As a result of the US debt-ceiling deal revealed on Sunday, interest in the US dollar declines, the USD/CHF trades for a second straight trading day with losses. This has fueled a bullish market sentiment that is hated by the safe-haven dollar, the greenback. Additionally, the low volume in the …
Read More »GBP/USD records gains as week’s focus shifts to NFP
GBP/USD records gains for the second trading day in a row. The US debt-ceiling deal favoured a positive market environment. Focus, this week, shifts to NFP data from May from the US. The GBP/USD pair trades with gains at 1.2358 and benefits from the positive market sentiment fueled by the …
Read More »Why is gold poised to remain under pressure?
The US inflation target has not been realized yet. Price pressures look too sticky and the country’s economy is showing little weakness. Therefore, the US dollar remains strong, and accordingly, gold could remain under downside pressure. Economists also see chances for further rate hikes by the US central bank more …
Read More »European shares lack momentum after debt ceiling deal
European market indices fell marginally on Monday, lacking impetus in thin trade, but Wall Street futures remained optimistic after the US achieved a debt ceiling deal over the weekend. On Saturday, US President Joe Biden and senior congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative agreement to lift the federal government’s …
Read More »Turkish lira is falling to a new record, and stocks are rising after Erdogan’s victory
The Turkish lira fell to a new record low against the dollar on Monday, but stocks rose after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, ushering his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. The lira fell to 20.065 pounds per dollar in early European trading, surpassing the previous …
Read More »USD stabilizes with increasing expectations of interest rate hike and optimism about debt ceiling
The dollar held steady on Monday amid rising expectations of a Federal Reserve hike in interest rates, despite news of a debt ceiling agreement that drove some hedge-seekers away from the greenback. The dollar recorded its highest level in six months against the Japanese currency at 140.91 yen in early …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, May 22-26
US stocks closed higher on Friday as progress was made in talks to raise the US debt ceiling, while chip stocks jumped for the second day amid optimism about artificial intelligence. After several rounds of talks, a US official told Reuters that US President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 26/05/2023
Tech stocks pushed solid gains for Wall Street on Friday after another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence. The gold market suffered another week of losses, falling for the third week as markets shifted expectations from a rate pause to a rate hike at the Fed’s policy meeting …
Read More »US Sec. Yellen extends deadline for default to June 5
The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke on Friday and extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government could default on its debt as early as June 5 without increasing the country’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. Yellen had previously put that date as in early June, …
Read More »IMF suggests US interest rates needs to be higher for longer
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, has crossed the wires with the following comments:US economy has proven resilient in face of significan fiscal and monetary tightening -article iv review statement.Expects US growth to be around 1.2% in 2023, picking up momentum later in 2024.US unemployment to rise …
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