According to a survey compiled by the Institute of Supply Management, released Wednesday, US Manufacturing PMI rose to 61.1 in November from 60.8 in October. That was slightly above the expected reading of 61.0 and above October’s reading at 60.8. The employment index rose to 53.3 from 52.0, the new …
Read More »Oil Rises More Than 3% Ahead of an OPEC Meeting, Amid Fears of Omicron
Oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Wednesday, offsetting some sharp losses incurred during the previous session, as major producers prepare to discuss how to deal with the threat to fuel demand from the mutated Omicron. Brent crude futures rose $2.46, or 3.6 percent, to $71.69 a barrel by …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 30-11-2021
Uncertainty Behind Volatile US Session Risk-aversion is increasingly becoming a key word in the market context. The US dollar firstly fell but changed course during US trading hours to reach weekly highs against most major rival currencies.Concerns around the coronavirus pandemic rotated during the first half of the day, with …
Read More »Gold Prices Impacted By Hawkish Comments
Gold futures are currently traded lower by -2.20 at 1774.95 per ounce during on Tuesday after giving back some earlier gains because the precious metal got impacted by comments from U.S. Fed’s Powell sent buyers to selloff. According to the current market sentiment, Powell was able to send hawkish waves …
Read More »Erdogan To Boost Employment By Lower Interest Rates
Speaking on State TV in Turkey on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Erdogan said that he will boost investment, employment, growth and production by lowering interest rates.Interest rates are the cause and inflation is the result, he continued, adding that he thinks economic growth in 2021 will be about 10%. Hopefully …
Read More »GBP/USD Crashes After Powell’s Comments
The sterling fell to a one-year low versus the US dollar Tuesday due to the sentiment of divergence between the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England following hawkish comments from Fed’s chairman Jerome Powell. GBP/USD is trading at 1.3250 and down around 0.5% on the day so far, falling …
Read More »EUR/USD Falls On Powell’s Comments
The EUR/USD fell during the New York session, on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks in a testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking and Housing.At the beginning of the Q&A session, the EUR/USD pair was trading around the 1.1370s but plummeted to 1,1240s on remarks of Jerome Powell.Jerome Powell …
Read More »US Dollar Surges On Powell’s Comments, Faster Taper
The US dollar surged on Tuesday following comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who indicated it would be appropriate to consider wrapping up the bank’s QE taper sooner. Speaking before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the US Senate alongside US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Powell added …
Read More »Hungary Central Bank Raises Rates For Fourth Time In Two Weeks
Hungary’s central bank unexpectedly raised interest rates for the fourth time in just two weeks on Tuesday amid a surge in inflation that has put increased pressure on the forint and its bond market.The National Bank of Hungary was the first European Union central bank to start raising interest rates …
Read More »The Turkish Economy Grew 7.4% in The Q3 of 2021
Official data showed that the Turkish economy grew by 7.4% on an annual basis in the third quarter of 2021, in line with expectations of higher demand for retail sales, industrial production, and exports. The data of the Turkish Statistical Institute showed GDP growth of 2.7% compared to the previous …
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