Forex Market

Bank of England intervened by buying government bonds so as to stabilize the bond market. This move was able to strengthen the Pound whose performance improved on the BoE’s announcement.The EUR/GBP pair is hovering around 0.8940 practically flat for the day after moments of extreme volatility following the surprise announcement …

The EUR/USD pair bounces from two-decade lows recorded during the European session, gaining 1.34% in the day, boosted by improved in market sentiment and a weaker US dollar, despite the Fed’s hawkish stance, opening the door for aggressive tightening by the end of the year.The Euro began trading nearby the …

The International Monetary Fund has joined a wide range of institutions worldwide criticizing the UK’s huge tax cuts in a plan that has exerted mega pressure on the pound which was plunging to a record low.With this rare criticism of the UK’s large developed economy, the International Monetary Fund is …

It was reported on Wednesday that British Finance Minister Kwai Kwarteng will not resign over the market reaction to the fiscal plan and added that there will no reversal of policy.Meanwhile, the Bank of England announced the gilt market intervention amid growing fears overs insolvencies of pension funds by as …

On Wednesday, gold prices hit a new low, the lowest in 30 months, as the allure of the precious metal was undermined amid the rise in the dollar and US Treasury yields due to expectations of a sharper rate hike by the Federal Reserve. By 0854 GMT, spot gold fell …

Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and rising crude oil inventories offset the decline in US production caused by Hurricane Ian. Brent crude futures rose five cents, or 0.06 percent, to $86.32 a barrel by 0937 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate crude fell nine cents, or 0.1 …

European shares opened lower on Wednesday, led by heavy selling in Asian markets as the escalating energy crisis in the region and the continued rise in global bond yields fueled fears of a recession. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.8 percent by 0707 GMT, to continue its decline for …

The World Bank said on Wednesday it had approved $512.2 million in financing for Turkey to boost the resilience of the housing and infrastructure sectors to climate change and natural hazards. The bank said in a statement that $338.5 million of the financing would be used to develop new affordable …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar and US Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials boosted expectations of a sharp interest rate hike. By 0404 GMT, spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,624.12 an ounce, close to the two-and-a-half year low of …

The US dollar has further benefited from the recession-linked woes. Early Tuesday, the dollar received a further push from better-than-expected US data, on the contrary, Wall Street exhibited poor performance amid sour market sentiment.US bond yields started the day retreating from multi-year highs, picking up after the US session’s opening …