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 …
Read More »Eurozone Preliminary HICP inflation declines in March
The most recent information released by Eurostat on Friday revealed that the annualised Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the Eurozone decreased to 6.9% in March from 8.5% in February. The market anticipated a decrease in the inflation rate to 7.1% for the reporting period. Contrary to expectations of …
Read More »Gold is heading for the best monthly performance since July 2020
Gold prices rose on Friday, heading to record the best monthly performance since July 2020, as the banking system crisis led to the expectation that the Federal Reserve (the US Central Bank) would temporarily stop raising interest rates, which makes the yellow metal more attractive. By 0321 GMT, spot gold …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 30/03/2023
Oil futures turned bullish on Thursday’s US session, driven by the improvement in risk appetite and the emergence of expectations that OPEC + will keep its production policy unchanged, adopting the same levels of increased production. US oil futures rose to $74.24 a barrel, compared to the previous daily closing …
Read More »Gold Benefits from Thursday’s Softer US Dollar
A lower US dollar and predictions of falling interest rates have helped to support the price of gold. The US Dollar index was down 0.4% at 102.20, making gold prices denominated in dollars more appealing. On Thursday, XAU/USD fluctuated between a low of $1,955 and a high of $1,984.36 before …
Read More »EUR/USD defends 1.0900 ahead of German Retail Sales
The EUR/USD pair has held onto and defended the 1.0900 support as investors see more rate hikes from the ECB. Solid wage growth and labor shortage led to a jump in monthly German inflation. The EUR/USD pair is trading at 1.0903 at the time of writing.S&P500 futures continued their upside …
Read More »GBP/USD surges towards the psychological 1.24 level
The 1.24 region is the target for the bulls in the GBP/USD market. The most important US inflation data will be released on Friday for traders. The GBP/USD exchange rate was last up 0.65% at 1.2391 after fluctuating between a low of 1.2293 and a high of 1.2392. at the …
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