Forex Market

As Moscow raised military spending and Western sanctions put pressure on its energy exports, the value of the Russian currency dropped to its lowest level since the early days of the Ukraine conflict. As a result, the Russian central bank announced that it will hold an emergency meeting to review …

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers’ one-year inflation expectation dropped to the lowest level since April 2021 at 3.5% in July from 3.8% in June.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to this report and was …

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), according to Goldman Sachs, may begin reducing the funds rate in the second quarter of 2024. This estimate assumes that core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation will have fallen below 3% on a yearly basis and under 2.5% on a monthly basis. Even if …

European stocks opened lower on Monday, led by losses from miners with exposure to China on concerns about its ailing real estate sector, and energy stocks fell on lower oil prices. And by 0703 GMT, the European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.1 percent, extending losses from the previous session. Shares …

The Russian ruble fell to more than 100 against the dollar on Monday after an economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was interested in strengthening the ruble and that monetary easing was the main reason behind the local currency’s depreciation. The ruble fell to 100.4975 against the …

After a quiet trading week’s beginning on Monday, storms came one after another though Tuesday was ted to be quiet in terms of economic data; the first storm impacted commodities, because in response to data that suggested a potential global economic slowdown, risk appetite deteriorated on Tuesday, and the EUR/USD …

The US Dollar Index kept advancing and rallied for a fourth week in a row. It reached its highest point for the week, close to the 103.00 level, since June. The stock markets didn’t shift much as caution predominated. While continuing its seven-week rising trend, crude oil briefly retraced after …

For the sixth day in a row, the USD/JPY pair has been trading in the green near the 145.00 level. Due to stronger-than-expected US PPI data from July and investor expectations for the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to adopt a more dovish attitude, the dollar is appreciating and the Yen …

Gold price registered losses for the third straight week, with concerns over China’s economic stability continuing to weigh on the precious metal’s price. Gold failed to build on last Friday’s gains and started the week on a bearish note. Gold is trading at $1912.90 per ounce at the time of …

USD/CAD has lost ground due to hot PPI data from the US, which rose to 2.4% YoY in July. Higher oil prices have helped the Canadian dollar trade strong against most rival currencies. The US dollar is trading mildly stronger due to the hot Producer Price Index (PPI) from July …