Gold has reached an all-time record high of $2,280 due to geopolitical tensions and strong US data. The recent attack of Israel against an Iran embassy in Syria on April 1 supported Gold’s rise despite higher US Treasury yields and a strong US Dollar. Economic data from the US prompted …
Read More »AUD/USD retreats following upbeat US data
The Australian dollar’s recovery is losing momentum, as US data beats expectations. US Factory Orders and JOLTS Job Openings endorse the view of a robust economy in the United States with a tight labour market. The AUD/USD pair is up 0.31%, trading at 0.6509 at the time of writing.Cleveland Fed …
Read More »Sterling Reaping Fruit of Upbeat UK Data
The Pound Sterling has reacted positively to the strong UK Manufacturing PMI, which showed a 1.3% increase in March, the slowest pace since December 2021. The UK’s Manufacturing PMI landed above the 50.0 threshold, marking expansion from contraction at 50.3, higher than expectations and the former reading of 49.9. The …
Read More »US JOLTS Job Openings edge higher than forecast
The number of job openings on the last business day of February stood at 8.75 million, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) reported in the Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Tuesday. This reading followed 8.74 million (revised from 8.86 million) openings in January and came in …
Read More »Nikkei closed higher despite profit-taking and risks associated with the yen
Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Tuesday, briefly surpassing the 40,000-point mark before some gains were trimmed by profit-taking and concerns about potential intervention by Japanese authorities to stabilize the yen. The Nikkei index ended Tuesday’s session up 0.1 percent at 39,838.91 points. Although the index has risen approximately 19 …
Read More »Oil rises thanks to upbeat manufacturing data and rising tensions in the Middle East
Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of improving demand and escalating tensions in the Middle East, which pushed US futures to their highest level in five months in the previous session. Brent crude futures for June delivery climbed 37 cents to $87.79 a barrel …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, April 1
With some major markets closed on Easter Monday, the US dollar is the clear winner as of late Monday. As the day began, most attention was on growth-related data, with China releasing positive manufacturing production data for March. Still, the news was insufficient to keep investors upbeat.The news on Friday …
Read More »Will Consumer Spending Likely Stop Fed’s Rate Cuts?
Federal Reserve’s officials and policymakers are surely thinking about cutting interest rates, but one important question is yet unanswered: how will consumer spending patterns affect this choice? Generally speaking; higher interest rates would cause consumers and corporations to reduce their expenditure. Stock prices will retreat as a result, and earnings …
Read More »RBA’s Kent: No change to current rundown of balance sheet
Assistant Governor Christopher Kent of the Reserve Bank of Australia stated on Monday that retaining bonds till maturity has no effect on the present balance sheet breakdown. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD pair is trading at 0.6490, up 0.02% on the day.Key Quotes“The outlook for inflation and monetary …
Read More »US stocks close mixed, yields rise to start second quarter trading
The second quarter of 2024 began with mixed closing results for US stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.6% and the S&P 500 down 0.2%. Although it was off its early session highs, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ended the day marginally higher. As the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield …
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