected and jitters over troubles at Silicon Valley Bank continued to weigh on markets.The S&P 500 declined by 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.5%. Contracts with the technology-heavy Nasdaq …
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