Rising rents are expected to represent a considerable factor behind the jump in September consumer prices. The awaited consumer price index will be released Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET, and it will attract full attention from investors as a key input data ahead of next Fed meeting on November 1 …
Read More »Why Is IMF Warning Of Tough 2023?
The International Monetary Fund has reduced its forecast for the global economy, but this time with a loud warning, claiming that “The worst is yet to come, and for many people 2023 will feel like a recession”. “More than a third of the global economy will contract this year or …
Read More »Dollar is rising and yen is approaching a level that previously called for intervention
The dollar climbed back to September’s highest levels in years on Tuesday, as investors worried about rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions, while the Japanese yen fell close to the level that called for intervention last month. Strong US labor market data and expectations of continued inflation expected to be …
Read More »Germany rejects supporting joint EU debt amid energy crisis
Germany has no plans to back a joint European Union debt issuance according to a government source. This statement comes to reject prior news from the European session, so, according to the source, Germany does not support joint EU debt to encounter the looming energy crisis.The government source told Reuters …
Read More »Dollar rises slightly as investors await US inflation data
The dollar rose slightly on Monday as investors awaited this week’s inflation data, which is expected to show that price pressures remain strong. Meanwhile, the British Pound fell for the fourth consecutive session even after the Bank of England extended its support to the markets. US data on Thursday is …
Read More »Gold price encounters big risk ahead of CPI data
Gold is trading at $1693.70 per ounce at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at $1711.75. So, the gold market tends to be at risk despite its sudden recovery above $1,700 an ounce during the week. Gold failed to hold the $1700 level for long. Analysts point to …
Read More »Fed’s Evans, Waller, Mester Sang Same Hawkish Battle Song
On Thursday, Fed speakers kept singing the same battle rhyme. Loretta Mester said the US central bank has more work to do to tame inflation and she has not seen the evidence needed to convince her that the policymakers can slow the pace of interest rate hikes as investors expect …
Read More »Dollar rises on anticipation of US jobs data
On Thursday, the dollar extended the rally that began on Wednesday, as investors awaited the US jobs and inflation data, looking for indications that may mean reducing the intensity of the interest rate hike and reducing the rise of the US currency. The euro fell 0.27 percent to $0.9859, after …
Read More »US September Nonfarm Payrolls Preview
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are expected to appear above “normal” once again. That would affirm that the US employment situation remains “hot”, and that the Fed can focus on getting inflation down. According to the latest BLS report, there were over 10.1M job openings, but just 6.0M people were …
Read More »EUR/USD falls from around parity on stronger US dollar
The EUR/USD pair fell as speculation on Fed’s intentions regarding interest rate pace has decreased. The EUR/USD is erasing some of Tuesday’s gains as US T-bond yields are seen rising again, while US Services PMI data, even though slowed, is still at expansionary territory. At the time of writing, the …
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