Forex Market

The USD/CAD pair is expected to end a third consecutive week of decline as hawkish Fed speakers limit the pair’s upside potential. On Friday, the USD/CAD continued its downward momentum dropping to a low of 1.3188 and it is set to confirm a 100 pips weekly decline. At the time …

The EUR/USD pair’s rally slowed down following the ECB rate hike and hawkish remarks from central bankers. US Consumer Sentiment improves, supporting a stronger USD; Eurozone inflation slows as expected. Hawkish stances by both ECB and Fed officials hint at potential further tightening. Upcoming key events include the German May …

Inflation in the US is well above target and the labor market remains very tight, the US Federal Reserve’s recently published monetary policy report to Congress read, ahead of Chairman Jerome Powell’s Capitol Hill testimony next week, per Reuters.In reaction; the US Dollar Index clings to modest recovery gains near …

Gold rose on Friday after the dollar hovered near a one-month low, but expectations of an increase in US interest rates this year limited gains. And gold in spot transactions increased 0.3 percent to $ 1964.19 an ounce by 1030 GMT, on its way to rise 0.2 percent this week. …

European stocks rose at the open on Friday, supported by gains led by the healthcare sector at the end of a busy week of monetary policy decisions by central banks. And by 0717 GMT, the European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2%, and the healthcare sector index rose 0.5%. The STOXX …

The yen fell after the Bank of Japan on Friday kept interest rates ultra-low and predicted inflation would slow later this year, reiterating its monetary easing stance that runs counter to the tightening policies of other central banks around the world. As widely expected, the BoJ kept the short-term interest …

The Bank of Japan’s decision about Friday’s Asian session will be the week’s final major event. The University of Michigan will publish its Consumer Sentiment survey in the US later in the day. Market players will continue to analyse the decisions made at the most recent central bank meetings on …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned any effort to decouple from China would be “disastrous”, saying national security measures targeted at Beijing were not designed to “stifle” the Chinese economy. Yellen also cautioned against the idea of decoupling with China, stating that such a move would be “a big …

The Gold Index climbed 0.86% in the trading, spurred on by a softer US Dollar and retreating US bond yields. Despite the Fed’s rate hike pause, US Treasury yields are retreating, signaling broad market skepticism over monetary tightening. US Retail Sales see an unexpected rise in May, bucking predictions, but …

The GBP/USD pair is rallying sharply in the North American session, propelled by an interest rate hike by the ECB and a pause on the side of the US Fed. Expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) could be the more hawkish central bank amongst G10 FX countries keep the …