Gold prices fell to near seven-month lows on Wednesday, as the dollar’s strength and expectations of a rate hike hurt the non-yielding metal. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,760.90 an ounce by 1053 GMT, after dropping about 2.6 percent on Tuesday. US gold futures fell 0.3 percent to $1,759.00 …
Read More »Turkish lira drops 1% on renewed concerns about inflation and monetary policy
The Turkish lira fell again on Wednesday, continuing losses for the seventh day, due to the rise of the dollar and investors’ fears of rising inflation and the policies applied to deal with the economic crises in the country. The lira fell one percent against the dollar to record 17.2 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, July 5
Global recessionary fears have impacted most sectors across financial markets. The US dollar obviously benefited from the risk-aversion and soared entrenching the dollar’s safe haven status. The risk of a US recession is above 70%, according to most analysts. The inversion of Treasury yield curve also does add to those …
Read More »Gold sinks to six-month low on stronger US dollar
Gold is under further pressure below a key monthly trendline and continues to get deeper in the red territory. Gold prices slumped to their lowest in more than six months on Tuesday, as the US dollar rallied amid growing recession concerns that caused losses across risk assets.Extra fears stem from …
Read More »Treasury yield curve inverts as recession fears accelerate
US Treasury yields tumbled on Tuesday on what is widely seen as a recession alert and a key part of the yield curve inverted for the first time in three weeks as concerns about economic growth injured risk appetite, bringing about increased demand for the safe haven US debt.Fears of …
Read More »Resigned Afolami calls for Boris Johnson to step down
More news is coming out of 10 Downing Street, as the vice-chair of the UK Conservative Party, Bim Afolami resigned and calls for Boris Johnson to step down.Resignations en mass also included UK Parliamentary Private Secretary Saqib Bhatti, UK Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for North Ireland Jonathan …
Read More »WTI Crude sharply Drops To $97
WTI crude oil drops as the US dollar gains are entrenched. Bulls have mentioned that product inventories are at critically low levels, which suggests restocking will keep crude oil demand strong.Oil price is down by 10.6% on the day after falling from a high of $111.42 to a low of …
Read More »Resignations Quake UK’s 10 Downing Street
UK political Tory resignations are dropping like rain because of widespread feeling of incompetence on the part of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson. So far, the pound is holding up after the initial 12 pip move to the downside vs the US dollar. The first was the British Health Secretary …
Read More »GBP/USD under pressure amid risk aversion
Risk aversion continues to weigh on the GBP/USD pair. The pair fell to around 1.1897, the lowest level since March 2020. It remains under pressure around 1.1900. the pair seems unable to find support as markets generally fall.Fears about global recession and a worsening growth outlook in the United Kingdom …
Read More »After RBA’s decision, AUD/USD sinks on risk aversion
The AUD/USD pair fell more than 100-pips during the day and probed the YTD low around 0.6763. The Australian dollar followed its fellow peers and is tanking to fresh two-year-lows amidst renewed concerns of a recession looming worldwide, amidst a high inflation scenario, bolstering the appetite for safe-haven peers in …
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