The US dollar index held firm on Tuesday, posting its biggest gain in two weeks, after strong US service sector data fueled expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates more than recently expected. The Australian dollar rose from near a one-week low after the Reserve Bank of Australia …
Read More »Oil falls amid data, mixed worries
Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Monday, following US service sector data that has added to worries that the Fed could continue its aggressive policy tightening path. So, the data caused oil and stock markets to pare gains.Brent crude futures were down $2.18, or 2.6%, at $83.39 a barrel by …
Read More »GBP/USD steps up, eying break of 1.2150s
The GBP/USD pair slides amid risk aversion at start of week US session. The British Pound is vulnerable to soured UK politics and economy. The US dollar bulls are moving in on the face of stronger US economic data.The British Pound is under pressure in the US trading session as …
Read More »Dollar is falling after easing of Corona restrictions in China boosted risk appetite
The dollar fell broadly on Monday after a difficult week, dropping below seven yuan as sentiment towards riskier assets improved after signs that China would ease some restrictions related to COVID-19. More Chinese cities, including financial hub Shanghai and Urumqi in the far west, announced easing coronavirus restrictions over the …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap November 28 – December 2
The weaker US dollar and risk aversion were in news headlines most of the time during Friday’s US trading session. The positive employment report on the United States suggested the Fed might need to keep hiking rates to ease a contracted labour market, though it failed to reinforce the US …
Read More »Oil price steadies ahead of Russian oil cap enactment, OPEC+ meeting
Oil future contracts changed a little bit during the choppy trading session on Friday ahead of the meeting of OPEC+ scheduled for Sunday and an EU ban on Russian crude which will come in force as of Monday, December 5.WTI crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $81.35 per …
Read More »US NFP Preview
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the November jobs report on Friday, December 2 at 13:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 4 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Expectations are for …
Read More »NFP Preview: Jobs could surge by 208,000
On Friday, all eyes will be on the US non-farm payrolls reading during the first week of a new month. The all-important data will be attentively watched by all market players to see whether the aggressive rate-rising policy of the US central bank is knocking the labour market which has …
Read More »USD/CAD fluctuates following US manufacturing data
The USD/CAD pair stopped its slump following US data that signaled further retreating economic activity in United States.The weaker-than-expected US ISM Manufacturing PMI triggered a fresh wave of Risk aversion in addition to comments by Fed’s Bowman who said there’s work to do by the US central bank.The USD/CAD pair …
Read More »Dollar fell to its lowest level in 3 months against yen
The dollar fell to a three-month low against the yen on Thursday, as investors focused on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks about the possibility of slowing the pace of interest rate hikes “as early as December.” Powell said on Wednesday that slowing the pace at this point is a …
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