Forex Market

Headline consumer prices in the eurozone rose somewhat more than expected in April, but underlying costs fell unexpectedly, providing regional rate-setters with a mixed picture of inflation as they prepare to announce their next rate decision this week. Following a renewed rise in energy prices, the currency’s area consumer price …

Gold prices stabilized on Tuesday, as traders cautiously await new signals from major central banks regarding their monetary policy plans, especially the US Federal Reserve. There was little change in gold in spot transactions, to record $1983.29 an ounce by 0528 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.1 percent to $1,991. …

Most Asian currencies changed little on Tuesday as markets braced for the Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated interest rate rise this week, but the Australian dollar jumped on an unexpected rate hike by the Reserve Bank. The Australian currency rose 1% when the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash target …

The Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly hiked interest rates on Tuesday and said that more monetary policy tightening may still be in order as the bank moves to curb stubborn inflation in the country. The RBA hiked its cash target rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%, ducking market expectations …

Financial assets went through quite, but volatile, trading conditions on Monday, despite most major countries celebrating Labour Day, keeping local markets closed to observe the occasion.Oil prices were down sharply on Monday after the latest manufacturing data showed that the sector contracted for the 5th straight month in April, ending …

Despite concerns about the stability of the US banking sector, Bitcoin bulls are unable to gain traction as BTC prices are close to four-day lows. Bitcoin is trading at $27822 at the time of typing. As the US dollar strengthens ahead of the FOMC, the $28K support level for bitcoin …

“De-dollarization isn’t on top of my worry list,” International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday and added that the doesn’t see an alternative to the US Dollar any time soon.“There may be more vulnerabilities exposed in the banking sector,” Georgieva warned and further noted that they …

Gold price dropped below $2000 on a report by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), showing that manufacturing activity in the US improved. However, prices jumped compared to last month’s data, sparking speculation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will tighten monetary conditions next Wednesday. The precious metal is trading between …

The ISM Manufacturing PMI increased to 47.1 from 46.3 in April as the economic activity in the US manufacturing sector continued to decrease, albeit at a slower rate than it did in March. This result was little higher than the 46.6 market forecast.According to further information in the report, the …

In April, the S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for Canada rose above 50. USD/CAD remains within the daily range at roughly 1.3550.The S&P Global Manufacturing PMI increased to 50.2 from 48.6 in March, reflecting a modest increase in business activity in the Canadian manufacturing sector. This figure was lower than the …