The Australian Central Bank fixed interest rates in July at 4.1%, against expectations of a 25 basis point hike to 4.35% levels. In just two years, Australian interest rates jumped by 400 basis points, with inflation rising in the country and reaching in the fourth quarter of 2022 its highest …
Read More »Oil stabilizes as the market is affected by production cuts
Oil prices stabilized on Tuesday, as markets were hit by supply constraints due to planned cuts in August by top oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia, in the face of economic data that indicated weak demand for crude. Brent crude futures rose 22 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $74.87 a …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 03/07/2023
On a quiet Monday’s trading session, US stocks finished modestly higher on a shortened session. On Tuesday, Wall Street will remain closed due to Independence Day. The low volume could lead to consolidation and/or erratic moves.Economic DataThe US dollar lost momentum on Monday following the release of the ISM Manufacturing …
Read More »Is Lower Inflation As Seen By Shoppers Good News For US Fed?
The US economy is showing signs of resilience, with lower inflation seen by shoppers. However, the Federal Reserve’s target interest rate of 2% remains high, and consumers expect inflation to remain high over the coming months but fall in the years ahead to levels closer to those experienced before the …
Read More »GBP/USD steadies on US PMI as UK data retriggers recessionary woes
The GBP/USD pair remains stable at 1.2690, despite the slowdown in US manufacturing activity. UK data shows slight improvement but remains in recessionary territory, raising economic concerns.The US Manufacturing PMI poll revealed that business activity is deteriorating further, with input prices slowing down, signaling inflation edges down amidst 500 basis …
Read More »Eurozone factory decline deepened in June
In June, the eurozone’s factory decline got worse. According to a poll that portrayed an increasingly bleak picture for the industry, industrial activity in the Eurozone shrank more quickly than initially estimated in June as continued policy tightening by the European Central Bank strained finances.Surveys released earlier on Monday showed …
Read More »Gold climbs to one-week highs after US data
Gold gains momentum after Monday’s US ISM Manufacturing. The Gold Index extends rebounds from monthly lows, tests $1,930 per ounce.US Dollar erases some of its earlier gains, US yields pullback from weekly highs. Following the release of weaker-than-expected US economic data, gold price jumped to $1,931, reaching the highest level …
Read More »Russia will cut oil supplies in August by 500 thousand barrels per day
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Monday, July 3, that Russia will reduce its oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day in August. “As part of efforts to ensure that the oil market remains balanced, Russia will voluntarily reduce its oil supplies in August by 500,000 barrels per day …
Read More »Gold is losing some luster due to the strength of the dollar
Gold prices fell on Monday as a stronger dollar reduced the precious metal’s safe-haven appeal and investors awaited non-farm payrolls data in the United States and minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting to be published later this week. Spot gold prices fell 0.4 percent to $1911.70 an ounce by …
Read More »European stock futures edge lower; manufacturing PMIs in focus
European stock markets are anticipated to begin modestly down on Monday, reversing some of last week’s solid gains on a dip in US inflation as investors analyse mixed Chinese factory data. At 06:00 GMT, the DAX futures contract in Germany was 0.1% lower, the CAC 40 futures contract in France …
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