Consumer sentiment in the United States has continued to improve throughout September, meanwhile, the US Dollar Index rebounded to the 114.205 area with the initial reaction to the data.With the initial reaction, the US Dollar Index extended its recovery and was last seen posting small daily losses at 114.02.Tuesday’s data …
Read More »BoE’s Pill expects important move in November
The Bank of England is expected to decide an important policy response to finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng’s financial plan embodying tax cuts but, the central bank could wait until its next scheduled meeting in November before making such a move according to BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill.The British pound gathered …
Read More »Gold jumps 1% amid dollar weakness and rate hike fears
Gold prices jumped 1 percent on Tuesday as the dollar weakened, although the Federal Reserve’s expectations of a further interest rate hike kept the precious metal near its lowest level in two and a half years. And the price of gold in spot transactions increased by 1.1 percent to 1639.94 …
Read More »Oil rises as focus shifts to potential supply cuts
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, after plunging to a nine-month low the previous day, amid signs that the OPEC+ alliance may begin to cut production to avoid a further price collapse. US NYMEX crude rose to levels near $78 a barrel during these moments of trading …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 26/09/2022
The US dollar was able to maintain its uptrend momentum and soared at the beginning of the week, pushing major pairs into fresh multi-year lows. The GBP/USD pair nosedived to record 1.0317 low and now trades around 1.0690, still down on the day. The Bank of England was expected to …
Read More »EUR/USD wavers above 0.9600 ahead of US durable goods data
EUR/USD has hovered around 0.9610 as the market players’ focus shifts to US Durable Goods Orders data. Costly durable goods and accelerating interest rates have trimmed expectations for US economic data.ECB Lagarde’s speech provide clues for likely monetary policy action ahead. The EUR/USD pair is displaying back-and-forth moves in a …
Read More »Gold Hits fresh lows amid fears to fall further
Gold is sliding into fresh lows after being held back by the bears below $1,650 on corrections on Monday. The precious metal dropped to the lowest in more than two years while the US dollar extends its uptrend due to recession-linked fears and rising interest rates. The US bond yields …
Read More »Fed’s Bostic: UK tax cuts increase risk of global recession
The UK government’s new fiscal plan increased economic uncertainty and raised the concerns of a global recession, a top official at the US central bank warned after the pound sterling touched an all-time low.Raphael Bostic from US central bank’s Atlanta branch has warned of ‘uncertainty’ after the British pound touched …
Read More »USD/CAD restrained below highs in the 1.3800s
The USD/CAD is holding in bullish territory with the US dollar spiking to fresh bull cycle highs. Market volatility has dented the high beta CAD in the face of weaker oil prices.The USD/CAD is up over 1.3% on the day as the pair tries to hold on to near the …
Read More »Is modest economic slowdown in the US possible?
Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Monday that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but also suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest.In her first speech as Boston Fed president, Collins said the …
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