European Central Bank policymaker Martins Kazaks said on Tuesday that the bank should not rule out a 50 bps rate hike, and that he sees possible rate hikes in July, September and potentially one more in the fourth quarter. Kazaks ‘ comments come after fellow ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann called …
Read More »Gold Price Loses Steam
Gold rose in Tuesday morning trading in Asia. The dollar also rose and stabilized after falling during the previous session, which pushed the yellow metal to the highest point in two weeks. Gold futures rose 0.17% to $1,850.94 by 11:10 PM ET, after hitting their highest since May 9 at …
Read More »Gold rises with increased demand
Gold prices strengthened on Tuesday, with the US dollar falling to its lowest level in a month for the second session in a row, making the yellow metal priced in dollars less expensive for buyers abroad. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,858.19 an ounce by 07:57 GMT, after rising to …
Read More »Nikkei falls on lower US futures and Asian stocks
Japan’s Nikkei fell at the close on Tuesday, dragged down by declines in US futures and Asian stocks, as investors looked for fresh stimulus after the corporate earnings season ended, which in turn weighed on sentiment. The Nikkei gave up the gains recorded earlier in the session and closed down …
Read More »Europe may ban Russian oil ‘within days’
Germany announced that the European Union is likely to agree to a ban on Russian oil imports “within days”. At the same time, Moscow said it would work to strengthen its economic ties with China after it fell under the guillotine of Western isolation over its invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian …
Read More »What ‘recklessness’ does Fed’s Bostic fight, want to avoid?
As the US central bank mobilizes for the inevitable fight against 40-year-high inflation with what is expected to be a string of big interest-rate hikes, one US central banker injected a tone that is full of caution, warning headlong rate hikes could create “significant economic dislocation.”In an essay published Tuesday, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 23 May
The US dollar weakened on the first trading day of the week, amid a better market sentiment. The EUR/USD pair flirts with 1.0700, helped by ECB Chair President Christine Lagarde. She said she expects the facilities program to end “very early” in the third quarter of the year, leaving policymakers …
Read More »Powell officially sworn in as Fed chair
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was formally sworn in on Monday to begin his second four-year term as head of the U.S. central bank as it aims to tame the highest inflation in four decades without tipping the economy into recession. Lael Brainard was also sworn in as the Fed’s …
Read More »AUD/USD Rising, Defying Gravity
The AUD/USD pair is rising and while this is ideally perceived of as a bearish continuation chart pattern, the Australian dollar has a habit of defying gravity when correcting the trend and a break of the current resistance would be an important development. On the other hand, the bears are …
Read More »Governor Bailey: BoE not to blame for soaring inflation
The governor of the Bank of England has hit back at critics who accused him of being asleep at the wheel while inflation soared and a cost of living crisis hit UK living standards.Andrew Bailey defends response to Covid pandemic and indicates that the British central bank will not take …
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