China said today that US high altitude balloons flew over its Xinjiang and Tibet regions, and it will take measures against US entities that undermine Chinese sovereignty as a diplomatic dispute festered. China said earlier this week that US balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 …
Read More »European shares opened lower, with shares of Barclays and Craing falling
European stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with British bank Barclays falling after it reported disappointing earnings and French luxury group Kering falling after revenue from its Gucci brand slumped. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.3 percent, while Barclays fell 8.1 percent to the bottom of the index. The banking …
Read More »Gold fell amid concerns after US inflation data
Gold prices fell on Wednesday with the rise of the dollar after data showed that inflation rose in the United States last month at the slowest pace since late 2021, which increased investor concerns about the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) continuing to tighten monetary policy. Spot gold prices fell …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Assets React To Tuesday’s CPI
Almost all financial markets traded with an optimistic yet cautious mode throughout the first half of the day, as investors awaited the release of US inflation figures. Economic DataThe United States Consumer Price Index rose at an annualized pace of 6.4% in January, better than the previous 6.5% but missing …
Read More »RBA Lowe: Inflation is way too high, needs to come down
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor Philip Lowe said inflation is way too high and that it needs to come down.The AUD/USD pair holds lower ground near 0.6980 after Philip Lowe’s Testimony during the mid-Asian session on Wednesday. The pair appears to give more weight to the hawkish Fed signals …
Read More »USD/CAD shyly rises after CPI data
The USD/CAD pair broke two days of losses and rose towards 1.3350s on US inflation data. The US Consumer Price Index for January was mixed, with MoM aligned with estimates, while YoY figures were above forecasts. The USD/CAD pair braces to its early gains in the day, though it retreated …
Read More »Fitch Expects Weaker US Labour Demand On Interest Rate Hikes
The US labour demand will weaken on rising interest rates, south-dominated jobs recovery according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch Ratings expects the US labour market to weaken as aggregate demand stagnates over the course of the year in response to the lagged effects of higher interest rates, according to a new …
Read More »USD/JPY reclaims 133.00 after CPI data
The USD/JPY pair registers gains of 0.50%, above the 133.00 mark. US inflation data, though mixed, triggered the recent US Treasury bond yields’ jump, pushing the USD/JPY forward.The USD/JPY reached a new YTD high of 133.13, though it failed to cling to those gains, retracing beneath last week’s high of …
Read More »Fed’s Logan: Must be prepared to keep interest rate hikes for longer than anticipated
“We must remain prepared to continue rate increases for a longer period than previously anticipated, if such a path is necessary to respond to changes in the economic outlook or to offset any undesired easing in conditions,” Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said on Tuesday.The US dollar Index showed …
Read More »XAU/USD pops on the knee jerk to US CPI
As the markets process the full inflation data that the United States of America has released, the price of gold fluctuates. For the month-over-month data, the US Consumer Price Index came in at 0.4% vs. 0.4% anticipated. The US CPI for January came in at +6.4% for the year, more …
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