Economic Report

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, November 8, due to a slight rise in the dollar, in addition to shifting investors’ attention to inflation data in America, which is expected to be released next Thursday. Markets are awaiting inflation data because of its impact on the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise …

Gold prices steadied on Monday near a three-week peak hit in the previous session, buoyed by a weaker dollar, while investors looked forward to U.S. inflation data later this week that could influence the size of Federal Reserve rate-hike.At the time of writing, the precious metal is trading at $1676.25. …

This week will witness markets focusing on Tuesday’s US mid-term elections on. Economists at Société Générale expect equities to go up if the Republicans win control of both the Senate and the House.Victory for the Republicans GOP could have negative ramifications for the Euro. The US midterms could have an …

The dollar fell on Monday against the euro and the British pound, amid an improved appetite for riskier assets and a rally in the European stock market. Monday’s survey showed investor sentiment in the eurozone improved in November for the first time in three months, reflecting hopes that a recent …

The dollar rose on Monday as sentiment deteriorated after China said it was sticking to its strict curbs on the coronavirus, dashing hopes of the imminent reopening of the world’s second-largest economy that earlier recorded a massive rebound in risky assets. China said at the weekend that it would continue …

Significant events dominated price action across global financial markets last week, including Fed’s rate decision and US NFP data, namely the most important events of the monthFOMC Decision, US Rate Hike The Fed raised interest rates by 75 points last week, bringing the accumulative key rate to 4.00%, after raising …

The US economy added more jobs than expected in October even as the Fed pressed on with the central bank’s most aggressive monetary tightening campaign in decades.Friday’s figure effectively serves as a catalyst for Fed policymakers to proceed with further rate hikes, particularly after messaging from Fed Chair Jerome Powell …

The euro and the pound sterling recouped some of their losses on Friday, but were still heading for their biggest weekly decline since September, ahead of US employment data that could confirm Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hint this week of continued monetary tightening, sending the dollar higher. Improved investor …

Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are forecast to increase by 200,000 in October. Gold is likely to react slightly stronger to a disappointing jobs report than an upbeat one. Gold price action has no historical apparent connection with NFP deviation four hours after the data release.The US Dollar Index looks …

Regarding the monetary policy statement, the Fed acknowledged that US economic growth was slowing down in spending and production and commented that labour market conditions remain “robust” and the unemployment rate is slow. Fed policymakers added that inflation remains elevated, a reflection of the supply/demand imbalances blamed on the pandemic …