This week the market is looking for the Fed’s monetary policy meeting and perhaps the arrival of tapering, or at least an announcement of the schedule and start date. In the bank’s last meeting in September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said tapering in November is high on the agenda and …
Read More »The Australian Dollar Fell After Less Hawkish Comments From RBA
The Australian dollar fell on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia spoke less hawkish-than-expected at the first of a series of central bank meetings this week. Attention is now focused on the US Federal Reserve, which begins two days of meetings on Tuesday and is expected to announce the …
Read More »Debate continues on surging prices of commodities
Commodities are rising again, with copper, aluminum, crude oil, natural gas and wood reaping significant gains compared to pre-pandemic levels.Supply disruptions and a global push toward sustainability may be driving the commodity boom, even as fiscal stimulus and low rate policies also impact the overall economic scene.The U.S. government and …
Read More »Is the US Dollar Awaiting a Strong Rise?
The dollar rose in early European trade on Monday, extending gains from the previous session after strong inflation numbers reinforced monetary policy tightening at this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 94.243, just below …
Read More »USD/JPY surpasses 114.00 by Treasury yields
The U. S. dollar regained bullish traction on Friday and is rallying nearly 0.5%, erasing the previous two days’ losses. The USD/JPY is testing levels above 114.00 at the time of writing, after having bounced up from two-week lows at 113.25 on Thursday. Higher inflation expectations and stronger yields are …
Read More »The Dollar is Rising But Remains at Low Levels
The US dollar index, which measures its performance against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.25% to 93.58 points, moving away from its lowest level recorded yesterday at 93.277 points, the lowest level in nearly a month, and the dollar traded during the day at levels between 93.32 and …
Read More »Coverage of Lagarde’s Press Conference
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility, and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as was widely expected. Christine Lagarde, President of the Europen Central Bank (ECB), is delivering her remarks on the …
Read More »ECB: Forecasts From Nine Major Banks
USD/TRY leap The European Central Bank (ECB) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy decision this Thursday at 11:45 GMT, which will be followed by the post-meeting press conference at 12:30 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of nine major banks. ING “Updating the …
Read More »ECB: The Market is Looking For Clues
The European Central Bank (ECB) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy decision this Thursday at 11:45 GMT, which will be followed by the post-meeting press conference at 12:30 GMT. Today’s ECB announcement may have more significance and is closely followed by the markets as it is one week ahead …
Read More »Growth slowdown and inflation would dominate ECB’s meeting
Investors and observers have expected the European Central Bank’s October meeting to be unexciting, but the current mixture of growth slowdown and higher inflation could cause it to be more action-packed than anticipated.Although big decisions on the future of the European Central Bank’s emergency stimulus package are unlikely to be …
Read More »