Forex Market

US consumer prices have surged well above expectations, raising further concerns about price pressures and pushing investors in global financial markets toward expectations and bets that the Fed will raise interest rates in March to levels that exceed current expectations.The annual US Consumer Price Index (CPI) is 7.5% higher than …

Gold prices bounces sharply on a volatile session. Following CPI data, XAU/USD tumbled to $1821, hitting a two-day low. A few minutes later, it rebounded above $1830, approaching weekly highs. The rebound suggests some underlying strength, but it needs to break firm above $1835 to open the door to more …

Gold prices fluctuated within a limited range on Thursday, after hitting a two-week high earlier in the session, as investors awaited US inflation data for indications of the Federal Reserve’s next step towards tightening monetary policy. And the gold price settled in spot transactions at $ 1832.09 an ounce by …

Easing government bond yields weighed on the US dollar, which anyway ended the day with mixed performance across the major currencies. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note stands at around 1.93%, down from its weekly peak at 1.97%. The GBP/USD pair is unchanged on a daily basis trading …

Gold futures closed higher on Wednesday, with prices stretching their gains to a fourth-consecutive session to finish as the US dollar and Treasury yields eased back, boosting the appeal of the haven metal.Volatility in the metal’s prices could be explained by fluctuations in the US dollar, which also obviously has …

Easing government bond yields weighed on the US dollar, which anyway ended the day with mixed performance across the major currencies. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note stands at around 1.93%, down from its weekly peak at 1.97%. The GBP/USD pair is unchanged on a daily basis trading …

Ahead of Thursday’s key US Consumer Price Index data scheduled for New York’s morning session, the White House says tomorrow’s inflation data will show a high year-on-year figure.The White House states that its irrelevant month on month number will continue trending lower the rest of the year.The consensus in the …

The sterling remains passive on Wednesday during the New York session, so far up 0.02% in the day and the GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.3539. Financial markets mood is positive, as European equity indices finished in the green territory. US equity indices led by the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite …

Loretta J. Mester, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, is crossing the wires and has stated that there’s a strong case to start reducing accommodation and she supports rate increase in March.Key RemarksFuture rate increases will be guided by the economy.If inflation is not coming down …

Macklem is speaking live to the Canadian chamber of commerce.Key QuotesCovid recovery phase is chance to make long overdue gains in Canadian productivity.Productivity growth is vital to economic growth, increasing wages without raising unit labour costs.US capital has moved to higher-productivity sectors in larger amounts than in Canada, ‘has been …