Forex Market

Japan’s government and central bank intervened in the currency market early Saturday to support the retreating yen, triggering a dramatic rebound against the dollar after the Japanese currency had reached a fresh 32-year low of nearly 152 against the dollar.Finance Ministry Vice Minister Masato Kanda told reporters he would not …

Amid hopes that Fed could be less hawkish, as mentioned by Fed officials debating to slow the pace of rate increases following November’s meeting. At the time of writing, WTI is trading at $85.05 per barrel, up by 0.19%. The Euro recovered to the 0.9800 level as Fed officials signaled …

On Friday, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly warned that the US central bank should avoid putting the economy into an “unforced downturn” by raising interest rates too sharply, adding that it’s time to start talking about slowing the pace of the hikes in borrowing costs.The Fed is widely …

Next week’s the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting will be a key event that attracts traders’ attention. According to analysts a 75 basis points interest rate hike is highly expected. Analysts also believe that the deposit rate will reach 3% by March 2023. ECB’s Lagarde will have to acknowledge …

The Euro is currently seen as picking up and returns to levels above 0.9800. Speculation about a shorter Fed hike in December served the US dollar a sudden blow.The Euro departed the previous days’ weakness on Friday during the US session. The pair has regained lost ground after bouncing at …

Gold price advances almost 1% as the market speculations accelerated on FOMC’s intention. A WSJ article noted that FOMC members could be split about December’s rate hike, as November increase to the Fed funds rate (FFR) 75 bps, is certain. The precious metal is trading at $1651.36 per ounce at …

The AUD/USD pair turned positive for the day after rebounding more than a hundred pips from four-day lows. The pair rose from near 0.6200 to 0.6333, hitting a fresh daily high on the back of a weaker dollar.The US dollar pulled back across the board following a report mentioning a …

The German parliament on Friday approved the government’s 200 billion euro ($195 billion) rescue package to protect businesses and households from rising energy prices. Parliament also voted earlier to suspend the so-called “debt brake” in the country.

The data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday that Retail Sales grew by 0.7% on a monthly basis in August following June’s sharp contraction of 2.5%. This reading came in better than consensus estimates pointing to a modest rise of 0.4%. The USD/CAD pair, meanwhile, moves little following the …

Renault announced Friday, October 21, that its sales rose to 9.8 billion euros ($9.57 billion) in the third quarter, in line with analyst expectations, as price increases allowed the company to achieve revenue growth despite a decline in car sales from the previous year. The French automaker said overall revenue …