Forex Market

Contrary to expectations, the Turkish Central Bank decided on Thursday, August 18, to cut the interest rate on the lira during the week (Repo) to 13% from 14%, even though the inflation rate in the country is close to 80%. Over the past seven months, the Turkish Central Bank has …

Gold prices rose on Thursday as bond yields declined, but the dollar’s rally and expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates kept prices near two-week lows. And gold in the spot contracts rose 0.3 percent to $ 1765.80 an ounce, at 0920 GMT, after a …

European shares fell in choppy trading on Thursday after a member of the European Central Bank’s board of directors hinted at another big interest rate hike next month even as recession risks intensified, with inflation data for July due later on Thursday awaiting. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.1 …

A document from the Russian Economy Ministry, seen by Reuters, showed that rising oil export volumes, accompanied by rising gas prices, will boost Russia’s revenue from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, an increase of 38% from 2021. This jump in revenue, if realized, would help bolster Russia’s economy …

The US dollar finished Wednesday higher against most major rival currencies on Wednesday, despite suffering a near-term retreat following the release of the FOMC Minutes. The US dollar posted modest advances against safe-haven currencies, with USD/CHF trading around 0.9510 and USD/JPY at 135.00.Gold trades at $1,762.70 per ounce at the …

At the time of writing, gold is trading at $1764.77 an ounce. Gold price has rallied on the FOMC minutes which is not shedding much light on how aggressive US monetary policymakers are expected to be. There was no obvious message that rate hikes will be as aggressive in September’s …

The EUR/USD rallied close to 50 pips after FOMC Minutes. Fed members agreed to hike 75 bps in July. Fed members acknowledge they would slow the pace of tightening at “some point.”The EUR/USD jumped during the last hour as the minutes lifted the Euro near the highs of the day, …

Fed Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Wednesday that US labour market is still robust, the recovery of the service sector, and more fully open schools and childcare centres will bring more women back to the workforce.Bowman also mentioned that the US “continues to see strong employment gains and low …

Gold is trading at $1776.75 per ounce at the time of writing, but the precious metal’s price is attempting to steady ahead of the FOMC minutes. Gold’s selloff might be overdone as prices are not deteriorating despite a surge in global bond yields. UK inflation hit a 40-year high and …

The Minutes of the FOMC policy decision that took place over the July 26-27 policy meeting, that may shed light on just how aggressive they expect to be, have been released as follows:Fed minutes: All participants at July 26-27 policy meeting agreed 75-basis-point interest rate hike was appropriate.Some participants said …