The Japanese yen jumped Monday, September 11, after comments by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda raised hopes that the country may soon enter a new era away from negative interest rates, while the dollar fell ahead of US inflation data scheduled for release this week. The Japanese currency rose …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 4:8
The G-20 leaders decided on Saturday to implement the reporting framework for digital assets quickly since a sizable portion of their members want information exchange on these non-financial assets to begin by 2027. To prevent tax evaders from hiding their unreported wealth with such non-financial assets, the Crypto Asset Reporting …
Read More »Why do Fed’s economists expect low inflation, no recession, positive growth?
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economists forecast that inflation will decline without pushing the US economy into a recession. They also described a Goldilocks scenario for a soft landing in a recent study. Inflation may fall below 2% by next year, negating the need for any rate increases.Stefania D’Amico and …
Read More »US stocks drop as jobless claims data refuel rate bets
The largest retreat on Thursday’s declines on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Indexes was Apple, along with a selloff in chip companies due to worries over China’s iPhone bans. Concerns about interest rates and persistent inflation increased as a result of a drop in weekly US unemployment claims. The S&P …
Read More »Gold’s appeal worsens following US labour data
Even if other countries are suffering from the effects of tight monetary policy, the US economy is nevertheless robust. The US service sector is experiencing strong demand, which would allow the Federal Reserve to keep the door open for additional policy tightening. In comparison to estimates and the previous report …
Read More »Dollar dominates currency markets
A sharp rise in the dollar pushed the yen to a 10-month low on Thursday and kept the euro and sterling near three-month lows as investors put their full faith in the still-strong US economy despite the bleak global growth outlook. The dollar rose to a new peak at 147.875 …
Read More »Could gold reshine on Thursday?
Following a five-day losing skid, the price of gold has increased from a one-week low to $1,918 on Thursday during the Asian session. Because of the strengthening US Dollar, rising US Treasury bond yields, worries about China, and other factors, the price of gold is declining. The US ISM Services …
Read More »USD/CAD poised to break through despite the BoC’s hawkish stance
The USD/CAD pair increases as rising US Treasury yields result from positive economic data in the United States. Although the Bank of Canada maintained interest rates steady, it cautions that further increases should not be ruled out. Despite the BoC’s aggressive stance, the US dollar dominates the foreign exchange market, …
Read More »EUR/GBP retreats following Eurozone’s PPI, PMIs figures
This week, the EUR/GBP pair has lost around 0.42%, dropping to 0.8535. As of this writing, it is trading at 0.8531 after the Eurozone’s PPI figure for July above expectations while the August Services PMI came in below expectations.The same month’s British PMI numbers were better than anticipated, although they …
Read More »Pessimistic crypto outlook could mean accumulation opportunities
Due to waning market sentiment and declining momentum, it is anticipated that Bitcoin will drop below the $24,995 threshold. The $1,630 support level is tenuously holding, putting Ethereum price at risk of a 5% decline for liquidity collection. If the current confidence holds, ripple price could break through the $0.5667 …
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