The dollar settled largely against other major currencies on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session following US data that indicated a lull in wage pressures, while investors awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis …
Read More »US: Private sector employment rises by 106K in January
The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 106,000 in January. This reading followed December’s growth of 253,000 (revised from 235,000) and missed the market expectation for an increase of 178,000 by a wide margin.
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 31/01/2023
The US dollar surged throughout the first half of the day helped by risk-off. Asian stocks spent the day with negative performance. European stocks trimmed their losses ahead of the close, but gains were recorded to strong January on Wall Street. Economic Data The market’s sentiment improved following the release …
Read More »What Do Markets Expect From First FOMC Decision in 2023?
After seven consecutive increases in 2022, traders and investors expect the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, with increases of 50 basis points by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England on Thursday.If markets are expecting a 25 basis point hike and eventually a …
Read More »EUR/USD at crossroads ahead of key economic events
The EUR/USD pair is getting prepared for reaction to the key economic events this week, including rate decision by the Fed and ECB as well as Friday’s NFP data.EUR/USD is, therefore, seen at a crossroads trading at 1.0873 at the time of writing slightly up on the day by .015% …
Read More »Is ECI data good new for the FOMC?
The Employment Cost Index report released on Tuesday had an unusual impact across almost all financial markets, particularly the US dollar that weakened following the index reading.Analysts pointed out that the reading is one more inflation-linked indicator that is seen as easing. While the report supports inflation moving back toward …
Read More »GBP/USD falls below 1.2300 following US data
The Sterling continued to weaken versus the US dollar ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision. US inflation continues to impact the pair as the Employment Cost Index drops. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to hit a recession in 2023. The Sterling has extended its losses for …
Read More »ExxonMobil flat after confirming record profit
ExxonMobil stock dipped before recovering in premarket trading on Tuesday, after confirming expectations of one of corporate America’s biggest ever annual profits. The oil and gas group said it made $12.8 billion in the final quarter of the year, bringing total profit for 2022 to $55.7B. Reported earnings per share at $3.09 …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit jumps 137% in 2022 to $109.54 billion
Official data showed on Tuesday that Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rose 137 percent year-on-year to $109.54 billion in 2022, according to the general trade system. The deficit increased in December by 42 percent from the previous year. According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, exports rose in 2022 by …
Read More »Bank of England preview
Over the past year, the Bank of England (BoE) has increased its interest rate from almost zero to 3.5%, adopting a more aggressive escalation policy during the second semester as the inflation rate soared to double digits for the first time in nearly fifty years. The Fed signalled a slowdown …
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