The dollar gained across the board on Monday, regaining some of its momentum which it lost earlier in October. The American currency has been boosted by bets and expectations of another jumbo rate hike by this week’s Fed monetary policy meeting.The dollar’s gains could be limited if the Fed signals …
Read More »Bezos Versus Yellen, Is US In A Recession?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that she did not see signs of a recession in the near term as the US economy rebounded from six months of contraction.Yellen also noted the third quarter GDP data released Thursday underscored the strength of the US economy less than two weeks from the …
Read More »Euro sinks after ECB rate decision, US data
Euro sinks after ECB rate hike, US dataThe euro dropped more than 1% on Thursday, falling back below parity with the dollar, after the European Central Bank raised interest rates and following Thursday’s US data showing that the world’s biggest economy rebounded more than expected in the third quarter.The ECB …
Read More »Gold Under Pressure On US Dollar’s Correction
Gold prices are under pressure. The precious metal is actually forced back into the neutral zone on the daily chart. The hourly charts show that the price is balanced at a critical stage. Investors are eying Friday’s PCE and next week’s Fed. The price of gold has been pressured on …
Read More »USD rises after intense selling, JPY rises
The dollar rose on Thursday after falling earlier to its lowest level in a month in volatile trading ahead of the European Central Bank’s expected interest rate hike. Meanwhile, the yen gained some strength ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision on Friday, rising to 145.11 against the …
Read More »ECB Preview: Rate Decision Could Be Euro’s Game Changer
The European Central Bank is going to announce its monetary policy decision on Thursday. Policymakers, led by President Christine Lagarde, are expected to finally abandon their cautious approach to quantitative tightening. Europe’s CPI reading reached record highs, so, the European central bank will have to decide another 75 bps rate …
Read More »The new British Prime Minister holds his first cabinet meeting to start reforming the economy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a day after taking office with a promise to fix the previous government’s mistakes and stabilize the economy. High on Sunak’s agenda is preparing the financial market’s eagerly awaited financial statement, due out on October 31, but the …
Read More »USD/CAD hovers around 1.3632 ahead of BoC’s decision
The USD/CAD pair falls below its opening price by 0.57% as expectations and bets accelerate on Fed’s intention to slow the pace of policy and monetary tightening. These bets do weaken the US Dollar.Disappointing US housing data and consumer confidence deterioration also hurt the American dollar. Estimates refer to the …
Read More »Sterling rises as Sunak prepares to take office, euro awaits interest decision
The British pound rose on Tuesday, boosted by an improvement in risk appetite as Rishi Sunak prepares to take over as Britain’s prime minister. At the same time, the euro stabilized ahead of the European Central Bank’s expected rate hike on Thursday. The dollar rose slightly, but not far from …
Read More »WTI bounces up despite risk off mood
Oil prices are trimming their losses after bouncing up from the $82.55 level. There are concerns about the Chinese zero-COVID policy. Such concerns do hurt crude oil.The lower US oil reserves have avoided a further decline in prices. WTI futures have picked up following the negative market opening on Monday. …
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