The euro jumped after the European Central Bank’s governing council said it would hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday, June 15 to discuss the recent massive sell-off in government bond markets, briefly distracting traders ahead of the upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting. The single European currency rose by as much …
Read More »Is another crypto crash possible?
Bitcoin sank below $21,000 on Tuesday, extending sharp declines from the previous day and sinking deeper into 18-month lows. The total value of all digital tokens combined also dipped below $1 trillion for the first time since early 2021.A liquidity crisis at cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius has triggered investors’ worries …
Read More »Fed Decision Preview: Forecasts by twelve major banks
The US central bank will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, June 15. As markets get closer to the release time, twelve major banks published their forcasts. The Federal Reserve is the world’s most powerful central bank and is expected to go off-script through hiking rate by up to …
Read More »EUR/USD Eyes Fed’s Policy Decision
The EUR/USD bears stay the course and continue to eye a test of 1.04 the figure. The US dollar has climbed to score fresh bull cycle highs ahead of the Fed. At 1.0448, the Euro is still trailing to the US dollar by some 0.65% despite the recent bid in …
Read More »The dollar is rising and the yen is falling to its lowest level since 1998
The price of the dollar, which is considered a safe haven for value, rose towards its highest levels in 20 years against the major currencies on Monday, supported by fears of a global economic slowdown and the expectation of a large interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. The …
Read More »What Wall Street is saying about May’s US shocking inflation report
The Consumer Price Index published on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics hiked by 8.6% from a year ago, up from April’s reading of 8.3% and higher than economists had projected.Federal Reserve policymakers tasked with bringing prices back down could likely to take clues from May’s CPI report on …
Read More »The dollar falls against the euro before US inflation data
The dollar fell Friday, June 10, as traders awaited the US inflation data that should provide indications of the path of monetary tightening at the Federal Reserve, and after the European Central announced the start of raising interest rates next month. The euro rose after its decline Thursday, June 9, …
Read More »CPI Index Preview: Is there any room for policy surprise?
The annual CPI forecast to be unchanged at 8.3% in May. Core prices expected to drop to 5.9% from 6.2%. Steep oil and fuel price gains in May could push inflation risk upward. Fed tightening policy will be unchanged and eventually markets are expected to react to differentials.April’s small decline …
Read More »ECB sets course for interest rate hikes
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) June 9 monetary policy decision is likely to be a highly significant one, as the central bank is seen signaling its first-rate hike in over a decade. Increasing signs of inflation broadening out in the old continent have compelled the ECB to prepare for a …
Read More »EUR/USD climbs to 1.0700 of the ECB policy decision
EUR/USD climbs to 1.0700 of the ECB policy decision The EUR/USD has pared some of Monday’s losses and is now testing the 50-day moving average to the upside on Tuesday during the North American session. At 1.0709, the EUR/USD pair exchanges hands on top of the previously-mentioned DMA at the …
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