Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard indicated Monday that the central bank could soon slow the pace of its interest rate increases.With markets expecting a likely step down in December from the Fed’s rapid pace of rate increases this year, Brainard confirmed that a slowdown if not a stop is …
Read More »NY Fed: One-year consumer inflation expectation rises to 5.9% in October from 5.4%
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers’ one-year inflation expectation rose to 5.9% in October from 5.4% in September.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to this publication and it was last seen gaining 0.45% on the …
Read More »USD Index looks firm ahead speech by Fed’s Brainard
The US Dollar Index reclaims the area above the 107.00 mark on Monday. US yields tread water amid general absence of direction. The USD Index keeps unchanged following the opening bell in Wall Street. The Index looks supported around 106.30The index regains some poise after the sharp decline seen in …
Read More »European shares open higher thanks to mining stocks
European shares rose on Monday as mining stocks rose on hopes of rising demand from China, while caution prevailed after a top policymaker at the Federal Reserve said the bank would not “relax” its fight against inflation. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1 percent by 0811 GMT, after posting …
Read More »Gold retreats from three-month high as dollar rises
Gold prices fell on Monday from a three-month high reached in the previous session as the dollar and US bond yields rose after a senior Federal Reserve official warned that the board was not easing its fight against inflation. And the price of gold in spot transactions 0.5 percent to …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap 6 – 11 November
Britain’s economy contracted in the three months to September at the start of what is likely to be a prolonged recession, adding to the challenges facing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he prepares to raise taxes and cut spending. Official data on Friday showed Britain’s economy shrank 0.2 percent in the …
Read More »What is next after gold’s best week in more than 2 years?
The price action of gold, next week, will look for direction mostly from the US dollar which attains a special standing as the key driver for gold’s ability to continue to this week’s rally.Gold is quickly becoming the asset to watch amid hot inflation as well as when inflation starts …
Read More »Yellen urges markets to read CPI data with caution
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is not reading too much into October’s inflation report, which showed price pressures narrowing faster than expected and sent markets soaring.While the consumer price index report, which showed annual inflation slowed to 7.7%, was good news, it might not mean that inflation is …
Read More »Treasury’s Yellen to meet China central bank Chair at G20 summit
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that she will meet China’s central bank governor Yi Gang on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali to discuss global economic conditions and China’s property market situation. The expected meeting will coincide with President Joe Biden’s planned Monday meeting with …
Read More »GBP/USD rallies to multi-month highs
The sterling extended its gains towards 1.1790s after a soft US inflation report. The US Dollar sharplyfalls during the US session, as the US Dollar Index edged down 1.20%, below the 107.000 mark.The Consumer sentiment reading in the United States worsened as inflation expectations rose. The Pound Sterling keeps rising …
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