As the market becomes more optimistic and favours riskier currencies over safe havens like the Yen, the value of the Japanese yen has declined at the beginning of the week. At its most recent meeting, the Bank of Japan sent conflicting signals, stating that it is still easing while also …
Read More »Fed’s Cook: Fed cannot anticipate all risks, but can build resilience to shocks
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday that expectations of near-term policy rates do not appear to be driving rise in long-term rates. These comments failed to trigger a noticeable market reaction. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was unchanged on the day at 105.05. The US financial …
Read More »US dollar retreats on tightening bets, downturn concerns
The dollar fell to an almost eight-week low against the euro on Monday on growing confidence that the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates, while comments from multiple U.S. central bank officials this week will be watched for further signals on rate policy.Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is due to …
Read More »Gold declines as risk appetite increases and anticipation of Jerome Powell’s speech
Gold fell on Monday as risk appetite increased, while traders awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and statements from a group of Federal Reserve members scheduled for this week for further clues on the path related to monetary policy. By 1152 GMT, gold in spot transactions fell …
Read More »European stocks stabilize after a strong week
European shares steadied on Monday after the benchmark index posted its biggest weekly jump since March, while Ryanair shares had their best performance in a month after record annual profits. The European STOXX index rose 0.1 percent by 0810 GMT after jumping more than three percent last week, with investors …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap
After a very busy week, several economic data releases are expected to weigh on the performance of multiple assets and most prominently, the US Dollar Index with the beginning of the new trading week.Oil’s PerformanceWTI crude dropped to $80.70, a decrease of more than 2%. Soft labour market data was …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Nov. 3
Wall Street’s major indexes reached session highs after regaining their 50-day moving averages. The softer October payrolls report boosted stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average holding a 0.9% gain. The S&P 500 rose 1.3%, while the Nasdaq led by 1.6%. Small-cap Russell 2000 surged 3%, while Innovator IBD 50 …
Read More »EUR/GBP retreats to fortnight low on Sterling’s recovery
The clear winner for Friday is the Sterling. The EUR/GBP pair is retreating into 0.8660 despite the strengthening of the pound sterling on Friday. Next week’s economic schedule includes the UK GDP and EU retail sales in the latter half.As the market approaches the weekly closing bell, the EUR/GBP is …
Read More »Fed’s Bostic sees no recession ahead
“I may support holding rates for about 8 to 10 months”, Atlanta Fed’s Raphael Bostic said on Friday. Bostic added that monetary policy is in the right place given the economic outlook. He added he may support holding interest rates steady for about 8 to ten months. Bostic also mentioned …
Read More »Why is Yellen slammed concerning T-bonds?
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who took office in January 2021, is accused of committing the worst mistake in the Department’s history when she “failed to issue cheap bonds before the Fed began its latest series of rate hikes,” which “paved the way for a debt catastrophe” and “exacerbated the …
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