Forex Market

On Friday, the USD/CAD pair is trading sideways, holding close to its levels from a week ago. The Canadian GDP increased by 0.3% in May, and core consumer inflation in the US is decreasing, according to US data. The price of the pair rose to weekly highs at 1.3248 but …

Interest rate expectations are likely to continue driving the price of the precious metals. US economic data should be a key driver of the gold price as most economists and analysts suggest. At the time of writing, gold is trading up by +0.75 at $1960.38 per ounce.The US economy grew …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said Friday (July 28th) that her country will urge buyers of its agricultural exports to pay in rubles instead of dollars as a way to get around Western sanctions. She stated that the government is preparing a draft decree that would enable buyers to …

The French economy grew by 0.5% in the second quarter of this year, exceeding expectations, driven by exports while household consumption declined, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. This first estimate of the Institute came higher than the estimated growth forecast of 0.1% for the period …

European stocks retreated on Friday from multi-month highs hit during the previous session, as investors digested a mixed batch of corporate earnings reports and bond yields rose after the Bank of Japan adjusted monetary policy. And by 0716 GMT, the pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3%, having closed on …

On Friday, gold prices recovered slightly from their lowest levels in two weeks, after strong US economic data caused a wave of selling in the previous session, and as the atmosphere dominated by interest rates pushed the yellow metal towards its biggest weekly loss in five weeks. Spot gold rose …

Eurozone blue-chip shares rallied to their highest in more than 15 years on Thursday as investors anticipated the European Central Bank was close to the end of its tightening cycle. The EURO STOXX 50 index was up 2.3%, touching its highest level since December 2007, while the pan-European STOXX 600 …

USD/JPY bears jumped in on a Nikkei news article ahead of the Bank of Japan’s meeting on Friday that took USD/JPY down from 141.10 to 139.20 low in a flash. The Nikkei reported, ” The Bank of Japan will discuss tweaking its yield curve control policy at a policy board …

The outlook remains negative for Gold despite oversold readings. Gold prices dropped by more than $30 during the US session and remain under pressure amid a stronger US dollar and higher US Treasury yields. Technical factors also weighed on the yellow metal. XAG/USD bottomed at $1,942 before modestly rebounding. The …

Following the publication of better-than-expected US GDP figures for the second quarter, the Australian Dollar retreated against the US Dollar on Thursday. The aud/usd pair is trading down by -0.20 at 0.6742 at the time of writing.The report revealed stronger-than-expected labour market data, stronger-than-expected durable goods orders, lower-than-expected GDP price …