The Bank of England will possibly need to hike interest rates more sharply than financial markets expect in order to get tame soaring inflation according to a former policymaker.The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee raised its key interest rate four times since December to 1%, it is so the highest aggregate …
Read More »Fed’s Mester: FOMC On Track For Aggressive Rate Hikes
Loretta Mester is a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee this year. Mester said, on Friday, that the Fed needs to practice pressure ahead with aggressive rate hikes, and that by early fall, this year, the US central bank perhaps could be able to eventually decide whether its …
Read More »Russian Ruble Best Gainer In 2022
The Russian currency has reportedly made large gains in spite of the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States and Washington’s allies.The US and EU attempted to cripple the Russian economy, but the value of the ruble is heading up. After two months of imposing state-crushing sanctions, the ruble …
Read More »Gold Price Still Under Pressure Near $1800
Gold retreated to the $1,799 level on Friday, the lowest since February 2022. Recovery followed later to find resistance shortly at $1,820. US shares are sharply rising on Friday, on a recovery rally. Crude oil prices also hit gains. US yields settled and the US dollar is correcting lower. Usually, …
Read More »EUR/USD surges above 1.0400 from multi-year lows as equities soar
The EUR/USD pair has rebounded from the lowest intraday level since 2017 and reversed direction upwards above 1.0400 late on Friday amid a prevalent improvement or risk sentiment and a correction of the US dollar. The euro is still headed toward the lowest weekly close since December 2002.Recovery in equity …
Read More »US: UoM Consumer Sentiment Index falls to 59.1 in May
The preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan’s (UoM) Consumer Sentiment Index for May fell to 59.1 versus an expected fall 64.0 from 65.2 in April, its lowest since August 2011, data released on Friday showed. UoM’s Consumer Expectations Index fell to 56.3 from 63.0 in April, larger than the …
Read More »Nikkei records its best daily performance since the end of March
The Japanese Nikkei index recorded the highest increase in more than a month and a half as investors flocked to cheap stocks, with SoftBank Group leading the gains. The Nikkei jumped 2.64 percent to close at 2,6427.65, the highest daily increase since March 23, recovering from a decline to a …
Read More »The Turkish lira depreciates for the seventh consecutive session
The Turkish lira fell for the seventh consecutive session against the dollar on Friday, bringing its losses to nearly five percent since last Wednesday, and heading towards its record lows last December. The lira fell to 15.4675 against the US currency and settled at 15.4410 per dollar at 0707 GMT. …
Read More »Russian Ruble Best Gainer In 2022
The Russian currency has reportedly made large gains in spite of the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States and Washington’s allies.The US and EU attempted to cripple the Russian economy, but the value of the ruble is heading up. After two months of imposing state-crushing sanctions, the ruble …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday 12 May
The US dollar index surged on the back of prevalent risk aversion. Panic selloff hit US equities and a broad crash impacted most cryptocurrencies, meanwhile massive quantitative tightening signals attracted the attention of traders, investors and market participants. Monetary policymakers recurrently hint at measures set to trench liquidity.Economic Data There …
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