The NZD/USD pair is flat into the early close on Wall Street. Traders will look to the Q4 NZIER QSBO survey. The pair moved between a low of 0.6361 and a high of 0.6426, currently flat on the day hovering near its strongest levels in a month.The NZD benefitted in …
Read More »Gold approaching record highs as rate hikes approach their end
Gold prices are expected to rise towards record highs above $2,000 per ounce this year, with a little turbulence, as the United States slows the pace of rate hiking and eventually stops increasing them, according to industry analysts.Spot prices of the precious metal have shot above $1,900 an ounce, surging …
Read More »ECB’s Rehn: Acting Swiftly Now Can Avoid Volcker Shock
European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn said frontloading interest-rate increases to eliminate inflation could mean that ECB’s policymakers do not have to take even more drastic action down the line.“By acting swiftly now, we should be able to avoid what is often called a ‘Volcker shock’,” he said …
Read More »Rise of European stocks, supported by the healthcare sector
European shares rallied on Monday, supported by gains in the healthcare sector that helped the main index extend its sizable gains so far into the new year, while Britain’s FTSE 100 hovered near a record high. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.1 percent in early trading, supported by a 0.8 …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 9- 13
This weekly recap is tracing key developments across most financial assets during the previous trading week that witnessed the release of the CPI data in the United States and improved risk appetite benefiting some assets while impacting others:US DollarThe dollar was slightly lower against most of its G10 counterparts to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 13/01/2023
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the buck’s performance against a basket of six rivals, erases its earlier gains, down 0.04%, at 102.201. During the session, the USD/CHF cleared the 20-day EMA at 0.9293 and cleared the 0.9300 mark. Nevertheless, as the dollar weakened, the major retreated those gains …
Read More »USD/CAD’s rally stalled on perplexed US dollar
The USD/CAD pair finished Friday’s session with gains, though it hesitated to go past the 1.3400 mark. The pair is trading at 1.3393 at the time of writing. The USD/CAD prolonged its weekly losses and tumbled for the fourth consecutive week, losing 0.36%, but on the day, the USD/CAD is …
Read More »Consumers Feel More Optimistic Into 2023
Consumers kicked off the new year feeling more optimistic about the US economy, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s consumer survey. The consumer sentiment index rose to 64.6 in the first two weeks of January, rising 8% from the previous reading of 59.7 for December and coming …
Read More »Germany: 2022 preliminary GDP expands 1.9% YoY
Germany’s preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 1.9% on an annualized basis in 2022 when compared to the +1.8% market consensus and +2.6% previous, Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland reported on Friday. Gross domestic product growth came in at 1.9 percent in all of 2022, compared with expectations of 1.8 percent growth …
Read More »European stocks rose with the support of healthcare companies and headed for a second weekly gain
European stocks rose on Friday, approaching their highest levels in nine months, supported by the rise in health care stocks and the unexpected growth of the British economy in November, as investors awaited the results of the operations of major US banks. The European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2% by …
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