The Australian dollar surged to a fresh five-month high at 0.7122 against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the Australian inflation data that paved the way for additional policy tightening by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Except for the Australian dollar, risk aversion keeps high beta currencies pressured. Hence, the …
Read More »Before crucial US data, US dollar nearing its breaking point.
Bulls in the US dollar are hiding at a key support level.In the following few days, the Dollar is expected to encounter weekly negative mood resulting in a bullish correction with the 38.2% Fibonacci target positioned around 103.10.The Fed’s intentions and awaited US data will be crucial in determining the …
Read More »No easy way out from US debt ceiling noise
Republicans are still divided over to what extent they should adopt hardline stance on the US debt ceiling, but the significant development is that they were united on Wednesday in one remarkable thing; namely their uniform demand that the Democratic President Joe Biden should agree to negotiate on spending as …
Read More »BOC’s Macklem: Time to pause, assess whether policy is sufficiently restrictive
Following the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem delivers his remarks on the policy outlook and responds to questions. Key Remarks “Bank of Canada has raised rates rapidly, now it’s time to pause and …
Read More »USD/CAD hits weekly highs after BoC rate decision
The Bank of Canada has raised rates as expected, however, the Canadian dollar weakens after the rate policy announcement.The USD/CAD pair jumps but then pulls back toward 1.3400. the pair is trading at 1.3419, at the time of typing. The USD/CAD jumped by more than 50 pips after the decision …
Read More »USD/CAD hits weekly highs post BoC
The USD/CAD jumped by more than 50 pips after the decision of the Bank of Canada and climbed to 1.3425, reaching the highest level since last Friday. The Bank of Canada, as expected, raised the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%. In the statement, the central banks …
Read More »Bank of Canada hikes policy rate by 25 bps to 4.5%
The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% following the January policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. In its policy statement, the BoC noted that it is likely to hold the rate …
Read More »Tech pushes European stocks lower amid weak earnings
European stocks fell on Wednesday as weak results from US software giant Microsoft weighed on the broader technology sector, while signs of improving economic prospects in the euro zone fueled concerns about further interest rate hikes. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent, recording a decline for the second …
Read More »Gold falls as traders seek to secure profits ahead of US economic data
Gold fell on Wednesday, continuing the decline from a level close to a nine-month peak, which it reached in the previous session, as some investors sought to speculate in a way that guarantees them profit. The dollar stabilized ahead of the release of US economic data that may determine the …
Read More »BoC Preview: Forecasts from four major banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is set to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, January 25 at 15:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of Four major banks, regarding the upcoming announcement. Wells Fargo …
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