Forex Market

Bank of Canada’s Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki noted on Thursday that the BoC is set to end its quantitative easing program and that future applications of QE will have a very high bar to pass before accessing additional monetary policy mechanisms.The Canadian Dollar pared back recent gains against the US …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled another 150-plus points on Thursday after US data hinted at a further contraction of the overall economy, briefly sparking risk-off bids into the US dollar and forcing Treasury yields lower alongside equity indexes. The Dow Jones backslides over 150 points on Thursday. Treasury yields …

The U.S. dollar retreated on Thursday, as market participants wrestled with the contrasting signals of subdued U.S. inflation and a more hawkish stance from the Federal Reserve. The Dollar Index, measuring the greenback against a basket of major currencies, dipped 0.3% to 104.340, easing from its recent mid-May peak. This …

European stock markets took a hit on Thursday as the aftershocks of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance sent ripples across the financial landscape. Investors were left to grapple with the prospect of fewer U.S. rate cuts than anticipated, casting a shadow over global monetary policy easing. At the heart …

On early Thursday, dollar bulls tested the USD/JPY market, but their excitement quickly faded. This cautious attitude reflects the nervousness of investors as they anxiously await the Bank of Japan’s policy announcement. The US Federal Reserve’s hawkish turn eclipsed the less-than-expected US inflation numbers, giving the dollar a little boost.Due …

Recent economic news and headlines have been dominated by data and concerns related to US inflation. The negative surprise of the US CPI in May caused the US dollar to rapidly revert its recent positive trend, although the hawkish stance taken by the Federal Reserve helped the USD Index (DXY) …

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell noted that the revised forecast is a conservative approach and left open the possibility of additional rate reduction. Federal Reserve officials released a startling change to their estimates for the number of interest rate cuts this year.Following the two-day monetary policy meeting in Washington on Wednesday, …

Following the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) modification of its interest rate estimates, which were more hawkish than anticipated, the US Dollar Index observed an upward trend on Wednesday. After the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to a low of 104.30 in May due to lower-than-expected data, the dollar recovered …

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on Wednesday that it left the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25%-5.5% following the June policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. Fed will release the revised Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), the so-called dot …

The Federal Reserve is split on the path for rates, and this uncertainty cools the enthusiasm after the soft CPI which triggered a big rally. Interest rates have a critical role in moving financial markets, and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is the most influential central bank. The Fed announces …