Forex Market

The AUD/USD pair is moving through a critical level on the daily chart (see below) and has reached a high of 0.7000 following a dovish outcome at the Federal Reserve. AUD/USD has climbed by over 0.8% on the day so far from a low of 0.6911 to a high of …

The USD/CAD pair remains pressured around six-week low, keeps Fed-inspired bearish bias despite oil’s pullback. Fears of US recession also recently poked bears even as Fed’s Powell favored sellers.USD/CAD bears approach 1.2800 while extending the post-Fed losses during Thursday’s Asian session. In doing so, the Canadian dollar ignores a pullback …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell is commenting on the policy outlook following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 2.25-2.5%.Key Quotes“We understand goal of soft landing is very challenging, has become more so in recent months”.“I am gratified that markets have …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell is commenting on the policy outlook following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 2.25-2.5%.Key Quotes“No one can be sure on whether we can achieve a soft landing”.“Balance sheet reduction is working fine, markets have accepted …

The latest 75-basis point rate hike from the Fed, decided on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, will make business debt of higher cost as the monthly payment on loans will be a bigger, if manageable, drain on cash flow.But higher debt interest payments are less significant for business owners than what …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell is commenting on the policy outlook following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 2.25-2.5%.Key Quotes“Our thinking is that we want to get to a moderately restrictive level by end of this year.”“That means 3% to …

The Federal Reserve System published a press release on the official website including the FOMC Meeting statement. The statement reads as follows: “Recent indicators of spending and production have softened. Nonetheless, job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting …

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it had lifted the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 75 bps to the range of 2.25-2.5%. This decision came in line with the market expectation.In its policy statement, the Fed noted that it anticipates that ongoing increases in the policy rate …

The rate rise the Federal Reserve is almost certain to deliver Wednesday will likely draw a formal objection by a veteran policy maker though she was once the US central bank’s most steadfast hawk.Fed’s Esther George looks will likely vote against the 0.75 percentage point rate rise her colleagues on …

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model, the US economy is expected to contract by 1.2% in the second quarter, up from the July 19 forecast of -1.6%. The US Dollar Index stays flat on the day near 107.20 after this report.After recent releases from the US …