Forex Market

According to prepared remarks for delivery at a conference sponsored by The Money Marketeers of New York University, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller has expressed his support for hiking rates at the July FOMC meeting. The decision-maker also demonstrated his reluctance to declare US inflation under control and supported further …

The GBP/USD pair has rallied after the US Producer Price Index (PPI) for June surged below estimates, indicating a steady deceleration of inflation in the largest world economy. The pair is trading at 1.3133 at the time of writing. The UK is seen as hardly missing a recession, but fears …

Gold maintains choppy performance despite US dollar’s losses Given that the market’s expectations for future US interest rate increases have been greatly reduced, the recent decline in gold prices is likely to have come to an end. Even so, we anticipate some additional upside potential for the year’s conclusion. Because …

The US federal budget deficit sharply widened to $227.76 billion in June, up from $88.8 billion in the same month last year. The deficit was $1.39 trillion for the first nine months of the fiscal year, up from $515.1 billion in the same period last year. Government receipts fell from …

In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said it was too early to declare victory on inflation, as reported by Reuters.Daly’s comments were not capable of helping the US Dollar find demand. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was down 0.55% on …

A spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that slowing exports and weaker private investment cause China’s growth momentum to slow, per Reuters.There doesn’t appear to be any discernible effect of these remarks on risk mood. As of writing, the S&P 500 Index was up 0.6% on …

European stocks rose Thursday, July 13, as US inflation data boosted hopes that the US Federal Reserve is about to end the monetary tightening cycle after the Corona virus pandemic, although a mixed set of economic data limited the increase in gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1% by …

Portugal warned that further interest rate hikes by rhe European Central Bank will put the Eurozone growth in peril. The country’s finance minister says tightening to date is not fully absorbed. Further interest-rate increases by the European Central Bank would add to the dangers for the euro-area economy as it …

The USD/CHF pair has retreated to an 8-year low due to weak US CPI data, which indicates a more balanced supply-demand situation. The Consumer Price Index shows inflation cooling, with core CPI indicating a more balanced supply-demand situation. With inflation above the Fed’s 2% target, odds for a significant rate …

The Bank of Canada announced that it will raise the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5% in July, following its July policy meeting. This decision came in line with market expectations, as the Canadian economy has been stronger than expected and more momentum in demand. The BoC …