The USD/JPY pair is maintaining mixed trading as Japanese intervention in the forex markets is underway. The pair is neutral, but a break below 143.00 could pave the way toward 142.99.The USD/JPY slumps for the second day in the week after falling short of testing the YTD high at 144.99, …
Read More »Gold could slide further if Fed hikes more than 75 bps
Gold has been trading below the $1,700 mark for three days. Gold is now trading at $1677.15. The Fed policymakers will meet next week, and an increase of 75 basis points is broadly anticipated. Strategists at Commerzbank have examined how the precious metal could react to such a move. “If …
Read More »Gold stable near the lowest level in two years
Gold prices stabilized on Friday, near their lowest level in more than two years, and are on track to record their worst weekly performance in two months, after expectations of a large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) raised bond yields. Which extinguishes the luster …
Read More »Stability in oil prices, despite its tendency to record a weekly decline
Oil prices were largely stable on Friday, but are heading for a weekly decline amid fears of sharp interest rate increases, which is expected to curb global economic growth and fuel demand. Brent crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $91.09 a barrel by 0921 GMT, but fell …
Read More »European shares open lower as recession fears intensify
European shares fell on Friday as recession fears and expectations of a big interest rate hike during the Federal Reserve’s (US Central Bank) meeting next week weighed on sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell one percent moments after the opening bell, bringing its declines this week to more than …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session September 15
Gold price is fighting its own battle against soaring Treasury yields and the rising US dollar. Gold has lost about $40 on the day and hopes for a catalyst to rebound. The market is getting more nervous that the monetary mistake would lead to a severe session for gold like …
Read More »Shift from ‘soft landing’ to ‘hard landing’ impacting gold
Gold fell nearly $40 from daily highs and hit more than two-year lows under pressure from aggressive rate hike expectations as the US dollar and Treasury yields climbed. The precious metal closed at $1696.79 on Wednesday, and on Thursday was unable to break the $1,700 line, instead the price action …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall Despite Promising Demand
Oil prices fell on Thursday on demand concerns even after two influential international groups are still defending predictions for strong demand this year and next.Brent crude the international standard, fell 3.7%, to $90.65 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate the US benchmark, fell 3.9%, to $85.02 a barrel. Both rose …
Read More »CAD’s Performance Impacted By Oil Price
Canada’s currency slides to 2-month low on risk aversion, so, the Canadian dollar weakens 0.4% against its American counterpart. The current level touches its weakest since July 14 at 1.3214. The decline comes on Thursday as oil prices fell and the prospect of aggressive tightening by the Fed’s next meeting …
Read More »Solo intervention cannot stop Yen’s sharp declines
Japan has got a long history of interventions to stop the yen from falling. Efforts to stop the yen’s sharp falls through unilateral market intervention could only have a limited impact according to a senior member of the country’s ruling party as data showed the Yen’s latest drop is blowing …
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