Forex Market

Gold prices stabilized on Friday and headed for the fourth consecutive weekly increase, in light of the general weakness of the US dollar, which was pressured by the increase in the yield on Treasury bonds, as well as expectations of a US interest rate hike. And by 0319, gold prices …

The US dollar seesawed between gains and losses on Thursday, ending the day lower against most major rivals. Wall Street opened the day firmly higher amid more signals of receding US inflationary pressures, as the July Producer Price Index advanced by 9.8%, below expected.The EUR/USD pair peaked at around 1.0360 …

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to stick to its hawkish stance and go on with a fourth straight half-point rate hike, in August, continuing its most aggressive tightening in over two decades in an attempt to control the country’s stubbornly-high inflation,” as per the latest Reuters poll …

The GBP/USD pair is facing hurdles around 1.2200 as investors await UK GDP data. A vulnerable UK GDP will accelerate troubles for the BOE while higher Initial Jobless Claims have supported the US dollar at lower levels.The pair is expected to remain subdued as investors are awaiting the release of …

The USD/CAD pair extended its losses for the second straight day as sellers eye a break of the 200-DMA. July’s US inflation reports show signs of peaking, with CPI at 9% YoY and PPI at 10% YoY, below their previous month’s readings.The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2738 under its opening …

Gold has dived in the negative direction for the day after a reversal from near $1800. The Gold Index peaked at $1799 during the US trading session and then turned to the downside falling around $1785.Thursday’s data showed the Producer Price Index in the US dropped by 0.5% in July, …

The US July PPI drops unexpectedly in July while jobless claims hit monthly highs. The US dollar remains in negative territory, even as US yields rise.The EUR/USD pair is up for the fifth consecutive day, holding under Wednesday’s top. The pair has failed to break Wednesday’s highs around 1.0355 and …

The dollar recorded further losses against other major currencies on Thursday after traders reduced their bets that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) would raise interest rates aggressively after US inflation data that came the previous day was weaker than expected. And the dollar index, which measures the performance …

European shares started Thursday’s session higher to consolidate gains in the previous session after data showed signs of slowing inflation in the United States, while shares of Dutch insurance company Aegon rose after raising its full-year forecast. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent after its best session in …

The US dollar fell following the release of US inflation reading. The dollar ended the trading day in the red territory against all major rival currencies. Safe-haven currencies edged higher against the US dollar, with USD/CHF now changing hands at 0.9426 and USD/JPY trading at 132.90. Gold was the worst …