Following a five-day losing skid, the price of gold has increased from a one-week low to $1,918 on Thursday during the Asian session. Because of the strengthening US Dollar, rising US Treasury bond yields, worries about China, and other factors, the price of gold is declining. The US ISM Services …
Read More »USD/CAD poised to break through despite the BoC’s hawkish stance
The USD/CAD pair increases as rising US Treasury yields result from positive economic data in the United States. Although the Bank of Canada maintained interest rates steady, it cautions that further increases should not be ruled out. Despite the BoC’s aggressive stance, the US dollar dominates the foreign exchange market, …
Read More »Beige Book: Economic growth modest in July, August, job growth was subdued
According to Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, economic growth was modest during July and August. It added that job growth was subdued. “Most Districts reported price growth slowed overall, decelerating faster in manufacturing and consumer-goods sectors,” the Beige Book noted. Key Takeaways: Contacts from most Districts indicated economic growth was modest …
Read More »ECB could decide a final hike next week
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) will convene the following week. Analysts believe that the ECB will carry out one more 25 basis point rate hike. They claim that the ongoing strong inflation momentum and the anticipated inflation levels above the target are what led to this …
Read More »US dollar soared following ISM data
On Wednesday, the US dollar (USD) is causing traders to lose their bearings. During morning European trading hours, when the Greenback was trading more subduedly, the Euro was the talk of the town. The European currency quickly rose in value as a result of the hawkish remarks made by two …
Read More »Kremlin: Putin, Saudi Crown Prince confirm reducing oil supply ensures market stability
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and that the two leaders indicated that the latest agreements on reducing oil supplies ensure stability in global energy markets. Saudi Arabia and Russia announced on Tuesday the extension of …
Read More »Gold rises as the dollar and US Treasury yields fall
The price of gold rose from its lowest level in a week on Wednesday, with US Treasury bond yields declining and the dollar abandoning the highest levels reached in the previous session, but expectations of keeping interest rates high limited the gains of bullion. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to …
Read More »European stocks continue their losses affected by fears of an economic slowdown
European stocks extended their losses for the sixth straight session on Wednesday as concerns about the global economic slowdown and rising crude oil prices leading to inflationary pressures made investors reluctant to take risks. By 0713 GMT, the STOXX 600 index was down 0.5 percent, hovering near its lowest level …
Read More »GBP/USD slides on weaker UK business activity
Amid gloomy UK PMI data and a slowing global economy, the pound sterling falls. The GBP/USD pair declines 0.42% to trade at 1.2567 as a result of the UK’s S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI falling to 48.6, entering contraction zone for the first time since January. The pair is trading at …
Read More »EUR/GBP retreats following Eurozone’s PPI, PMIs figures
This week, the EUR/GBP pair has lost around 0.42%, dropping to 0.8535. As of this writing, it is trading at 0.8531 after the Eurozone’s PPI figure for July above expectations while the August Services PMI came in below expectations.The same month’s British PMI numbers were better than anticipated, although they …
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