Job openings have topped 11.2 million in July. That total also was nearly double the total pool of available workers, which stood at 5.67 million for the month. Available positions totaled 11.24 million for the month, in excess of the 10.3 million estimates, according to the Job Openings and Labour …
Read More »GBP/USD pressured into fresh daily lows
From an hourly perspective, GBP/USD is decelerating into a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, so, the GBP/USD pair is down by some 0.45% on the day so far while risk assets see some recovery following the bumpy ride into Jackson Hole speeches.The sterling climbed to 1.1760 from 1.1621 on Tuesday in …
Read More »Why Does Consumer Confidence Data Recover?
Tuesday’s report by Conference Board has showed a recovery in consumer confidence in August according to preliminary data. Several analysts have pointed out the rebound in confidence to its highest level since May 2022 took pace as fuel prices fell throughout the month and stock prices rose during the first …
Read More »EUR/USD bounces above parity on hawkish ECB
Despite the US dollar’s strength, on Tuesday, the EUR/USD pair advances underpinned by ECB’s Governing Council members expressing the need for a 75 bps rate hike in September. US Consumer Confidence surprisingly surged, while job vacancies topped expectations.The ECB speakers were led by ECB Knot, who said he’s leaning towards …
Read More »ECB’s Stournaras expects inflation to gradually decline in 2023
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said on Tuesday that he expects inflation to peak this year before starting gradually decline in 2023, as reported by Reuters.Commenting on the economic outlook, Stournaras acknowledged that risks to growth are tilted to the downside. As for the market’s reaction, …
Read More »USD/JPY hits six weeks highs despite risk aversion
On Tuesday, the USD/JPY pair approaches again the 140.00 zone. The USD/JPY is gaining momentum during the US trading session and climbed to 139.08, reaching the highest level since mid-July. The pair remains bullish amid a stronger US Dollar across the board.US dollar gains momentum despite another decline in Wall …
Read More »Elon Musk cites whistleblower claims in latest effort to scrap Twitter deal
Elon Musk’s legal team has given another notice to terminate its $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, citing additional reasons. The latest notice comes after Twitter’s former security chief alleged deficiencies in its security, privacy and content moderation systems earlier this month. On July 8, Musk’s legal team initially filed …
Read More »Banks push European shares higher as interest rates and recession fears grow
European shares rallied on Tuesday following a two-day sell-off with the banking sector supporting equities. However, concerns over a mounting energy crisis, interest rate hikes and an impending recession capped gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent, after declining about 2.5 percent in the previous two sessions, on …
Read More »Gold falls due to the rise of the dollar and concerns about raising interest rates
Gold prices fell on Tuesday, pressured by the dollar’s rise. At the same time, the possibility of higher US interest rates for a longer period also affected the non-yielding allure of the precious metal. And gold fell in immediate transactions 0.3 percent to $ 1732.10 an ounce (an ounce) by …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday, August 29
WTI crude oil is settling at $97.01; highest since July 29. Continuing clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, are threatening oil supply, moreover, the OPEC+ meeting is also a concern as Saudi Arabia has threatened production cuts. Earlier on Monday, WTI oil moved above the $96 level as traders focused …
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