European stocks fell on Wednesday as weak results from US software giant Microsoft weighed on the broader technology sector, while signs of improving economic prospects in the euro zone fueled concerns about further interest rate hikes. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent, recording a decline for the second …
Read More »Gold falls as traders seek to secure profits ahead of US economic data
Gold fell on Wednesday, continuing the decline from a level close to a nine-month peak, which it reached in the previous session, as some investors sought to speculate in a way that guarantees them profit. The dollar stabilized ahead of the release of US economic data that may determine the …
Read More »BoC Preview: Forecasts from four major banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is set to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, January 25 at 15:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of Four major banks, regarding the upcoming announcement. Wells Fargo …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 24/01/2023
The US dollar dropped against the Euro and had weaker performance despite solid US manufacturing data that stirred some livelihood into markets ahead of key events for the days ahead. Most markets are awaiting clues concerning inflation from the US growth updates in the US economy. The US 10-year yield …
Read More »Gold tests critical resistance as traders await key events
Gold price is running into a critical resistance area on all charts. Gold selloff could eventually lead to significant fears lest it should run towards $1,900. Gold price is advancing on the day into the final push on Wall Street and rallied from a low of $1,917.22 to a high …
Read More »January set to prove best Bitcoin’s month since October 2021
Bitcoin rallied more than 37% in the first month of the new year. The famous cryptocurrency is expected to have January as its best monthly return since October 2021.Analysts pointed to the weaker US dollar, inflation expectations, and institutional buying support catalyzing this rally. The fading impact from squeezed short …
Read More »USD/CAD consolidates ahead of BoC, key data
The USD/CAD pair is eagerly awaiting BoC’s rate decision this week and the build-up momentum ahead of the Fed’s policy meeting next week. The USD/CAD is flat on the day following stock market volatility. The USD/CAD is flat on the day after journeying between the 1.3346 low and the 1.3413 …
Read More »ECB’s Simkus: Should continue with 50bp rate hikes
European Central Bank’s policymaker Gediminas Simkus said on Tuesday that the ECB should continue with 50 basis points (bps) rate hikes amid growing wage pressures, as reported by Bloomberg.Simkus further added that reaching the peak policy rate before summer ‘may be unlikely’ and noted that strong core inflation shows that …
Read More »Australian inflation data could push AUD/USD’s rally higher
The AUD/USD pair broke decisively above 0.7000 yesterday. Australia’s Consumer Price Index data for Q4 could fuel the rally if figures come out sticky according to economists. The AUD/USD is trading at 0.7049 at the time of writing versus the previous closing at 0.7024. Tuesday’s fourth-quarter CPI data in Australia …
Read More »US Debt Ceiling — Everything you need to know
The U.S. hit the debt ceiling The U.S. Debt Ceiling is an essential fiscal tool that has been around for a while; however, it has recently become a source of much debate and discussion. The debt ceiling is the legal limit to which the U.S. government can borrow money from …
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