The GBP/USD pair turned positive for the third straight day and climbed to a two-week high on Friday. The US dollar retreats from a two-and-half-week-high touched this Friday in reaction to the softer US macro data, which is seen lending some support to the GBP/USD pair. The pair’s uptick, marking …
Read More »European stocks rise amid strong results
European stocks rose on Friday, echoing overnight gains on Wall Street, supported by strong corporate earnings as investors awaited first-quarter GDP growth estimates in the euro zone to assess the strength of the region’s economies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3 percent, but was on track for its first weekly …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/04/2023
On the back of positive earnings announcements, Wall Street saw its best day in a week on Thursday, with the Dow Jones rising 1.57% and the Nasdaq rising 2.43%. Surprisingly, Meta Platforms increased by approximately 14% on Thursday. Companies including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, PetroChina, China Construction Bank, Sony, and Mercedes-Benz …
Read More »EUR/USD defends corrective bounce after volatile US session
The EUR/USD pair seesaws around 1.1030 after a volatile US session. The pair is trading at 1.1026 at the time of writing. On Thursday, the first readings of the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, also known as Advance readings, marked mixed outcomes. Headline …
Read More »AUD/USD erases gains after US data, slides toward 0.6600
US growth data comes in below expectations. US Dolla rises across the board boosted by US yields.AUD/USD up marginally, off highs after losing ground for four days in a row.The AUD/USD is rising marginally on Thursday after it trimmed gains on the back of US economic data. The pair peaked …
Read More »US: Pending Home Sales decline in March
Pending Home Sales in the US fell sharply in March. US Dollar Index holds in positive territory above 101.50.Pending Home Sales in the US declined by 5.2% on a monthly basis in March, the data published by the National Association of Realtors showed on Thursday. This reading followed February’s no-change …
Read More »U.S. GDP slows to 1.1% in the first quarter
According to preliminary figures released by the Commerce Department on Thursday, the United States’ economic growth slowed down more than was anticipated in the first quarter. The largest economy in the world saw real gross domestic product growth decelerate from 2.6% in the final three months of 2022 to 1.1% …
Read More »Gold shines brighter as the dollar falls and US data is in the spotlight
Gold prices rose on Thursday as the dollar weakened as investors prepared for a batch of US economic data to be released ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve (Central Bank) monetary policy meeting. By 0230 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $1996.50 an ounce, while US gold futures rose …
Read More »European stocks decline amid the return of concerns about the banking sector
European stocks fell on Thursday despite positive earnings from a group of companies, as turmoil over First Republic Bank continues to worry investors about the global banking sector. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1% by 0720 GMT, as media stocks fell 1.6%. Shares in Universal Music Group fell …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 26/04/2023
The ANZ Business Outlook survey is due during the Asian session in New Zealand, and it will be followed by Australia’s Import and Export Price Index. Prior to central bank meetings, markets are awaiting crucial economic data from the US and Eurozone. On Thursday, Wall Street declined once more due …
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