Forex Market

The UK government’s new fiscal plan increased economic uncertainty and raised the concerns of a global recession, a top official at the US central bank warned after the pound sterling touched an all-time low.Raphael Bostic from US central bank’s Atlanta branch has warned of ‘uncertainty’ after the British pound touched …

The USD/CAD is holding in bullish territory with the US dollar spiking to fresh bull cycle highs. Market volatility has dented the high beta CAD in the face of weaker oil prices.The USD/CAD is up over 1.3% on the day as the pair tries to hold on to near the …

Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Monday that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but also suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest.In her first speech as Boston Fed president, Collins said the …

The GBP/USD pair is at the lowest level since the European session following a statement from the BoE amid risk aversion. The pair is back into negative territory trading around 1.0676, at the time of writing down almost 200 pips from Friday’s close at 1.08504.On Asian hours the pound suffered …

The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member and German central bank head Joachim Nagel said on Monday that decisive rate hikes are needed amid rising risks of inflation expectations getting de-anchored.“The risk that long-term expectations get de-anchored remains high,” Nagel explained. “Further decisive action is required to bring the …

Brent crude futures briefly consolidated above the $86 per barrel mark, before the price fell to around $85. At the time of writing, Brent is trading at $85.25 versus Monday’s opening price at $86.11 after departing the eight-month low of $84.6, supported by concerns about further supply disruptions, particularly those …

The Dallas Fed manufacturing index for September 2022 fell to -17.2 versus the prior reading of vs -12.9. Order rate has decreased over the past month. We are only working four days on some of our equipment. Although new orders did surge, there are still several uncertainties and key issues …

Brent crude fell below $85 a barrel Monday, September 26th, as recession fears weighed on the US dollar. Brent crude futures fell to around $84.53 early in the day, before recovering to trade around $85.25, and West Texas Intermediate crude futures also retreated from their lowest levels to trade around …

The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell for the third consecutive session on Monday on fears of an economic slowdown. However, Italian stocks gained after the victory of the right-wing coalition led by Georgia Meloni in the country’s general elections. The index fell 0.3 percent by 0713 GMT, extending its losses …

Sterling fell to a record low on Monday as traders scrambled to sell it amid speculation that the new government’s economic plan in London would squeeze public finances to the limit. The sharp drop in sterling helped the dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six …