Forex Market

AUD/USD defends 0.7200 resistance breakout, taking rounds to 0.7215-20 during early Thursday morning in Asia.In doing so, the pair remains near the monthly peak of 0.7225, which holds the gate for a rally towards the 0.7300 hurdles. Despite rising virus cases and fears of ore infections during new-year celebrations, positive …

The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter of 2021 at 2.3%, up from an estimate of 2.1%.  The third-quarter growth in America’s total output in goods and services significantly slowed from the first two quarters where growth soared to 6.3% and 6.7% respectively. GDP growth is …

Gold has perked up on the day following an offer in the US dollar and a bid in global shares. US real yields are the focus pertaining to Federal Reserve expectations. The precious metal has benefitted due to the market being well priced for a hawkish Fed in what has …

Will the Federal Reserve have to walk on an economic tightrope in 2022? Fed moves to tighten policy in 2022 amid uncertain economic outlook and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is entering 2022 with the American economy on shaky ground.Policymakers may face a challenging year for the US central bank as …

Banks in Europe are issuing a particular type of bond in droves, locking in super low borrowing costs ahead of possibly tighter monetary policy in 2022.Issuance of covered bonds, which are debt instruments sold by lenders, have recently risen to the highest monthly level since before the pandemic began, according …

The sterling is sharply advancing up some 0.57%, rallying during the New York session, trading at 1.3344. The market sentiment is positive, as shown by European and US stock indices, trading in the green territory. Investors’ assessment of the Omicron variant slightly dented the market mood before Wall Street opened. …

The EUR/USD pair is extending on earlier session gains and has now persuasively cleared its earlier weekly highs around 1.1304 and is pressing on into the 1.1320s. Despite a broadly subdued tone to trade in other asset categories, like shares and bonds, currency markets have adopted a somewhat more risk-on …

According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)’s final GDP estimate, the US economy grew at an annualized QoQ pace of 2.3% in Q3 2021, above the prior estimate for a growth rate of 2.1%. to be updated …

The US Dollar Index fell by 0.04%, sitting at 96.48 during the New York session. The market sentiment is positive, with major US shares rising between 1.60% and 2.80%. US President Joe Biden has said those not fully vaccinated have good reason to be concerned about omicron. All Americans have …

The pandemic remained a major force influencing growth in the US economy in 2021. But as vaccinations picked up and stay-at-home orders began to be lifted, the economy took considerable steps to recove throughout the year.Despite being behind pre-pandemic levels on many major metrics, on other metrics, and notably on …