The Bank of Mexico hiked its key interest rate by 75 basis points to a record 10.00% on Thursday, in line with forecasts and following in the footsteps of the US Fed’s own recent three-quarter of a percentage point increase.In a departure from recent decisions, the bank’s five board members …
Read More »After cheering CPI, Fed’s Mester reiterates: big risks remain on inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday that while there are some new hopeful signs of moderating inflation, the main risk still facing the US central bank is that it doesn’t act aggressively enough to tame very high price pressures.Given the current level of inflation, its broad-based …
Read More »As US Dollar Plummets Post-CPI, Will Fed Ease Rate Hiking?
The dollar falls sharply on Thursday after US consumer prices for October rose less than expected and pointed to underlying inflation having peaked, this reading has been the sort of data that markets cheered for as it could allow the Fed to ease up on aggressively hiking interest rates.The consumer …
Read More »AUD/USD jumps to six-week highs Post-CPI Data
The AUD/USD pair has jumped following the key inflation data in the United States. The CPI figures came below expectations. Speculation above smaller rate hikes from the Fed impacted the US dollar, so, the pair hit at 0.6564, the highest level since late September.Pre-CPI Versus Post-CPIThe US Consumer Price Index …
Read More »Britain freezes $18 billion in Russian assets
The British government said it has frozen £18 billion of assets belonging to the Russian oligarchs and individuals and entities sanctioned against Moscow over the war in Ukraine. The frozen Russian assets were 6 billion more than the value declared by all other British sanctions regimes. “We have imposed the …
Read More »European stocks open lower on ahead of US inflation data
European shares opened trading Thursday, November 10, with declines, led by the real estate sector, amid anticipation of inflation data in the United States to determine whether the US Federal Reserve will ease the monetary tightening policy. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.3% by 08:14 GMT, ending three days …
Read More »Gold prices rise as dollar falls ahead of US inflation data
Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by the decline in the dollar, but they are moving within a relatively narrow range amid caution ahead of the release of US inflation data that may affect future Federal Reserve decisions on raising interest rates. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,710.62 an …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 09/11/2022
Global news came mixed on Wednesday. News from China impacted market sentiment and risk appetite after another district lockdown due to covid infections. Russia is withdrawing from Kherson, the only Ukrainian regional capital captured since the invasion began, as Moscow cannot keep supplying troops and Russian President Vladimir Putin would …
Read More »EUR/USD rebounds from parity ahead of US CPI
The EUR/USD pair found an immediate bolstering factor around 1.0000 ahead of the key US CPI data expected on Thursday. US shares were subject to massive selloff transactions amid anxiety ahead of US midterm elections.The Eurozone CPI is still seen at 3% in three years and 5.1% in the next …
Read More »US October Consumer Price Index Preview
Used car prices would well serve as one of the primary indicators as well as a sizable component of rising inflation. Used car prices have witnessed a sharp increase since the mid 2021s. The latest data showed earlier in the month that used car prices dropped by 2.2% in October, …
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