Global equities fell and the US dollar advanced on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected economic data helped assuage concerns of high inflation and an impending recession driven partly by rising oil prices.The data released by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed US manufacturing activity picked up in May as demand for …
Read More »Gold surges to $1850 despite higher T-yields
Gold prices have bounced from multi-day lows under $1830 to the $1850 level after the beginning of the US trading session despite higher US yields. The Gold Index holds around daily highs even as Wall Street extends losses and as the US dollar further strengthens.Earlier on Wednesday, gold sharply surged …
Read More »April’s US ISM Manufacturing data offers a mixed image on the state of industry
Wednesday’s data has showed an unexpected acceleration in the US ISM Manufacturing PMI Index in May from 55.4 to 56.1. According to analysts at Wells Fargo, the report offers a mixed read on the state of the industry. “Orders and order backlogs are growing at a faster pace. Meanwhile, supplier …
Read More »USD/CAD firmly heads towards 1.2660s on BoC’s rate hike
The USD/CAD pair slides, on Wednesday, after the Bank of Canada hiked the interest rate by 50 bps, raising it to the 1.50% threshold. The pair has snapped five days of losses, amid negative market sentiment, at the same time, global equities fall lower.The Bank of Canada lifted rates by …
Read More »US job openings fall to 11.4 million
US job openings dropped to 11.4 million in April from a record 11.9 million in the prior month, signaling some softening in what’s still the tightest labour market in decades.The number of people who quit jobs in April, meanwhile, was little changed at 4.4 million, the Labour Department said Wednesday. …
Read More »Breaking: Bank of Canada hikes interest rates by 50 bps to 1.50%
The Bank of Canada (BoC) lifted interest rates by 50 bps from 1.0% to 1.50% on Wednesday, a move that had been expected by most analysts, with a minority calling for a larger 75 bps hike.
Read More »UGA: Expectations of a 42% decrease in the wheat harvest in Ukraine this year
Ukraine’s wheat harvest in 2022 is likely to fall to 19.2 million tons from 33 million tons in 2021, but lower exports will push stocks to record highs, the Ukrainian Grain Traders Union (UGA) said on Wednesday. Ukrainian officials and analysts said that hostilities in many areas may make harvesting …
Read More »Gold touches two-week lows as dollar and bond yields rise
Gold prices fell to their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday, but remained in a limited range as the demand for the precious metal as a safe haven helped offset some of the continuing pressures from the rise in the dollar and US Treasury yields. And the rise of …
Read More »Japanese stocks rise as auto stocks rise, boosted by strong earnings expectations
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, supported by a rebound in the auto sector after a report by analysts gave positive expectations for the sector’s profits, but limited cautious gains in trading ahead of the monthly data on US employment in the non-farm sectors. The Japanese Nikkei index rose 0.65 percent …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 31 May
US President Joe Biden plotted inflation-fighting strategy, on Tuesday, during his meeting with the Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Biden reportedly focused on relentlessly surging prices, with the destiny of the US economy and his own political prospects increasingly dependent on the actions of the government’s central bank. Biden’s endorsement of …
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