The data published, on monthly basis, by the National Association of Realtors showed on Monday that Pending Home Sales rose by 0.7% in May following April’s decline of 4%. This data came in better than the market expectation for a contraction of 3.7%. Despite this monthly increase, Pending Home Sales …
Read More »Russia on the brink of historic debt default as payment period expires
Some Russian bondholders told Reuters they were not getting the $100 million interest they were supposed to receive after the day. For many bondholders, failure to pay on time amounts to a debt default. The Kremlin has repeatedly emphasized the idea that Russia will not default, but that sanctions against …
Read More »The Turkish lira rises 6% against the dollar after restrictions on lending
The Turkish lira jumped 6 percent against the dollar on Monday after Turkey moved to limit lira lending to many companies with more than $1 million in foreign currency cash, the latest move to stem the currency’s slide. The lira jumped to 16.099 against the dollar, after closing on Friday …
Read More »Gold rises as G7 intends to ban the import of the metal from Russia
Gold prices rose on Monday as news that some Western countries are planning to formally ban imports of the metal from Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine sparked some interest in gold. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.5 percent to $ 1835.58 an ounce. US gold futures rose …
Read More »Country By Country Inflation Rate Vs Rate Hikes
Today’s hot inflation could be likened to a speeding vehicle down a hill. In order to slow down, there would be a need to push the brakes. In this case, interest rate hikes are more of brakes in this situation, but some major central banks hit the brakes faster than …
Read More »USD/CHF remains negative for whole week
The positive market sentiment discouraged USD/CHF sellers from confirming the double top chart pattern.The USD/CHF pair has fallen for the fifth successive day, though bounced off weekly lows reached during the day near 0.9521, towards the 0.9580s region. The pair is still shy of reclaiming the 0.9600 figure. At 0.9589, …
Read More »Fed’s Daly supports another big interest rate hike
“We want to bring inflation down without crippling growth and stalling the labor market”, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly, said on Friday. Daly is the latest US central bank monetary policymaker to signal that she is supporting another big increase in interest rates in July in an effort …
Read More »Gold Advances to $1826 from weekly lows
Gold continues for the second consecutive week with losses, down 0.64% despite climbing on Friday. Lower US 10-year T-yields and the weaker US dollar account for the latest advance. So far, the Gold Index bounces off weekly lows near $1816, recovering some ground in the week, reclaiming above the $1825 …
Read More »AUD/USD touches two-day highs on weaker US dollar
The AUD/USD broke above 0.6920 and jumped to 0.6957 on Friday, reaching the highest level in two days. Stocks are sharply surging and this helps the Australian dollar.Despite recession fears, investors flocked to stocks. US stocks indexes are up by more than 2%, extending weekly gains. Negative economic data did …
Read More »USD/CAD Dragged Downwards On Better Sentiment
The USD/CAD pair is dragged downwards during the American session as US stocks surge and crude oil price jumps. The pair dropped to 1.2899, hitting the lowest level in a week.The mixture of improved risk appetite, higher crude oil prices and a softer dollar do drag the pair downwards on …
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