GBP/USD reached a weekly high of 1.2818, but dropped below 1.2700. US CPI remains above 3%, Core CPI remains 4%. UK GDP figures for Q2 release, US inflation data, reacted upwards.US Treasury bond yields soared, leading to a comeback in the US Dollar (USD) at 1.2687. The GBP/USD pair reached …
Read More »US budget deficit hitting $1.6 trillion so far in current fiscal year
According to the Treasury Department, the US government budget deficit reached $1.6 trillion during the first ten months of the current fiscal year. 4.110%According to the Treasury Department’s report released on Thursday, the federal budget deficit increased by more than twice as much in the first ten months of fiscal …
Read More »Moody’s warning revisited as a wake-up call for optimistic banking investors
The decline in US bank stocks this week astonished options traders and drove them to wonder whether bank investors have grown too accustomed to the crisis-hit industry. Several US regional lenders had their credit ratings reduced by Moody’s, and some of the world’s largest banks were under scrutiny for a …
Read More »Fed’s Daly: US July CPI is a “good data point”
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary C. Daly said on Thursday that today’s Consumer Price Index report was “good news” for families and businesses in an interview with Yahoo! Finance. She mentioned that they are committed to getting core inflation down. The US Dollar Index is falling on …
Read More »European stocks are rising thanks to shares of insurance companies and personal and household goods
European stocks rose on Thursday as investors received a batch of corporate earnings reports while they awaited US inflation data that is likely to determine the course of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent by 0707 GMT, after rising to a one-week high …
Read More »The Russian ruble fell to the lowest level in 16 months against the dollar
The Russian ruble fell by more than two percent against the dollar on Tuesday, to its lowest level in more than 16 months, above 97, due to strong domestic demand for foreign currency. The ruble recovered on Monday to post intraday gains for the first time in August, but gave …
Read More »The unemployment rate in Türkiye rose to 9.6% in June
Official data showed on Thursday that Turkey’s unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point month-on-month to 9.6 percent in June, while the underutilization rate of the labor force, after adjusting for seasonal factors, rose 1.7 percentage points to 24.2 percent. The workforce underutilization rate has decreased significantly since 2021, but has …
Read More »Gold near its lowest level in a month
Gold prices hovered near a one-month low on Thursday, as investors awaited US inflation data that could determine the path the Federal Reserve will take on interest rates going forward. Gold increased 0.2 percent in spot transactions to $ 1,918 an ounce by 0337 GMT, but it is hovering near …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, August 09
The Italian Ministry of Finance announced that it will cap the tax on net interest income on the most vulnerable assets at 0.1%. The markets received this official announcement with a positive response after investors in the banking sector stocks in the country saw that it comes within the framework …
Read More »GBP/USD retreats ahead of US inflation, British GDP
With important UK GDP statistics due on Friday, the Pound Sterling experiences little trading and continues to move below the 50-day EMA around 1.2724. The Bank of England’s attitude, meantime, is under pressure as market chances point to a rate hike in September at 85%, with the Bank Rate possibly …
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