Forex Market

European shares rose at the open on Monday, with banking stocks rising for a third consecutive session on bets that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates dramatically. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent to continue rising after posting its first weekly gain in four weeks on …

With a new trading week, geopolitics could impact financial markets on two fronts, firstly; on the Chinese front, US President Biden is pondering an executive order to screen and restrict US overseas investment in technology development in China. The Chinese embassy in Washington said, Friday, that Beijing opposes the order, …

The US dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of key US inflation data. The dollar fell to a more than one-week low on Friday as investors consolidated gains after a sharp rise against most currencies, ahead of US inflation report that could determine the size of the Fed’s next …

Several Wall Street banks raised expectations this week for the Federal Reserve’s next rate hike. Economists at Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Nomura now anticipate a 75 basis-point rate increase at their next FOMC meeting, this is up from previous forecasts of a half percentage-point hike.Following remarks by Fed …

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that it was too soon to say whether inflation was moving meaningfully and persistently downward. The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on a daily basis at 109.00.Additional Quotes“I support another significant …

Wells Fargo’s Analysts believe that the strength of the US dollar will continue through the end of 2022. They point out that despite a more aggressive pace of tightening from foreign central banks, they doubt international policymakers will be able to keep pace with the tightening cycle laid out by …

Kansas City Fed President Esther George said on Friday that “A steady path of rate hikes, predictable adjustments based on data could improve market functioning, facilitate balance sheet runoff”.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on the day at 109.00.Additional …

The Australian dollar is one of the top performers on Friday. The AUD/USD pair has retreated from near 0.6880 and found support at 0.6820.The AUD/USD peaked during the European session at 0.6877, the highest level since August 31 and then pulled back amid a stabilization of the greenback. The retreat …

As the US dollar trims losses on Friday amid risk appetite and a rebound in US yields, the Gold Index is hovering around $1710.Gold turned to the downside again after approaching the $1730 area and pulled back sharply toward $1710, erasing daily gains on Friday. The stabilized dollar and rebounding …

On Friday, the dollar is set to record its first weekly decline in four weeks, while a sharp interest rate hike by the European Central Bank led to gains for the euro, while investors await US inflation data due to be published next week. The dollar index, which measures the …