62 percent of Americans hold Joe Biden as responsible for increasing inflation and believe the country is economically on the wrong track.A new poll released Wednesday said that Biden’s policies are responsible for inflation, which has hit its highest rate in 13 years.Morning Consult/Politico poll found that 18 percent believe …
Read More »Weaker dollar pushes EUR/USD up to test 1.1650
EUR/USD erased daily losses amid a decline of the dollar. EUR/USD pair is modestly rising after a rebound from 1.1615. During the American session, the pair climbed to 1.1651, slightly below the registered daily highs. On Wednesday, the U. S. dollar fell across the board amid risk appetite across financial …
Read More »China’s sets plans to curb power crisis
China’s power crisis has already impacted the domestic economy and raised concerns about winter’s cold weather which has started early in some provincesThermal coal futures have surged but senior officials keep promising to increase coal production and push energy prices lower. Beijing has stepped up its control over the nation’s …
Read More »Credit Suisse: Market odds of a policy error by Fed jump to 40%
The analysis on “The Eurodollar Curve” conducted by Credit Suisse found that “market-implied odds of the Federal Reserve committing a policy mistake have jumped to around 40% from just under 25% two weeks ago”A policy mistake by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank outranks all the scenarios being priced in by …
Read More »Fed’s Beige Book: Supply chain roars and labor shortage slows economic growth
U.S. economic growth slowed as a result of supply chain disruptions and a growing labor shortage according to a fresh Federal Reserve report. Fed’s Beige Book is a region by region compilation of economic information. In its latest edition issued Wednesday, Fed reported that several districts noted that growth overall …
Read More »Fed’s Quarles: More stimulus lets inflation continue longer
A top Federal Reserve official said he expected elevated inflation pressures to decline without requiring a more aggressive response by the central bank next year.Fed Governor Randal Quarles says he is watching for signs that higher demand will keep prices elevated even after bottlenecks abate, but he warned of growing …
Read More »Gold rises as rate hike expectations played down
On Wednesday, gold rose for a second day following comments by Federal Reserve Bank official that played down the possibility of imminent rate hikes.Gold gained positive traction for the second successive day and shot to fresh weekly tops, closer to the $1,790 level during the early North American session, meanwhile …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 20-10-2021
The European trading session, on Wednesday, was quiet for the second consecutive day. The U. S. dollar became further steadier earlier in the European session, but it is now following a more mixed trading pattern, with the sterling tracking lower as it moved away from key resistance near 1.3800.Gold’s gains …
Read More »US Stock Index Futures Rise
U.S. stock index futures were higher in overnight trading on Wednesday, as investors are watching the rise in the US bond yield, and investors are also awaiting the release of more results from the work of some major US companies, led by Tesladue after the market closes today. During today’s …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 19-10-2021
U. S. stocks continue to rise despite the below-expected economic data concerning the housing sector, one of the most important economic sectors in the United States. Stocks’ surge is mainly due to the positive earnings reports posted by several companies including Netflix as the latest announced earnings posted on Tuesday. …
Read More »