Forex Market

Gold prices dropped to new 6-week lows on Wednesday, erasing almost the last of 2023’s previous 7.2% gains against the Dollar as the US currency rose and New York’s stock markets retreated with bond prices in the face of rising interest-rate expectations across developed-world economies. Dipping as low as $1832 …

Australia is set to report its January employment figures on Thursday, February 16 at 00:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers at five major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Australia is expected to have added 20K jobs vs. …

Britain announced on Wednesday that it and other European countries will provide Ukraine with military equipment, including spare parts for tanks and ammunition for artillery. The British Ministry of Defense said Britain had agreed with the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Lithuania to send an initial support package to …

The dollar rose on Wednesday following data showing rising inflation in the United States and firm statements on interest rates from Federal Reserve officials. U.S. consumer price inflation accelerated month-on-month in January and rose 0.5 percent, as expected. This is due, among other things, to the high costs of rent …

China said today that US high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and it will take measures against US entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered. China said earlier this week that US balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 …

European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with British bank Barclays falling after it reported disappointing earnings and French luxury group Kering falling after revenue from its Gucci brand slumped. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.3 percent, while Barclays fell 8.1 percent to the bottom of the index. The banking …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday with the rise of the dollar after data showed that inflation rose in the United States last month at the slowest pace since late 2021, which increased investor concerns about the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) continuing to tighten monetary policy. Spot gold prices fell …

Almost all financial markets traded with an optimistic yet cautious mode throughout the first half of the day, as investors awaited the release of US inflation figures. Economic DataThe United States Consumer Price Index rose at an annualized pace of 6.4% in January, better than the previous 6.5% but missing …

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor Philip Lowe said inflation is way too high and that it needs to come down.The AUD/USD pair holds lower ground near 0.6980 after Philip Lowe’s Testimony during the mid-Asian session on Wednesday. The pair appears to give more weight to the hawkish Fed signals …

The USD/CAD pair broke two days of losses and rose towards 1.3350s on US inflation data. The US Consumer Price Index for January was mixed, with MoM aligned with estimates, while YoY figures were above forecasts. The USD/CAD pair braces to its early gains in the day, though it retreated …