On the surface everything revealed by Monday’s Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index reading is pointing in the direction the Federal Reserve wants to see. Employment is cooling and inflation pressures are giving signals fading, though, in reality, this is not the case with the US economy at large.In reality, order volumes …
Read More »Fed’s Brainard: Successive supply shocks a challenge for central banks
“The successive shocks to global supply chains from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine could ‘herald a shift’ to an era of more volatile inflation and force central banks to guard against it with tighter monetary policy,” Fed vice chair Lael Brainard said in remarks released on Monday by …
Read More »Dollar and yuan fell on protests against Covid restrictions in China
The dollar fell sharply against the Japanese yen on Monday, as investors focused on rare protests in China that pushed the yuan to a two-week low. Protests against anti-COVID restrictions erupted across China and spread to several cities in the wake of a fire that killed 10 people in Urumqi, …
Read More »Explainer: All you need to know about oil ‘Contango’
Contango is traditionally defined as the case where the commodity market witnesses prices for delivery at later dates that are higher than immediate exchange prices; that is to say, it is a market condition signaling oversupply and a situation where traders exploit the moment to buy for storing oil for …
Read More »Pound is heading towards recording gains for the third week, but remains weak
The British Pound fell slightly on Friday, but is still on track for its third consecutive weekly increase against the US dollar. Analysts expect sterling to remain fragile as central banks, including the Bank of England, continue to tighten monetary policy even though the recession is expected to be deeper …
Read More »Gold is about to achieve a weekly gain amid hopes that the US central bank will slow down the rate hike
Gold prices rose slightly on Friday, on track for a weekly gain, as it received support from a weaker dollar on signs that the Federal Reserve may soon slow the pace of raising interest rates. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,758.41 an ounce by 0223 GMT, and has risen …
Read More »December could be Euro’s best month
The average monthly performance of the Euro against the US dollar for the last 20 years shows that the EUR/USD pair usually rises in December according to several economists. The last 20 Decembers are seen as perfect time for the EUR/USD to rise on 16 occasions out of the total …
Read More »Why do ECB meeting accounts matter?
European Central Bank policymakers have fears that inflation may be getting rooted at their last policy gathering, this is why the prevalent trend adopts the idea that interest rates would need to be hiked further according to the accounts of the October 26-27 ECB’s meeting, released on Thursday.The ECB raised …
Read More »The US dollar is declining as risk appetite improves after the Fed
The US dollar fell Thursday, November 24, as investors flocked to risky assets after expectations of a slowdown in the rate hike in the US. The upcoming minutes of the Fed’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting, which was held on the first and second of November, revealed that officials are very …
Read More »Gold surges on Fed’s pivot signals by FOMC minutes
Gold prices extended gains on Wednesday as the FOMC minutes for November policy meeting showed a “substantial majority” of members opting to slow down rate hikes. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $1,750.38 per ounce, while US gold futures settled 0.6% higher at $1,750.90.Gold traded higher in a relief rally after …
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