Forex Market

Gold is trading at $1976.69 at the time of writing and bulls are likely correct, but they still have more ambitious objectives. The NFP numbers from this Friday are now everything. Gold’s price rose on Thursday, rising for the day from a low of $1,953.44 to a high of $1,983.15 …

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard recently published an analysis titled ‘Is Monetary Policy Sufficiently Restrictive?’ in which he compares the policy rate under the Taylor rule to the Fed’s policy rate. According to Bullard, “monetary policy is now in better shape after the rate hikes.” Bullard’s …

The EUR/USD reaches 1.0746, surging over 0.50% from its opening price, following a weekly low of 1.0635. Weakening US manufacturing activity, as indicated by the ISM Manufacturing PMI falling to 46.9 in May, fuels speculation of a Fed pause on tightening.Mixed employment data shows private hiring surging but falling short …

Experts from a number of key banks do expect labour market to lose momentum only slowly. On Friday, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics will release the May jobs report and as markets get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 10 …

The pound rose on Thursday, benefiting from a drop in the dollar as Federal Reserve members said the central bank would forego a rate hike this month, while UK statistics portrayed a picture of an increasingly bleak economy. According to Bank of England (BoE) data, British lenders authorised fewer mortgages …

To help control stubbornly high inflation, the European Central Bank will need to extend its cycle of interest rate hikes, according to ECB President Christine Lagarde on Thursday. Lagarde said in a speech in Germany that the bank must continue to raise borrowing costs to “sufficiently restrictive levels,” citing a …

Eurozone inflation fell more than expected this month, as underlying price growth stalled, fueling speculation about the need for more European Central Bank rate hikes beyond the one scheduled for later this month. In May, inflation in the eurozone’s 20 member countries fell to 6.1% from 7.0% in April, falling …

The dollar fell from its highest level in two months on Thursday, as investors scaled back their expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month, but the House of Representatives vote to approve the suspension of the debt ceiling provided some support for the US currency. A …

Market Drivers – US Session – 31/05/2023 The cautious sentiments across financial markets heavily weighed on Wall Street indexes that lost ground again on Wednesday. Equity prices finished off their lows. The rebound in stocks weighed on the US dollar, which was also affected by comments from Fed officials that …

Gold price stays above the $1960 mark, it is trading at $1962.09 at the time of writing, even preparing for over 1.3% monthly losses in May. Expectations of resolving the US debt ceiling issue spark a dip in US Treasury bond yields, offering a lift to the Gold Index. Dovish …