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 …
Read More »Gold’s destiny in x USD bulls’ hands, NFP data
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 …
Read More »What Could Assets Expect From Friday’s NFP Data?
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 …
Read More »GBP/USD retreats post-BoE’s rate hike, recession concerns
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 …
Read More »USD/JPY Surges As US Yields Jump
The USD/JPY pair rose further climbing above the level it had before the FOMC meeting. It is testing the weekly high near 130.40 after rising from than 150 pips from the daily lows boosted by higher US yields.The selloff in Treasuries resumed after a two-day pause and the day after …
Read More »Rehn suggests ECB’s hike in July
Olli Rehn, one of the European Central Bank’s officials spoke out in favor of an interest-rate increase in July, suggesting a growing shift on the Governing Council toward such a move. The governor of the Finnish central bank is one of more dovish policy makers and member of the ECB’s …
Read More »BoE hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 1.0%
The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest rates by 25 bps to 1.0%. Six of the bank’s nine rate-setters supported the 25 bps hike, though three wanted a larger 50 bps move. The rate hike was in line with expectations, but the vote split was more hawkish than expected, …
Read More »Inflation in Turkey jumps to 70% in April, the highest level in 20 years
Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped to 69.97 percent in April, exceeding expectations and constituting the highest inflation level in two decades, data showed on Thursday, driven by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the rise in commodity prices after the lira collapsed late last year. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices …
Read More »Gold rises 1% after the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates
Gold prices rose on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points to curb inflation, which the central bank sees as a factor threatening the economy, while ruling out a larger rate hike this year. Gold in spot transactions rose 0.9 percent to $ 1898.06 …
Read More »EUR/USD Eyes Fresh Highs After FOMC Decision
The EUR/USD pair has witnessed a juggernaut upside move after the Federal Reserve decided to raise a rate hike by 50 basis points in the New York session. The Euro bulls have established the asset above 1.0600 and are driving it higher towards the next barricade at 1.0650.An interest rate …
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