European stocks opened lower on Thursday, with German real estate company LEG Immobilien tumbling to the bottom of the Stoxx 600 index on a dividend hold, while investors worried about interest rate hikes continuing for a longer period. Shares in LEG Immobilien plunged 10.6 percent in early trade, with the …
Read More »Turkish lira recorded a record low against the dollar
The Turkish lira, which is prone to sharp fluctuations before normal trading time, stabilized early on Friday after tumbling 4.25 percent to a record low of 19.80 against the dollar on Thursday evening. By 0439 GMT, the lira had settled at 18.9575 against the dollar, the same closing level on …
Read More »Gold rises with the decline of USD
Spot gold rose on Thursday as the dollar fell, but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments about raising interest capped the precious metal’s gains. And by 0046 GMT, spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $ 1815.58 an ounce, after reaching its lowest level in a week on Wednesday. There …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/03/2023
The US economy expanded marginally from January through late February, and price rises persisted widely, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book released on Wednesday. However, businesses said that inflation has moderated and that they anticipate it to do so throughout this year. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York …
Read More »BoJ’s policy expected to remain unchanged
The only significant central bank meeting this week, that of the Bank of Japan, is anticipated to end without a change in monetary policy following the BoC’s rate decision on Wednesday. Nonetheless, there are several elements that might distinguish the meeting event.Hikaru Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, who …
Read More »Fed Beige Book: Overall economic activity saw increase early 2023
The US economy expanded marginally from January through late February, and price rises persisted widely, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book released on Wednesday. However, businesses said that inflation has moderated and that they anticipate it to do so throughout this year.The Federal Reserve Bank of New York created …
Read More »Powell : Aware of lags of monetary policy effects
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on the Semi-annual Monetary Policy Report before the US House Financial Services Committee.The US Dollar Index continues to fluctuate in its daily range at around 105.50 after these comments.Key Quotes“We are aware of lags of monetary policy effects.”“They are highly uncertain in timeframe though.”“Slowing down …
Read More »Addressing Congress, Powell Defends Fed’s Hawkish Stance
Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the “costs of not getting inflation down will be extremely high”. FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on the Semi-annual Monetary Policy Report before the US House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.The US Dollar stays under modest bearish pressure during Powell’s testimony and the US …
Read More »US: JOLTS Job Openings decline to 10.8 million in January
Job openings in the United States have declined marginally in January, meanwhile, the US Dollar Index continues to fluctuate within the daily range slightly above 105.50.So far, the dollar’s performance showed no immediate reaction to this report and was last seen trading virtually unchanged on the day at 105.700 at …
Read More »BoC’s interest rates unchanged citing inflation falling as forecast
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday left its key overnight rate on hold at 4.50%, as expected, becoming the first major central bank to suspend its monetary tightening campaign in the face of an anticipated easing of high inflation.Over the past year, the Canadian central bank raised rates eight times …
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