Market Drivers – US Session – 31/05/2023 The cautious sentiments across financial markets heavily weighed on Wall Street indexes that lost ground again on Wednesday. Equity prices finished off their lows. The rebound in stocks weighed on the US dollar, which was also affected by comments from Fed officials that …
Read More »Gold reclaims $1960s on US debt ceiling hopes, lower US bond yields
Gold price stays above the $1960 mark, it is trading at $1962.09 at the time of writing, even preparing for over 1.3% monthly losses in May. Expectations of resolving the US debt ceiling issue spark a dip in US Treasury bond yields, offering a lift to the Gold Index. Dovish …
Read More »Following German data, EUR/GBP falls below 0.8600
On Wednesday, the Euro lost ground against its key competitors. Spain and Germany both posted inflation rates that fell short of market expectations. The 10-year yield on German bonds decreases and reaches weekly lows. After inflation data from Germany and Spain came in below the market consensus on Wednesday, the …
Read More »Republican leader anticipates debt ceiling bill passing
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is helping to steer crucial legislation to raise the debt ceiling past Senate conservatives but he says “We anticipate debt ceiling bill passing,” and claims that the bill is expected to come to the Senate as soon as Thursday.The US House of Representatives is …
Read More »Fed’s Beige Book: Economic activity was little changed overall in April, early May
According to Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, “economic activity was little changed overall in April and early May”. The expectations for future growth deteriorated a little, “though contacts still largely expected a further expansion in activity.” “Employment increased in most Districts, though at a slower pace than in previous reports”, said …
Read More »US Dollar regathers momentum after job openings data, hopes on debt deal
Th US Dollar has regathered its strength and rallied amid risk aversion. The dollar Index reached its highest level in over two months above 104.50 on Wednesday. The dollar’s performance is likely to continue to be impacted by risk perception in the second half of the day with investors keeping …
Read More »The Turkish economy grew 4% in Q1
Official data showed on Wednesday that the Turkish economy grew by 4 percent in the first quarter of this year, slightly exceeding expectations. The growth came despite the repercussions of the devastating earthquakes that hit the south of the country in February. Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed that …
Read More »European stocks touch their lowest level in two months after weak Chinese data
European stocks touched a two-month low on Wednesday after weak economic data from China fueled fears of a global slowdown and dashed optimism from signs of falling inflation in some major eurozone economies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.7 percent, its lowest since March 31. The main stock exchanges …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 30/05/2023
The debt ceiling agreement reached by US President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is encountering difficulties, which is negatively affecting market sentiment. US markets ended with mixed results, as Treasury yields dropped significantly. Economic Data Consumer sentiment in the US weakened slightly in May with the Conference Board’s Consumer …
Read More »Gold prices end higher on retreating US Treasury yields
Gold prices ended higher Tuesday, partially buoyed by declining US Treasury yields, after the most-active futures contract briefly touched its lowest level since March overnight. Gold found support Tuesday from a retreat in US Treasury yields. Gold prices have retreated for most of May as the dollar has strengthened and …
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