Forex Market

European stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by declines in real estate and technology stocks, after Japan’s central bank rattled global markets with a sudden policy shift that would allow long-term interest rates to rise further. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.9 percent by 0808 GMT, its lowest …

Firmer government bond yields provided near-term support to the USD, but plummeting US indexes limited the dollar’s potential gains.Gold flirted with $1,800 but finished the day in the red at around $1,786 a troy ounce. Crude oil prices, however, posted modest gains, with WTI settling at $75.40 a barrel.No catalysts …

Treasury yields surged on Monday, as investors assess the cumulative probability that the world’s MAJOR central banks will keep raising rates in 2023 despite the economic impact.Traders focus on assessment of the 2023 monetary-policy outlook of central banks from the US to Japan and Europe. Longer term yields are below …

The Pound Sterling is leaning against a critical level of support while the US dollar is surprisingly weak. The Federal Reserve and Bank of England’s rate decisions are being digested. The GBP/USD pair is 0.2% higher at the time of writing on the first day of the trading week. However, …

The European Central Bank is targeting 2% inflation and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said ”it will take a while to return to 2% inflation.”Earlier in December, Nagel was quoted saying that the ECB should start reducing its large holdings of government debt in the first quarter of next year as …

European stocks rose on Monday, supported by energy companies, after a heavy sell-off last week sparked by growing recession fears as major central banks pledged more interest rate hikes in the future. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.5 percent by 0805 GMT. On Friday, the index recorded its …

Financial markets’ sentiment was still negative for most of the previous trading week amid accelerating recession-linked fears. This development, for sure, reinforced US Treasury bond yields but the US stock futures and equities in the Asia-Pacific region maintained mostly dull performance ahead of the final batch of data from the …

Berenberg Bank on Friday adjusted its terminal rate forecasts in light of the developments of the last 48 hours, adding an additional 25 basis point rate hike for the Fed in 2023, taking the peak to a range between 5% and 5.25% over the course of the first three meetings …

European stocks fell on Friday, heading for a weekly loss, after major central banks pledged to raise interest rates further to counter inflation, raising concerns about a global economic slowdown next year. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent to a new low, the lowest in a month, at …

Gold prices rose slightly on Friday as the dollar fell, but the yellow metal, which does not yield a return, is now on its way to record a weekly loss, with the Federal Reserve expecting interest rate hikes to continue for a longer period. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to …