The USD/CAD trims Monday’s losses and stages a comeback, soaring in the North American session above the 1.2600 mark, approaching the 50-day moving average (DMA) at 1.2651. The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2625.Market sentiment and hawkish Fed lifted the USD/CAD above 1.2600. The market sentiment remains mixed. European equities are …
Read More »Canadian CPI Preview: Forecasts from five major banks, inflation to breach 6%
Statistics Canada will release March Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, April 20 at 12:30 and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of five major banks regarding the upcoming Canadian inflation data. The March Canada inflation rate is …
Read More »Gold slides to multi-day low, eyes $1,950 amid stronger USD
Gold extended the previous day’s retracement slide from the vicinity of the $2,000 psychological mark and witnessed some selling on Tuesday. The intraday downfall picked up pace during the early North American session and dragged spot prices to a four-day low, around the $1,957 region in the last hour. The …
Read More »Gold is falling with the rise of the dollar
Gold prices fell on Tuesday as the dollar rose on expectations that prices may in the near term retest the resilience of the yellow metal at the key level of $2000 an ounce. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to 1975.36 dollars an ounce, and US gold futures fell 0.4 percent …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 18 April
Major European markets were closed on Monday with generally quite subdued trading conditions for most of the day. Flows were picking up somewhat during US trade. Nonetheless, the US dollar traded firmly across the board against its major G10 counterparts and the Dollar Index (DXY) hit its highest level since …
Read More »Bullard: US Inflation could get out of control if we don’t act quickly
US inflation is “far too high,” according to Fed member James Bullard’s statements on Monday. Bullard offered further insight on the outlook for Fed’s monetary policy. Bullard is one of the bank’s most hawkish and has called for interest rates to reach 3.0% this year. Bullard repeated his case for …
Read More »US Dollar Index Hits Highest Since April 2020
Major European markets has a day off, Monday, making for generally quite subdued trading conditions for most of the day, with flows picking up somewhat. The US dollar traded firmly across the board against its major G10 counterparts and the Dollar Index hit its highest level since April 2020 in …
Read More »EUR/USD grinds lower Amid Risk-off Market Sentiment, Strong Dollar
The Euro begins the week with negative performance, down some 0.28%. The Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates amid the lack of talks at the Foreign Ministry level. The EUR/USD pair remains downward pressured, and a daily close below 1.0806 would exacerbate a move towards 1.0636.The EUR/USD extends its losses in the North …
Read More »Gold Expected To Recapture $2000 Mark Despite Buoyant Us Yields, Stronger USD
The Gold Price remains poised to recapture $2,000, and trades around 1.0% higher on the day. Elevated inflation, recession risks and the Russia-Ukraine war continue to boost the precious metal safe-haven appeal.This week’s speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell will keep precious metal traders on their toes. Gold prices came …
Read More »Will FOMC Be Able TO Tame Hot Inflation?
The economic calendar looks loose this week with most of the interesting data coming from the housing sector, although mortgage rates are over 5%, markets still have some generalization effort to do in order to get events to make sense.Because of the long holiday, which seems to be getting stronger …
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