The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure will be published on Friday, December 23 at 13:30 GMT and as markets get closer to the release time, economists and researchers of five major banks have provided their following expectations concerning the upcoming reading.The market expectation is for the …
Read More »Existing Home Sales decline by 7.7% in November
THE Existing Home Sales Index in the US fell sharply in November. US Dollar Index is still clinging to small daily gains slightly above 104.00.Existing Home Sales in the US declined by 7.7% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.09 million, the National Association of Realtors reported …
Read More »US Consumer Confidence improves to 108.3 in December
The CB Consumer Confidence Index in the US rose in December. The US Dollar Index retreats toward 104.00 in the US trading session.Consumer sentiment in the US continued to improve in the US with the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rising to 108.3 from 101.4 in November. This reading came …
Read More »The Russian ruble fell to its lowest level against the dollar since May
The Russian ruble fell to its lowest level since early May, crossing 70 to the dollar on Wednesday, bringing its monthly losses to nearly 14 percent, amid fears of sanctions imposed on Russian oil and gas. And by 0939 GMT, the ruble fell 2.5 percent against the dollar, recording 70.60, …
Read More »Is it Gold’s Lucky Day After BoJ’s Surprise Decision?
Gold is trading at $ 1818.31 per ounce at the time of writing versus the previous closing price at only $1787.30 on Monday. Gold price is making tracks to the upside despite the Bank of Japan’s surprise relaxation on the yield of its 10-year bonds (JGBs).US Dollar is sinking while …
Read More »GBP/USD Heading to strongest gain in one quarter since 2009
The GBP/USD is approaching a quarterly peak as market emphasis is currently on a test of 1.2080 for the coming sessions.If the bears fail to break this level of support, then a meaningful correction to the upside will be on the cards. The GBP/USD pair is still on the backside …
Read More »GBP/JPY declines to lowest level since September
The Japanese Yen is soaring across the board after the Bank of Japan’s rate decision. The GBP/JPY pair cross is losing more than 700 pips on Tuesday amid rallying yen following the BoJ’s monetary policy announcement. BoJ’s rate decision also raised the upper range of its yield curve control of …
Read More »Atlanta Fed GDPNow for Q4 declines to 2.7%
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model, the growth of the US economy is expected to record an annualized rate of 2.7% in 2022’s fourth quarter, slightly down from 2.8% in previous estimates.“After this morning’s housing starts report from the US Census Bureau, the nowcast of fourth-quarter …
Read More »Canada’s Retail Sales Rise Above Expectations
Retail Sales in Canada, for October, unexpectedly surged, however, the USD/CAD pair is trading in negative territory, holding slightly above 1.3600. Retail Sales in Canada rose by 1.4% on a monthly basis in October following September’s 0.6% decline, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Tuesday. The latest reading …
Read More »European stocks are at their lowest level in two and a half months
European stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by declines in real estate and technology stocks, after Japan’s central bank rattled global markets with a sudden policy shift that would allow long-term interest rates to rise further. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.9 percent by 0808 GMT, its lowest …
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