Gold prices finished Monday with a shy loss, following a wild soaring in the final session of last week that saw prices for the precious metal briefly dip to fresh lows. Gold was not stable to begin the week, as the bears have been able to pull the rope to …
Read More »Who is Rishi Sunak, UK new prime minister?
Who is Rishi Sunak? What does it mean that he became UK new prime minister? Rishi Sunak is now the new leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, the Torys. He is Britain’s next prime minister after both the leading candidates considered his rivals in the race to replace Liz Truss …
Read More »USD/CAD surges despite poor US data
The USD/CAD pair trims some of last Friday’s losses, so it is up by 0.46% on Monday. Worse-than-expected US economic data and a risk-off mood in are among factors that significantly boosted the US Dollar.The USD/CAD marches firmly amid a risk aversion due to S&P Global PMIs hinting that global …
Read More »US Dollar Ignores Suspected Japan’s intervention
The dollar rallied on Monday, and seems to ignore the suspected Japanese intervention. The American currency, instead, is sending China’s offshore yuan to record lows, while the British pound hesitated as Britain’s Conservative party raced to choose its third leader this year, eventually Rishi Sunak won both leadership of the …
Read More »Gold prices are falling with the rise of USD
Gold prices fell on Monday (October 24th) as the dollar rose as investors sought to clarify whether the US Federal Reserve would ease monetary policy. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.4% to $ 1650.77 an ounce by 0754 GMT, while US gold futures fell 0.1% to …
Read More »European shares jump, supported by hopes of a slowdown in the Federal Reserve’s rate hike
European shares jumped on Monday, boosted by hopes the Federal Reserve will slow the pace of interest rate hikes, as investors braced for a busy week that includes an important European Central Bank interest rate decision. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.3 percent by 0708 GMT, with the travel, …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 17-21
Japan’s government and central bank intervened in the currency market early Saturday to support the retreating yen, triggering a dramatic rebound against the dollar after the Japanese currency had reached a fresh 32-year low of nearly 152 against the dollar.Finance Ministry Vice Minister Masato Kanda told reporters he would not …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 21/10/2022
Amid hopes that Fed could be less hawkish, as mentioned by Fed officials debating to slow the pace of rate increases following November’s meeting. At the time of writing, WTI is trading at $85.05 per barrel, up by 0.19%. The Euro recovered to the 0.9800 level as Fed officials signaled …
Read More »Fed Official: It’s time to start talking about slowing rate hikes
On Friday, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly warned that the US central bank should avoid putting the economy into an “unforced downturn” by raising interest rates too sharply, adding that it’s time to start talking about slowing the pace of the hikes in borrowing costs.The Fed is widely …
Read More »ECB Expected To Hike Rate By 75 Basis Points Next Week
Next week’s the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting will be a key event that attracts traders’ attention. According to analysts a 75 basis points interest rate hike is highly expected. Analysts also believe that the deposit rate will reach 3% by March 2023. ECB’s Lagarde will have to acknowledge …
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