US labour productivity declined for the second consecutive quarter as overall economic output contracted and employers spent more on labor as they added workers.US nonfarm labor productivity is a measure of goods and services produced in the US per hour worked, fell at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.6% …
Read More »US soaring inflation could ease in July, forecast by nine major banks
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release July’s CPI data on Wednesday, August 10 at 12:30 GMT and as markets get closer to the release time, forecasts by the economists of nine major banks regarding the upcoming US inflation print expect inflation to ease down.Economists expect inflation to decelerate …
Read More »EUR/USD: Looking for another test of 1.0300
After registering modest gains on Monday, EUR/USD has stretched higher and climbed above 1.0200. Nevertheless, euro recovery remains limited ahead of Wednesday’s key data releases. EUR/USD advances for the second session in a row and extends the optimism seen at the beginning of the week, as the greenback continues to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday August 8
The US dollar eased on Monday as government bond yields retreated, providing support to stock markets. Still, the absence of relevant news maintained US indexes seesawing within familiar levels. European indexes posted modest intraday gains, but Wall Street closed mixed.Spot gold retained gains at the end of the day at …
Read More »EUR/USD testing green territories, eyeing US CPI data
EUR/USD is shyly paddling in the green territory at the start of the week. The pair is holding up by 0.20% in the midday New York session. The pair has also ranged between a low of 1.0159 and 1.0221 so far and is currently trying to hold onto 1.0200 but …
Read More »GBP/USD Drops From Daily Highs
The GBP/USD 4-hour scale depicts the pair as neutral-downward biased and might test the 1.2000 figure, short term.GBP/USD pair has trimmed some of last Friday’s losses but the asset is still trapped between the 20 and 50-DMA. The daily chart depicts the pair trending between a descending channel as sellers …
Read More »New York Fed’s inflation expectation retreat to 6.2% in July
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US Consumers’ one-year inflation expectations declined to 6.2% in July from 6.2% in June. The three-year inflation expectations edged lower to 3.2% from 3.6%.The US dollar stays reluctant following this report and the …
Read More »Gold steadies as jobs data triggers bets on big US rate hike
Gold futures traded higher on Monday after Friday’s jobs report showed the pace of hiring unexpectedly surged last month, suggesting the Federal Reserve may have to remain aggressive in its effort to cool the economy.Gold futures steadied on Monday as July’s US jobs data cleared the way ahead for more …
Read More »Chinese exports to Russia rose for the first time in 5 months in July
Official customs data showed that Chinese exports to Russia rose significantly in July after a 4-month decline. Reuters calculations based on customs data indicated that exports to sanctioned Russia rose 22.2 percent in July from the previous year in dollar terms, reversing a 17 percent decline in June, the first …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, August 5
Gold price maintained defensive stance late during the New York session after an early US employment report showed that the Fed is right about pushing back on recession chatter. Gold is trading at $1773.33, down by almost 1%.Before Wall Street opened, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics revealed that the …
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