Several calls, such as the one made by ECB board member Fabio Panetta to convert to smaller rate increases, have been made as a result of the lower-than-expected energy costs in Europe this winter.The ECB’s board member appointed by Italy, Panetta, urged caution, claiming that the economy had not yet …
Read More »Gold rallies after brief reaction to stronger PPI reading
Gold is trading around $1845 per ounce at the time of writing versus the previous closing price at $1835.60. Earlier on Thursday, the precious metal’s price action headed lower, to record fifth decline in six sessions, as the US dollar rallied further following the release of stronger-than-expected U.S. producer price …
Read More »EUR/USD turns negative below 1.0700 on US dollar’s recovery
The EUR/USD pair is now adding to Wednesday’s decline below 1.0700. The pair is trading at 1.0656 at the time of writing. The US Producer Prices rose more than estimated in January. Another data-led rebound of the US dollar has put the EUR/USD pair under pressure and dragged it to …
Read More »Robust Retail Sales Recovery Gives Fed More Room to Raise Rates
The actual figure for US retail expenditure in January much above even the most optimistic projection, contrary to what economists had anticipated. Yet, for the time being, the Federal Reserve’s vigorous campaign to manage inflation by lowering economic activity is failing. Retail sales spiked 3.0% last month after reports that …
Read More »Oil Falls After Massive Crude Inventory Build Confirmed By EIA
Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory build of 16.3 million barrels for the week to February 10.This compared with a build of 2.4 million barrels for the previous week, extending a string of weekly builds, some of them quite sizeable, which …
Read More »Explainer: Lael Brainard Departs Powell’s Team For A Key Role In Biden’s Team
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard’s departure to the White House stimulated speculation over who will replace her as all policymakers weigh how much further to raise interest rates.Fed watchers wasted no time in coming up with some names of their own after Brainard’s name surfaced last month as a major …
Read More »Bitcoin surpasses $24K hitting two-week high
Investors liquidated about $60 million of BTC short positions over the past 24 hours, pushing the price higher Wednesday, data shows. Ether also climbed. Bitcoin price chart showed the cryptocurrency’s price jump on Wednesday. Bitcoin bolted past $24,000 for the first time in two weeks after surging more than 8% …
Read More »Australian Employment Preview: Forecasts by major banks
Australia is set to report its January employment figures on Thursday, February 16 at 00:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers at five major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Australia is expected to have added 20K jobs vs. …
Read More »What Critical Data Does Mid-February Bring To Energy Market?
The White House’s unsuccessful attempt to cancel the fiscal year 2023 sale of 26 million barrels of crude kept in US strategic petroleum stocks has provided an unexpected downside for oil price this week, with the ICE Brent-WTI spread widening further to $6.5 per barrel. On the other side, OPEC’s …
Read More »Wall Street falls after inflation cools by less than hoped
Wall Street is slumping Tuesday after CPI report suggested inflation may not be slowing as quickly and as smoothly as hoped. The S&P 500 was 1% lower in midday trading, while yields shot higher in the bond market as investors braced for the Federal Reserve get firmer on interest rates …
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