The dollar rose on Monday as fears about inflation returned after the surprise announcement by major oil producers to cut production further. The announcement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, in what is known as the OPEC + group, came after data showed on Friday …
Read More »Gold fell as fears of raising US interest rates worsened after the OPEC+ surprise
Gold prices fell on Monday after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut oil production raised concerns about inflation and increased bets on a rate hike at the next Federal Reserve meeting in May. Spot gold prices fell 0.8 percent to $1951.37 an ounce by 0401 GMT, the lowest level …
Read More »Asian stocks edge up as markets digest oil rally
Despite a spike in oil prices, investors remained cautious about a potential rise in inflation over the upcoming months as the majority of Asian equities edged up on Monday as risk appetite maintained in response to softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data from the previous week. After Beijing launched an investigation into …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, March 27-31
Wall Street rose on Friday, with the Nasdaq index posting its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, after signs of easing inflation raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon end its aggressive campaign to raise interest rates. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted gains for the second …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 31/04/2023
After Friday’s inflation figures, the US Dollar rose against the Euro, but the American currency was still on course for a weekly loss.Economic DataThe University of Michigan’s consumer confidence index reported a score of 62 points in March, down from the previous reading of 63.4 points, which was lower than …
Read More »AUD/USD Impacted by US Inflation Data
The key factor behind the AUD/decline was the buoyant American dollar. Inflation in the US is still declining, and consumer confidence declined in March. TDS Analyst anticipates that the RBA will maintain rates at their meeting in April. Awaiting the RBA’s decision, the AUD/USD price is muted in the immediate …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Expect inflation to decline to around 3.25% this year
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John C. Williams said, on Friday, that the economic outlook is uncertain and that their decision will be driven by the data. He expects real GDP to grow modestly in 2023 and to pick up next year. Key Quotes: “While the FOMC has …
Read More »Biden: US is making progress in the fight against inflation
US President Joe Biden delivered a statement following the February PCE report, highlighting the progress in the fight against inflation. Key Quotes We are making progress in the fight against inflation. Today’s report shows annual inflation down by nearly 30 percent from this summer, against a backdrop of low unemployment …
Read More »U.S. PCE price inflation slowed in February
According to the most recent monthly update of the Federal Reserve’s favoured inflation indicator, consumer prices increased less in February than anticipated. Compared to the 0.3% forecast, the price index for core personal consumption increased by only 0.2% in February, slowing from a 0.5% gain in January that had been …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit rises 51.4% in February
Data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Friday showed that the country’s foreign trade deficit rose 51.4 percent in February on an annual basis to $12.08 billion, after imports jumped 10.1 percent. The data showed that imports amounted to 30.71 billion dollars, while exports fell 6.4 percent to 18.64 …
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