GBP/USD dropped more than 150 pips and fell from 1.2000 to 1.1840s. Hawkish comments by the US Fed Chair Jerome Powell at the Senate keeps investors assessing a 50 bps hike in March.The pair is now retreating over 100 pips as Powell testifies at the US Senate on Tuesday. The …
Read More »Fed’s Powell: Overall data on labour market shows it is extremely tight
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is delivering his bi-annual testimony before the US Senate. He presents the Monetary Policy Report before the Q&A session with senators. The US dollar, stock markets as well as all other asset could be on the move with Powell’s words. The US Dollar’s bullish rally remains …
Read More »EUR/USD retreats as US Dollar Index jumps on Fed Powell’s remarks
Fed’s Powell has indicated that the central bank is Ready to increase pace of rate hikes if incoming data suggests faster tightening is required. Markets see hawkish bias in Powell’s remarks, US Dollar soars.EUR/USD tumbles more than 50 pips. The EUR/USD lost more than 50 pips after the release of …
Read More »Bank of Canada Preview
the BoC is planning to maintain rates at their pre-financial crisis high of 4.50%; however, this does not necessarily suggest that they will be dropped as quickly as they were nearly 16 years ago. It is time for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to follow through on its promises to …
Read More »Goldman Sachs expects Apple stock to rise by 32%
Goldman Sachs sees Apple stock as having a chance of gaining about 32% over the next 12 months. The US bank said in a note on Sunday, March 5, that the market’s focus on slowing product revenue growth reduces the value of Apple’s wide range of products and its large …
Read More »France: Massive protests against the retirement system threaten to paralyze the country
France is witnessing massive demonstrations on Tuesday, March 7, against the pension reform proposed by President Emmanuel Macron, while unions expect to “paralyze” the country through strikes and demonstrations. “I call on the employees of this country, I call on citizens and retirees to demonstrate massively,” said the Secretary General …
Read More »European stocks opened lower ahead of the beginning of the testimony of the US central bank chairman in Congress
European stocks recorded a slight decline in early trading on Tuesday, and technology stocks led the decline ahead of the beginning of the congressional testimony of Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, while luxury goods companies gave up gains due to gloomy Chinese data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index …
Read More »Oil rises on supply concerns and hopes for increased Chinese demand
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after industry executives cited concerns about a lack of spare capacity in the market and uncertainty about Russian supplies as demand recovers from China, the largest importer of crude. Brent crude futures were up 40 cents, or 0.5%, at $86.58 a barrel by 0154 GMT, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 06/03/2023
It is typically a calm start to a busy week. Late on Monday, Wall Street pared gains to register a mixed close. As market investors wait for new direction from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who will testify before the US Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.The dollar likewise had a volatile …
Read More »CAD/USD maintains its positive momentum ahead of the BoC and important events
This week’s major events are anticipated to have an impact on the USD/CAD pair. For the day, the pair has moved between a low of 1.3581 and a high of 1.3628, increasing by 0.14%. At the time of writing, the price of the pair is 1.3609.It is going to be …
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