Gold and silver prices were lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, with gold falling to a seven-week low hitting $1667 per ounce versus Wednesday’s closing price at $1696.79. The soaring US dollar index along with rising Treasury yields and some hotter US inflation data, have all combined to keep gold …
Read More »The dollar stabilizes amid anticipation of the US Central Bank’s interest rate decision
On Thursday, the dollar settled near recent highs, buoyed by expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten monetary policy aggressively in its effort to rein in inflation, while the yen faltered after a sharp rally on Wednesday. The dollar rose 0.28 percent against the yen at 143.58, after …
Read More »European shares rise after a big sell-off
European shares rose on Thursday, supported by bank shares, after markets showed signs of recovering from a sharp sell-off caused by bets on a major interest rate hike worldwide. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3 percent by 0711 GMT, after falling for two consecutive days. And US inflation data …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/09/2022
The US dollar that fell to the 109.257 low, but did not stay down for long on Wednesday, the Dollar Index rallied back to test the 109.70s in New York. Technically, the index is on course for the 109.90s again ahead of what is expected to be a hawkish Fed’s …
Read More »Gold stabilizes, hopes for a u-turn before 2023
Gold price has retreated but eventually was able to stabilize ahead of the looming FOMC’s rate hike and Ukraine peace talks Gold held steady as traders have worries concerning the monetary tightening path by the US central bank after economic data, including Tuesday’s CPI and Wednesday’s PPI, pointed to elevated …
Read More »US dollar rallies back into bullish territory
The US dollar rallied on Tuesday against the yen, euro and other currencies following stronger-than-expected US inflation data that rocked US stocks, bolstered US yields and sent the greenback towards last week’s two-decade peak of 110.79. The price made a high of 110.01 before bears cleaned up across the counterparts …
Read More »AUD/USD buyers face critical support
The AUD/USD stopped the bleeding and jumped off weekly lows at around the 0.6700 figure after the US Producer Price Index report for August eased some of Tuesday’s CPI worries, which sent most risk assets to the red territory, while the US dollar rose above the 110.00 thresholds, on renewed …
Read More »BoE close to rate hike between 50bps and 75bps
Next week, the Bank of England will have its monetary policy decision. Consensus points to a 50 bps rate hike but a 75 bps is not ruled out. Analysts at Danske Bank expect fewer hikes than priced in markets as they emphasise the rising recession risk in the UK. Key …
Read More »ECB’s Villeroy expects reaching neutral rate by end of 2022
European Central Bank’s policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday that he estimates the euro area neutral rate at below or close to 2% and added that they could reach it by the end of the year.“Monetary normalization is fully warranted in the euro area, too early to say …
Read More »European shares decline at the open
European shares fell at the open on Wednesday after higher-than-expected US inflation data boosted expectations of a bigger interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve next week. Still, a rally in retail stocks led by Spain’s Inditex limited losses. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.3 percent by 0714 …
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