The US Consumer Price Index is expected to be cooler. Sliding CPI data is in the favour of the Euro, due to less hawkish tightening anticipated the Federal Reserve.The awaited CPI data will be released on Tuesday, estimates refer to falling from 7.7% in the previous month’s reading to a …
Read More »Gold’s next price direction awaits key US events
The precious metal is trading at $1784.27 per ounce at the time of writing versus the previous closing price at $1797.11.Inflation data from the US and the Federal Reserve’s policy decision are expected to help investors obviously see whether gold price can extend its bullish rally into the end of …
Read More »Turkey’s high unemployment key challenge to Erdogan in presidential elections
Data on Monday showed that Turkey’s unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in October, posing a potential challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hopes of re-election next year, even as inflation trended lower and the currency remained broadly stable. Economic growth is also expected to remain subdued ahead of presidential …
Read More »Gold declined, focusing on US inflation data and Fed meeting
Gold prices declined, affected by the dollar’s rise, as investors await key inflation data in the United States and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates due this week. The spot gold price fell 0.2% to $1793.44 an ounce as of 00:09 GMT, and US gold futures fell 0.3% …
Read More »European stocks fall amid anticipation of interest rates
European stocks fell on Monday, as investors awaited the decisions of the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank regarding interest rates scheduled for this week, and their sentiment was affected by the rise in Covid-19 infections in China after easing restrictions. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap 5 – 9 December
The dollar rose against the euro on Friday after US producer price data for November came in slightly higher than expected, casting doubt on whether the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of interest rate hikes at its meeting next week. The data showed US producer prices rose 0.3 …
Read More »GBP/USD Flirts with 1.2300 ahead of BoE’s decision
Bank of England to hike rates by 50 bps, fresh forecasts coming up. Concerns about a global economic setback weighed on US indexes. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2265 at the time of writing.The GBP/USD pair peaked at 1.2321 after Wall Street’s opening but trimmed intraday gains and hovers …
Read More »Fed’s Powell to resist rate cuts in 2023
Previewing the FOMC’s December policy meeting, Rabobank analysts said they expect the US central bank to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points and see policymakers revising the terminal rate projection to the neighbourhood of 5%.Key Quotes“We expect that Powell will continue to push back against rate cuts in …
Read More »European stocks rise, supported by rise in the industrial and financial sectors
European stocks rose on Friday, as industrial and financial stocks rose on optimism related to China’s easing of anti-Covid-19 restrictions, while Credit Suisse jumped after news of a capital increase. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent by 0810 GMT, and appeared to be heading for an increase after losing …
Read More »Gold rises with fall of dollar ahead of Fed
Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by a weak dollar, while investors prepared for important inflation data in the United States and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates next week. Spot gold increased 0.2% to $1,793.16 an ounce by 0241 GMT, but has fallen 0.3% since the beginning …
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