Bank of England to hike rates by 50 bps, fresh forecasts coming up. Concerns about a global economic setback weighed on US indexes. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2265 at the time of writing.The GBP/USD pair peaked at 1.2321 after Wall Street’s opening but trimmed intraday gains and hovers …
Read More »Fed’s Powell to resist rate cuts in 2023
Previewing the FOMC’s December policy meeting, Rabobank analysts said they expect the US central bank to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points and see policymakers revising the terminal rate projection to the neighbourhood of 5%.Key Quotes“We expect that Powell will continue to push back against rate cuts in …
Read More »European stocks rise, supported by rise in the industrial and financial sectors
European stocks rose on Friday, as industrial and financial stocks rose on optimism related to China’s easing of anti-Covid-19 restrictions, while Credit Suisse jumped after news of a capital increase. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent by 0810 GMT, and appeared to be heading for an increase after losing …
Read More »Gold rises with fall of dollar ahead of Fed
Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by a weak dollar, while investors prepared for important inflation data in the United States and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates next week. Spot gold increased 0.2% to $1,793.16 an ounce by 0241 GMT, but has fallen 0.3% since the beginning …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/12/2022
According to US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, “recession is not inevitable”. But, Yellen declined to say whether the dollar had peaked against other currencies. US stocks benefited on Thursday and exhibited better performance on anticipations of slower pace of monetary policy tightening. The performance of stocks impacted the US Dollar, …
Read More »US dollar retreats amid anticipations on Friday’s PPI data
The US dollar has been declining against most major rival currencies since the beginning of the US trading session, on Thursday. The dollar’s performance is impacted by anticipations regarding the awaited US inflation.The dollar index, which measures the performance of the American currency against a basket of major currencies, fell …
Read More »Yellen: US recession is not inevitable
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the Biden administration is listening to concerns raised by European allies over the US Inflation Reduction Act, a $430 billion green energy subsidy package.Many European Union countries fear their companies will be unfairly disadvantaged by the subsidies contained in the new …
Read More »BoC’s Kozicki: Future rate decisions to rely more on data
Deputy BoC Governor Sharon Kozicki said on Thursday that the Bank of Canada will study the latest economic data to find out direction and accordingly decide whether or not to raise interest rates, adding it would move forcefully if necessary.At the time of writing. USD/CAD pair trades at 1.3583, namely …
Read More »Gold Prices Rallies Amid Trending Slower Pace of Interest Hiking
GOLD prices rallied on Thursday, erasing this week’s previous 1.4% drop in Dollar terms as the US currency retreated once more on the FX market ahead of next week’s expected slowdown in Federal Reserve rate hikes, helping New York equities push higher despite a rise in longer-term interest rates in …
Read More »AUD/USD Benefits From Sliding Dollar
The US Dollar falls across the board on Thursday, amid positive risk appetite. The AUD/USD pair strengthens after breaking 0.6750, trims weekly losses. US Initial Jobless Claims rise to 230K and Continuing Claims hit fresh monthly highs.The US dollar’s decline boosted the AUD/USD pair that broke above 0.6745. It hit …
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