The Gold Index, XAU/USD hit a daily high at $1669 before erasing its gains later as traders are digesting the remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed’s rate policy statement.If XAU/USD clears the $1617.30 support, a re-test of $1600 is potential. Gold price erased Tuesday’s gains following the …
Read More »AUD/USD hits week low post Powell’s speech
The Australian dollar undergoes a significant U-turns from 0.9490 and dives to one-week lows at 0.9350. analysts believe that Fed’s Powell is still taking a hawkish stance against hot inflation in front of the journalists, so, his remarks are pushing the USD higher.The dollar suffered following FOMC’s statement which is …
Read More »Fed’s monetary policy statement in brief
Regarding the monetary policy statement, the Fed acknowledged that US economic growth was slowing down in spending and production and commented that labour market conditions remain “robust” and the unemployment rate is slow. Fed policymakers added that inflation remains elevated, a reflection of the supply/demand imbalances blamed on the pandemic …
Read More »Jerome Powell: If we overtighten, we have tools to support economic activity
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 3.75-4% following the November policy meeting.Key Quotes“If we overtighten then we have the ability with our tools to support economic activity.”“On the other …
Read More »EUR/USD jumps to two-day highs after FOMC statement
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rate by 75 basis points as expected. The US dollar as FOMC says will take into account the cumulative tightening.The EUR/USD pair is gaining momentum, above 0.9950 could test parity. The EUR/USD rose following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by 75 …
Read More »Gold Price rallies after FOMC’s dovish language
Gold prices have shot higher on a hint of dovishness in today’s interest rate statement and policy decision by the Federal Open Market committee. The vote was unanimous in favour of the policy whereby the Fed hiked by 75bps, setting the target range at 3.75% – 4.00%. Gold is up …
Read More »Breaking: Fed hikes policy rate by 75 bps to 3.75-4% as expected
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it raised the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 75 bps to the range of 3.75-4% following the November’s two-day monetary policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. This is the fourth Fed’s interest rate hike in a …
Read More »EUR/GBP in range below 0.8625 ahead of the FOMC
The euro remains stalled below 0.8625 for the second consecutive day. The market is calm ahead of the FOMC. On Thursday, the BoE is expected to deliver a “dovish hike”.The euro has remained trading within a narrow range against the British pound for the second consecutive day. The pair has …
Read More »US: ADP Employment Change rises 239K in October
The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 239,000 in October. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 193,000. September print of 208,000 got revised down to 192,000. Commenting on the data, “this is a …
Read More »European stocks open higher ahead of the Fed’s rate decision
European shares started trading higher on Wednesday, boosted by the rise of the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, while hopes were raised that the Federal Reserve may hint at a slowdown in the pace of monetary tightening at its meeting later on Wednesday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3 …
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