Forex Market

In a blog post on Medium, Minneapolis Fed President and traditionally dovish FOMC member Neel Kashkari argued that, given that long-term real rates have the greatest influence on the demand for credit, financial conditions are already nearly back to neutral levels. But Kashkari argued that the Fed still needs to …

The US economy added 428,000 jobs in April, according to the latest Non-farm Payrolls (NFP) report released by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics on Friday. That was a little above the median economist forecast for a gain of 391,000 jobs, and exactly in line with the pace of jobs …

Canada will release April employment figures on Friday, May 6 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers at five major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. CIBC “A continued strengthening of demand for consumer-facing services likely resulted in …

The Japanese Nikkei index changed course and closed higher on Friday, as investors snapped shares in hopes of companies posting solid profits, despite selling in the broader Asian markets amid concerns about China strengthening its tough policy in the face of the Coronavirus. The Nikkei closed up 0.69 percent at …

The US will release its April employment figures on Friday, May 6. The NFP report is expected to show that the economy added 391K new jobs, below the previous 431K but still a good figure. The unemployment rate is expected to have contracted to 3.5% from 3.6% in the previous …

Russian natural-gas supplies have increasingly become a tool of pressure in the conflict between Moscow and Europe over Ukraine while Europe still relies on Russia for 40 percent of the gas that warms and lights its homes and businesses.The confrontation Russo-European conflict has also ignited a stubborn challenge for the …

US worker productivity fell at its steepest pace since 1947 in the first quarter, while growth in unit labour costs accelerated, indicating that rising wage pressures will continue contributing to keeping inflation elevated for a while. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, plunged at a 7.5% annualized rate …

At $1,875, the gold price has been pressured and is trading not far from the lows of the day down at $1,872.54, losing some 0.34%. Gold fell from a high of $1,909.82 as the US dollar rebounded on Thursday, moving in on the 20-year highs reached last week, as per …

A few hours after the NFP release on Friday, gold investors could look to book profits toward the London fix, causing important assets, such as gold, to reverse direction after the initial reaction. Moreover, FOMC policymakers have clarified that they will focus on taming hot inflation, so they seem not …

The British sterling retreated on Thursday after the Bank of England hiked 25-bps interest rates in a 6-3 split decision. However, the UK central bank’s projections of a probable UK recession in 2023 shifted sentiment negatively, spurring a 280-pip drop from near weekly highs from 1.2630s to below 1.2350. At …