The US Federal Reserve unveiled the Minutes of its latest meeting, which reminded market players of the aggressive stance of the central bank. Policymakers are determined to move the monetary policy to neutral “expeditiously.” Additionally, the statement reads: “participants also noted that depending on economic and financial developments, a move …
Read More »Red, Green Arrows Across Financial Markets Await Signals By FOMC Minutes
Investors, traders and market participants are eying minutes of the Federal Reserve’s March meeting to find direction as well as to gauge US central bank policymakers’ appetite for a half percentage point increase in interest rates in May. The stock market remains within a specific range for now, which should …
Read More »The Russia-Ukraine War Can Push Bitcoin to $50K Soon
After peaking at $48,000 last week, Bitcoin tested the resistance level and moved sideways during the weekend’s trading. The cryptocurrency saw a weak correction simultaneously, while Ethereum made a faster recovery, testing the $3,500 area. Bitcoin tested $48,000, the end of the bullish range of its latest trend, and saw …
Read More »Financial Markets Look for Guidance, Why Does Tuesday’s PMI Matter?
The US dollar has reclaimed 99.00 on expectation of strong US Services PMI on Tuesday. A preliminary estimate for the US Services PMI is 58 against the prior print of 56.5. Nearly 80% of the US economy revolves around services, which heightens attention around the US ISM services PMI as …
Read More »Currencies Overview: The euro fell, affected by the possibility of new sanctions against Russia
The euro fell on Monday, April 4, after Western powers said new sanctions were needed against Russia following the killing of civilians in Ukraine in what appeared to be war crimes. The euro, which is under pressure due to fears of economic damage from the war in Ukraine, fell 0.4% …
Read More »Weekly Recap – 28 March – 1 April
The dollar rose on Friday after a report showed strong US job growth in March. In addition, the unemployment rate fell to a two-year low, and wages rebounded, boosting speculation that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates by 50 points at its meeting. Next. The widely watched US Labor …
Read More »NFP Data Proves Win-Win For USD
The US economy gained 431000 jobs in March, on top of upward revisions and other upbeat data. There is nothing in the data suggesting that the Fed will refrain from a 50 bps rate hike. The US dollar is set to gain ground as traders take risks off the table …
Read More »NFP Preview: Forecasts From 4 Major Banks
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the March jobs report on Friday, April 1 at 12:30 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. CIBC “Employers likely …
Read More »Will NFP report tip the scales on the Fed’s decision in May?
Friday’s awaited report will be the final NFP data immediately before the next Fed meeting in early May, where traders are currently split between expecting a 25bps and a 50bps rate hike.It is like a problematic monetary policy riddle; how can a central bank raise interest rates, but be further …
Read More »OPEC + Ministerial Monitoring Committee agreed to adhere to the production policy in May
An OPEC + source said that the OPEC + Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee agreed to adhere to the current oil production policy and increase production by 432,000 barrels per day as of May. according to reuters.
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