Treasury yields have been in focus again prior to the open, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rising more than 11 basis points to 3.314%, while its 2-year counterpart rose about eight basis points to 3.481%.Wednesday’s moves come after the 10-year note jumped to its highest level …
Read More »Fed’s Brainard backs further monetary tightening
Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard reiterated on Wednesday that the Fed’s policy rate will need to rise further and that they will need to keep the policy restrictive ‘for some time’.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to Brainard’s comments and was last seen losing 0.25% on the day …
Read More »How Is USD/CAD Affected By BoC Rate Decision?
The USD/CAD is soaring despite Wednesday’s 75 bps rate hike by the Bank of Canada, from 2.50% to 3.25%, amid mixed market sentiment, with most global equities tumbling, except for US stocks.At the time of writing, the USD/CAD edges up 0.18%, trading at 1.3174, above its opening price at 1.31510.The …
Read More »Atlanta Fed GDPNow for Q3 declines to 1.4%
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model, the US economy is expected to grow at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the third quarter, down from 2.6% in the previous estimate.This report doesn’t seem to be having a significant impact on the dollar’s performance against its rivals. …
Read More »European Central Bank Preview: Is the ECB taking tough measures?
money markets expect the ECB to raise rates by 75 bps – the main lending rate from 0.50% to 1.25% and the deposit rate from 0% to 0.75%. In such a scenario – which is the most likely one – the focus will swiftly shift to the next factors. If …
Read More »China’s export growth slowed more than expected in August
The growth of Chinese exports slowed down in August to post 7.1% on an annual basis from a growth of 18% recorded in July, compared to expectations of a growth of 12.8%, at a time when the Corona pandemic is still casting a shadow on Chinese cities and factories located …
Read More »European shares open lower as mining and energy stocks decline
European shares opened lower on Wednesday as mining and energy companies led the losses as investors remained concerned about the outlook for demand in the wake of weak trade data from China. The European oil and gas index was down 2.2 percent by 0720 GMT, while the mining index lost …
Read More »Gold prices fall as the dollar and bond yields rise
Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar and Treasury yields rose after upbeat economic data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates sharply. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1692.99 an ounce (an ounce) by 0330 GMT, after falling earlier to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 06/09/2022
The US dollar extended its gains, ending Tuesday higher against most rival currencies. The EUR and the JPY were the worst performers, falling to multi-year lows against their American rival. EUR/USD traded as low as 0.9863, now hovering around 0.9900, while USD/JPY trades a handful of pips below 143.07, a …
Read More »T-yields, Dollar Index dragging gold lower
At the time of writing, the precious metal trades around $1703. Earlier on Tuesday, gold future traded at $1712.80 with net decline of $9.80 or – 0.56%. Concurrently the dollar index was up 71 points or 0.65% and fixed at 110.22. This could mean that there was fractional buying in …
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