The USD/CAD pair extends its decline from weekly highs around 1.3220s reached on Thursday, spurred by elevated US PPI data, which showed that inflation is far from peaking, triggering an uptick in expectations of a Fed 100 bps hike, which later eased as Fed policymakers pushed back against those assumptions.The …
Read More »US Consumer Confidence: Inflation expectations cooled
University of Michigan’s Consumer Confidence July report has showed an unexpected modest rebound in the main index. Inflation expectations are cooled. This could represents welcome news for Fed’s policymakers and it makes the pressure to go big at the next FOMC meeting less intense after this week’s scorching CPI reading.At …
Read More »Fed’s Daly: Not concerned about debate on rate hikes
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Friday that she is not concerned above “over cooking things” on rate hikes. Daly also noted that US consumers continue to spend and that the labour market is still robust.However, Daly mentioned that “Inflation is too high” and that the Fed is …
Read More »The dollar index fell but heading to record its third weekly gain
The dollar index fell during Friday’s trading, but it is heading to record its third weekly gain, benefiting from its strong rise throughout the week, with increasing expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The index is up 4% in the past three weeks, marking its biggest gain …
Read More »Gold Retreats On Stronger USD
Gold prices fell on Friday, July 15, and remained on track for the fifth consecutive weekly decline, as the continued rise in the dollar and fears of a sharp rise in US interest rates affected the demand for bullion. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.3% to …
Read More »China’s economy shrinks in the second quarter of 2022
The Chinese economy contracted sharply in the second quarter of this year 2022, while annual growth slowed significantly, highlighting the huge losses in economic activity due to the widespread closures to contain the Corona virus, which shook industrial production and consumer spending. Official data released Friday showed that China’s gross …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, July 14
Recession-linked fears have put the US dollar on the bullish path throughout the first half of the day, although cooling expectations of a 100 bps rate hike in the US triggered a corrective slide. The EUR/USD pair plunged to 0.9951 but finished the day at around 1.0020.CME FedWatch is now …
Read More »Gold in historic bearish cycle as USD maintains Forex king’s status
Producer price pressures are still too strong to delay any Fed’s future rate hikes. The US dollar could continue to receive support from the recession-linked fears in and outside the United States. Gold has been pressured on Thursday due to a rising US dollar and hawkish sentiment surrounding the Fed …
Read More »EUR/USD’s Parity Battle Continues
Political as well as other crises across Europe add further pressure on the shared currency. The EUR/USD pair plunged to 0.9951, a fresh multi-year low, now recovering above parity. Speculative interest turned into safety amid persistent fears of recession, triggering stock market selloffs.Fears temporarily cooled during the US session as …
Read More »GBP/USD edges lower as traders price Fed bets
The GBP/USD pair is trading down on the day by some 0.7%, falling from the 1.1892 high to a low of 1.1759. The US dollar resumed its relentless move higher on Thursday, charting new 24-year highs in the Dollar Index that tracks the US dollar against six counterparts up more …
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