China opposes the United States adding several Chinese firms to its trade blacklist, China’s commerce ministry said on Friday. China urges the United States to stop using any excuse to suppress Chinese firms, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website. The U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees export …
Read More »European stocks rose in early trading, thanks to the technology sector
European stocks opened higher on Friday, supported by the rise in interest-sensitive technology stocks, as investors flocked to riskier assets after comments from a Federal Reserve official that the US central bank may temporarily stop tightening monetary policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.5 percent in early trading, with …
Read More »Annual inflation in Turkey fell to 55.18% in February
Official data showed on Friday that annual inflation in Turkey fell slightly to 55.18 percent in February, which was less than expected, following violent earthquakes that hit the southeast of the country and killed more than 45,000 people less than a month ago. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 02/03/2023
Following US economic data and rising US yields, the American currency reversed previous losses and managed to gain some strength. Even in the face of a late Wall Street rally, the dollar continued to gain ground. The 30-year yield rose beyond 4%, and the 2-year reached new multi-year highs at …
Read More »USD/CHF struggles at three-month ahead of key ISM Services PMI
The multi-day high recorded by the USD/CHF pair has been broken, and the US dollar bulls have lost pace. The rates on US Treasury bonds support a positive tendency by rising to a new multi-day high before declining from the most recent peak.As the crucial PMI numbers is looming, the …
Read More »ECB may raise rates by 50 basis points in March and May.
The next meeting by ECB’s policymakers will take place on March 16. Experts do anticipate that the central bank’s deposit rate will peak at 4% following increases of 50 basis points in both March and May and 25 basis points in both June and July.analysts have revised their predictions for …
Read More »Bostic hints at Fed’s potential rate hike pause by mid to late summer
By mid- to late-summer, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic, the US central bank may be able to halt the current tightening cycle. Although he supports a rate increase of 25 basis points in March, he cautioned that monetary policymakers are “monitoring” incoming data that shows …
Read More »Gold at crossroads ahead of US Services PMI
Gold price breaks out of descending parallel channel as market mood improves. US Dollar selloffs are halted by rising US Treasury bond yields. ISM Services PMI release is still awaited by investors to gain fresh impulse on the direction of the Gold Index XAU/USD. Gold price opened the year at …
Read More »Fed’s Collins: More rate hikes are required to curb inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said on Thursday that more rate hikes are required to bring inflation back in control. She added that the extent of interest rate hikes will be determined by incoming data.Collins’ comments were not surprising as she reiterated previous statements by Fed policymakers …
Read More »EUR/USD Comes Under Additional Pressure
The EUR/USD pair is trading at 1.0596 at the time of writing. It is noteworthy that the pair has come under weighty pressure and now is breaching 1.0600. Extra losses look likely while below the 55-day SMA at 1.0713. the pair quickly faded the Wednesday’s uptick and returns to the …
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