Gold price advances almost 1% as the market speculations accelerated on FOMC’s intention. A WSJ article noted that FOMC members could be split about December’s rate hike, as November increase to the Fed funds rate (FFR) 75 bps, is certain. The precious metal is trading at $1651.36 per ounce at …
Read More »AUD/USD rebounds on weaker US dollar
The AUD/USD pair turned positive for the day after rebounding more than a hundred pips from four-day lows. The pair rose from near 0.6200 to 0.6333, hitting a fresh daily high on the back of a weaker dollar.The US dollar pulled back across the board following a report mentioning a …
Read More »German parliament approves 200 billion euros in funding to tackle energy crisis
The German parliament on Friday approved the government’s 200 billion euro ($195 billion) rescue package to protect businesses and households from rising energy prices. Parliament also voted earlier to suspend the so-called “debt brake” in the country.
Read More »Canada: Retail Sales rose 0.7% in August
The data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday that Retail Sales grew by 0.7% on a monthly basis in August following June’s sharp contraction of 2.5%. This reading came in better than consensus estimates pointing to a modest rise of 0.4%. The USD/CAD pair, meanwhile, moves little following the …
Read More »Renault sales rise in the third quarter, supported by higher prices
Renault announced Friday, October 21, that its sales rose to 9.8 billion euros ($9.57 billion) in the third quarter, in line with analyst expectations, as price increases allowed the company to achieve revenue growth despite a decline in car sales from the previous year. The French automaker said overall revenue …
Read More »Yuan slips near 14-year lows against the dollar
The Chinese yuan fell during Friday’s trading, near its lowest level in 14 years against the dollar, bringing its losses this year to 12.3%. And according to Bloomberg, market watchers expect further yuan weakness after the Communist Party congress ends this weekend, with the central bank loosening its grip on …
Read More »European stocks fall as inflation and slowdown fears dominate the markets
European shares fell on Friday, amid fears that major central banks will stick to raising interest rates to curb prices, while investors assessed mixed earnings reports that did little to allay fears of an economic slowdown. A slew of inflation reports and data pointing to the strength of the US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 20/10/2022
Soaring treasury yields managed to save the US dollar on Thursday. The American currency started the trading day with negative performance, but later was able to trim intraday losses and finished the day little changed against most major rival currencies.The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note picked at 4.23%, …
Read More »Gold struggles amid hawkish signals
The gold price has moved back to flat position on the day to print around $1,629.25 after moving between the $1,622.54 low and the $1,628.93 high for most of the session, reversing two losing sessions as the US dollar eased. At the time of writing the precious metal is trading …
Read More »EUR/USD surges on stronger dollar
The EUR/USD pair is trading at 0.9783 at the time of writing versus Wednesday’s 0.97815 level. The pair edged up into the close on Wall Street by 0.12% as the US dollar pauses the soaring US yield environment and despite markets pricing in the Federal Reserve’s terminal rate of around …
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