Forex Market

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell said on Monday that there is an obvious need to move expeditiously to a more neutral level and even more restrictive levels if needed to restore price stability.The risk is rising that there could be an extended period of high inflation that could push …

ECB Governing Council member and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Monday that the ECB should raise interest rates if the price outlook so requires, if bond-buying ends in Q3 as now planned, rates could rise this year.Nagel said the risks of tightening policy too late have increased and any …

Gold prices rose on Monday, boosted by the safe-haven appetite, as the Ukraine crisis showed no signs of abating, although the US Federal Reserve’s plan to implement bold anti-inflation measures curbed gold’s gains. 3.0 percent to $ 1927.22 an ounce by 0528 GMT. And US gold futures fell 1.0 percent …

China kept the key interest rate for lending to businesses and individuals unchanged on Monday, according to what traders and analysts expected. China kept the basic interest rate for one-year loans at 3.70 percent, while the basic interest rate for five-year loans remained at 4.60 percent. Just over half of …

There have been a lot of moving events during the past week, most notably the monetary policy decisions of the Fed and the Bank of England. Those decisions, which reflected a clear shift in the direction of monetary policy, led to a change in the price movement. The US Federal …

The US dollar index bounced back on Friday from recent declines following comments from Federal Reserve officials on interest rates that supported the currency, while the dollar was at a fresh six-year high against the yen and the euro eased.St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard called for a dramatic …

AUD/JPY’s soaring showed no sign of easing on Friday, with the pair surging to four-year highs above 88.00. That marks a fourth successive day of gains during which time AUD/JPY has rallied over 4.0%. AUD/JPY’s stratospheric rise showed no sign of easing on the final trading of the week, with …

The Canadian dollar touches its strongest since 3 March at 1.2596. The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Friday, with the currency holding near a two-week high as oil prices rose and domestic retail sales data pointed to consumer spending remaining strong at the start of …

After a strong week, the euro is suffering from some profit-taking and EUR/USD has fallen back to the mid-1.10s. EUR/USD’s failure to press higher beyond the 1.1100 level was likely also due to hawkish Fed commentary.Though not the worst-performing currency in the G10 on the day, the euro currently sits …

The US dollar index bounced back on Friday from recent declines following comments from Federal Reserve officials on interest rates that supported the currency, while the dollar was at a fresh six-year high against the yen and the euro eased.St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard called for a dramatic …