US October Goods and Services Trade Balance edged up to record -$78.2 billion in October. The US dollar Index stays in negative territory at around 105.00.The data jointly published by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed on Tuesday that the US international goods and …
Read More »Will the BoC raise rates?
Going into the last BoC meeting short-term interest rate markets were split between a 50 and 75 bps rate hike. In the end, the BoC hiked by only 50bps and flagged some concerns about slowing growth which weighed on the CAD in the immediate aftermath. The Bank of Canada flagged …
Read More »Gold is rising with the support of the dollar’s decline, eyes on Fed
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, after falling 1 percent in the previous session, as the US dollar fell. Still, investors are waiting for more indications regarding interest rate expectations by the Federal Reserve. And by 1133 GMT, gold in instant transactions increased 0.4 percent to $ 1776.15 an ounce. US …
Read More »European stocks are falling under pressure from the banking and energy sectors
European stocks fell on Tuesday, December 6, under pressure from the banking and energy sectors, as strong data on the services sector activity in the United States raised fears that the US Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates at large rates. The Stoxx 600 fell by 0.1%, extending …
Read More »Gold stabilizes as traders await the path of US rate hike
There was little change in gold prices on Tuesday, as the dollar stabilized after recording its largest jump in two weeks in the previous session, while fears of a larger US rate hike by the Federal Reserve persisted. And by 0553 GMT, gold settled in spot transactions at $ 1769.99 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 05/12/2022
Explosions struck two military airbases deep inside Russia on Monday as a result of drone attacks launched by Ukraine, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials, in what appeared to be an audacious attempt to hit the long-range bombers Russia has used to devastate Ukraine’s power grid.Russia’s defense ministry on Monday …
Read More »US inflation expectations retreat from one-month high
US inflation expectations as per the 10-year and 5-year breakeven inflation rates according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) data, challenge the recently hawkish bias over the US Fed.The inflation precursors might have taken clues from the Fed policymakers’ dovish comments, including those from Chairman Jerome Powell, to challenge …
Read More »Oil falls amid data, mixed worries
Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Monday, following US service sector data that has added to worries that the Fed could continue its aggressive policy tightening path. So, the data caused oil and stock markets to pare gains.Brent crude futures were down $2.18, or 2.6%, at $83.39 a barrel by …
Read More »GBP/USD steps up, eying break of 1.2150s
The GBP/USD pair slides amid risk aversion at start of week US session. The British Pound is vulnerable to soured UK politics and economy. The US dollar bulls are moving in on the face of stronger US economic data.The British Pound is under pressure in the US trading session as …
Read More »EUR/USD falls on robust US ISM Services data
The Euro is falling against the US Dollar after hitting a six-month high nearby 1.0600. Eurozone data was mixed, though slanted towards the negative territory as Retail Sales retreated. Therefore, the Euro is almost unchanged against the dollar following the release of the positive US ISM Services PMI that underpinned …
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