The annual CPI forecast to be unchanged at 8.3% in May. Core prices expected to drop to 5.9% from 6.2%. Steep oil and fuel price gains in May could push inflation risk upward. Fed tightening policy will be unchanged and eventually markets are expected to react to differentials.April’s small decline …
Read More »EUR/USD drops to one-week lows on stronger US dollar
The Euro came under pressure after ECE meeting despite higher yields. On the American front, the US dollar gains momentum as market sentiment deteriorates.The EUR/USD pair has dropped further during the US trading session and bottomed at 1.0643 touching the lowest level in a week amid a stronger US dollar …
Read More »Gold remains vulnerable ahead of Friday’s CPI data
Gold price witnessed some selling on Thursday amid a further rise in the US bond yields. Hawkish central banks further contributed to driving flows away from the commodity. A softer risk tone, modest USD downtick extended some support and helped limit losses.Gold Price edged lower on Thursday and was last …
Read More »Gold Settles Under Pressure From High Bond Yields Ahead of US Data
Gold prices stabilized on Thursday as rising Treasury yields held them back before key data on jobs and inflation in the United States could influence the Federal Reserve’s roadmap to raise interest rates to combat inflation. And gold settled in spot transactions at $ 1853.24 an ounce by 0303 GMT, …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closed little changed after a volatile session
The Japanese Nikkei index ended trading on Thursday with little change after a volatile session, during which it lifted the index to its highest level in five months, before giving up those gains due to the decline in the shares of shipping companies and chip makers that wiped out the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday June 8
The US dollar suffered early in the US session as government bond yields temporarily dropped, later recovering some ground amid falling US equities. Most major currency pairs are holding on to familiar levels, except for the USD/JPY pair, which surged to a fresh 20-year high of 134.47. The imbalance between …
Read More »EUR/USD edges higher ahead of ECB meeting
As the market participants’ attention and focus turns to the ECB, at 1.0720, the EUR/USD pair is 0.2% higher on the day during the North American session. The pair’s price has moved upwards from the 1.0671 low to hit the 1.0748 high. However, trading decisions do take into account the …
Read More »What happened to the Japenese yen during the last 24 hours?
As the Japanese yen hits a 20-year low against the dollar, Japan’s central bank chief apologizes for saying consumers have become tolerant of higher prices.BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday withdrew his claim that Japanese consumers have become tolerant of price increases for the goods they purchase; a remark he …
Read More »Gold Surges Above $1855
Gold has gained fresh momentum despite higher treasury yields. The precious metal’s price hit three- day high, and remains oblique, looking at the $1860 resistance.The US dollar pulled back during the American session boosting the Gold Index which climbed to $1859.70, reaching the highest level in three days. Gold is …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closed at its highest level in two and a half months
Japan’s Nikkei closed at its highest level in two and a half months, as major technology stocks tracked gains in Wall Street overnight and energy stocks rose, led by higher oil prices. The Nikkei rose 1.04 percent to 28,234.29 points, its highest close since March 29, and it continued a …
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