Japan’s Nikkei index fell to its lowest level in four months on Tuesday, with rising US Treasury yields weighing on investor sentiment and the Federal Reserve’s pledge to prolong fiscal tightening. The Nikkei index extended its losses in the afternoon, falling to 31,157.40 for the first time since June 1, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, October 2
The key event in the Asian session, Tuesday, will be the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting. Later in the day, Switzerland will report consumer inflation, and in the US, the JOLTS Job Openings data will be released.Key DevelopmentsThe US dollar made a great start to the week, continuing the upward …
Read More »Gold hits 7-month low at the start of 2023’s Q4
Gold is falling with bonds, equity, and commodity prices as expectations for US interest rates rose after the US government struck a deal with Republican opponents to avert a shutdown until the middle of next month. US President Joe Biden signed a bill to extend government funding for 6 weeks, …
Read More »Canadian dollar retreats on stronger US counterpart
The US dollar had a substantial increase in momentum on Monday as risk appetite across the board decreased and uneasy investors piled into the USD. Just below 1.3680, the USD/CAD pair is rounding into the midway of the US trading session.The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for Canadian Manufacturing fell on …
Read More »WTI crude declines on increased output
As profit-taking increases and the US Dollar strengthens as a result of rising US Treasury bond yields, WTI crude declines 2.37% to $88.54 per barrel. The demand for oil may be at danger due to worries about the economy’s slowdown, which are emphasized by lower manufacturing data from China and …
Read More »Fed’s Barr: Important to ask how long to hold onto tightening policy
Michael Barr, Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, stated on Monday that the central bank should implement monetary policy cautiously.The most important question, in his opinion, is not how much higher interest rates will rise, but rather how long they will stay at a level that is appropriately …
Read More »EUR/USD slides amid surging US yields, hawkish Fed
Rising US Treasury bond yields and anticipation of further Fed tightening weigh heavily on the EUR/USD pair, which declines to 1.0500, down 0.69%. The Euro is losing value due to divergent economic forecasts that show growing US business activity and slowing manufacturing activity in the Eurozone.With major support at 1.0500 …
Read More »ISM Manufacturing Index Exhibits Recovery Signs
The US economy’s main engine, the industrial sector, is still contracting. However, there are indicators of progress. The purchasing managers index, or PMI, published by the Institute for Supply Management registered 49 in September as opposed to 47.6 in August.According to the data presented on Monday, the US manufacturing sector …
Read More »Fed’s Powell: Economy still working through pandemic impact
The U.S. economy is still dealing with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said during a meeting with community and business leaders in York, Pennsylvania.“We are still coming through the other side of the pandemic,” Powell said, noting labour shortages in healthcare, ongoing difficulties with …
Read More »While metals markets might be frustrating, the alternatives are even worse
In the United States, inflation, as measured by the change in the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, rose to 3.5% on an annual basis in August, up from 3.4% (revised from 3.3%) in July, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. This reading was consistent with …
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