The Bank of Japan will announce its monetary policy decision on Friday, October 28 at 03:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, nine major banks have released their expactations on the looming decisionJapanese main interest rate will likely be left at -0.1%, despite inflation standing at …
Read More »Lagarde speech: Depreciation of the euro has added to inflation
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), is delivering her remarks on the policy outlook and responding to questions from the press following the Governing Council’s decision to hike key rates by 75 basis points in October. “Supply bottlenecks are easing.”“Depreciation of the euro has added to inflation.”“Price …
Read More »US economy grows at an annualized rate of 2.6% in Q3
The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.6% in the third quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) first estimate showed on Thursday. This reading followed the 0.6% contraction recorded in the second quarter and came in slightly better than the market expectation for a growth of …
Read More »Gold falls with the rise of the dollar and investors await economic data
Gold prices fell on Thursday as the dollar rose, while investors awaited economic data amid expectations that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of interest rate hikes after November. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.1 percent to $ 1662.79 an ounce by 0952 GMT, and US gold futures …
Read More »ECB hikes key rates by 75 basis points in October as expected
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it raised its key rates by 75 basis points (bps) following the October policy meeting as expected. With this decision, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility …
Read More »European stocks fall on anticipation of a rate hike
European shares opened lower on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of a widely expected decision by the European Central Bank to raise interest rates, as well as the troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse unveiling restructuring plans. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent after closing at a five-week …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 26/10/2022
The American dollar resumed its journey to the south, falling against its major rivals. The EUR/USD pair reclaimed parity and approaches 1.0100 ahead of preliminary Q3 Gross Domestic Product estimate in the United States, September Durable Goods Orders reading (expected to up by 0.6%) and the European Central Bank monetary …
Read More »EUR/USD Moves Within Narrow Range
The EUR/USD pair is displaying back-and-forth moves in a narrow range of 1.0073-1.0088 in the early Asian session. The pair has turned sideways after a vertical rally as positive market sentiment improved demand for risk-sensitive currencies.The major is expected to remain in the grip of bulls ahead of the interest …
Read More »AUD/USD in narrow range ahead of key US data
The AUD/USD pair is trading within a narrow range of 0.6484-0.6500 as investors are awaiting the release of the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data for fresh stimulus and clues. The asset is facing a time correction after refreshing its three-week high at 0.6511 amid an improvement in the risk …
Read More »ECB Preview: Rate Decision Could Be Euro’s Game Changer
The European Central Bank is going to announce its monetary policy decision on Thursday. Policymakers, led by President Christine Lagarde, are expected to finally abandon their cautious approach to quantitative tightening. Europe’s CPI reading reached record highs, so, the European central bank will have to decide another 75 bps rate …
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