The US Dollar strengthens on Friday after US data and remarks by some Fed officials. The EUR/USD pair drops 80 pips from top, but holds firm to weekly gains. The EUR/USD is losing ground on Friday as the US Dollar recovers a part of recent losses. The pair reached a …
Read More »UoM’s Consumer Confidence Index improves in April
Consumer sentiment in the US improved modestly in early April with the University of Michigan’s (UoM) Consumer Confidence Index rising to 63.5 (preliminary) from 62 in February. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 62. Consumer Confidence Index in the US rose slightly in April. The US …
Read More »US Consumer spending gradually loses momentum
According to figures released on Friday, US retail sales in March decreased more than was predicted. Analysts claim that the amount of spending is still high, proving that consumers’ underlying resilience has not changed.After an extremely good start to the year, retail sales are declining once more. The amount of …
Read More »European stocks rise, supported by hopes that the US interest rate hike will stop
European stocks rose on Friday, on the verge of recording weekly gains for the fourth week in a row, supported by hopes that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will soon stop raising interest rates after recording lower-than-expected inflation in March. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3% by …
Read More »Oil falls after the Energy Agency warned of a supply deficit
Oil prices fell on Friday after the International Energy Agency warned that production cuts announced by OPEC+ producing countries could widen the oil supply deficit and harm consumers. And by 0820 GMT, Brent crude futures fell ten cents, or 0.12 percent, to $ 85.99 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 13/04/2023
A further decline in the US Dollar broke technical and psychological support levels. US stocks also increased at the same time. The Nasdaq increased by 1.99%, while the Dow Jones finished up 380 points, or 1.15%. Since February, the VIX closed at its lowest level. On Friday, major US banks …
Read More »USD/JPY bulls rely on a safety net at daily trendline support
Bulls on the USD/JPY remain in contention with chances of a daily closing over 132.50. The support of the trendline for the USD/JPY pair is crucial at this point. For the bullish thesis to continue to hold, 132.50 was identified as a crucial threshold that had to hold. This was …
Read More »Producer Prices data prevents US bond yields’ surging
US Treasury yields for10 years have not witnessed any change on Thursday since the close of last daily trading due to the pressure the markets are experiencing as a result of inflation data at the level of US producer prices, which highlighted rises that are much less than market expectations.The …
Read More »Gold holds around $2,043 amidst US economic slowdown woes
The price of gold is rising, however it is still below the year’s highs, which were previously set at about $2,048.79, as US data showed the US economy is still slowing down. As a result, the US Dollar (USD) declined as US Treasury bond yields continued to decline, while Gold …
Read More »IMF’s Georgieva: Inflation coming down but not fast enough
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, told CNBC in an interview on Thursday that while there isn’t a financial crisis in the US, there are risks.After these remarks, the US Dollar Index remains firmly in the red and was last observed losing 0.5% at roughly …
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