Forex Market

Gold prices fell somewhat on Thursday, with the US Treasury bond yields rising, which compensated some of its previous losses, but the precious metal remained close to its one-week highs recorded in the previous session, as the dollar continued its decline. The price of gold futures in the United States …

The Turkish lira fell about 2.5 percent on Thursday, after rising the previous day, as fears of rising inflation due to unconventional policies aimed at boosting exports and growth persisted. The lira settled at 13.62 against the dollar at 0610 GMT, down from 13.2890 at the close the previous day. …

US stocks rallied, although indexes gave up gains unevenly ahead of the close, while government bond yields ticked lower, sending the American dollar in a selling spiral, exacerbated by the breakout of technical levels.The EUR/USD pair trades at its highest in two months at around 1.1450, while GBP/USD jumped to …

Japan’s worsening coronavirus conditions push policymakers towards harsh activity controls. The Asian major reported the highest daily COVID-19 cases in four months on Wednesday which in turn hints at the return of the second-higher coronavirus alert level in Tokyo.The nationwide tally stood at 13,244, with Tokyo accounting for 2,198 of …

The President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Mary Daly has stated that the Federal Reserve Bank does not want to get too far ahead on calling a number of rate increases.She explained that they definitely see rate increases as early as March because inflation is …

According to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, four rate hikes in 2022 now appear very likely in the face of high inflation, a rate hike in March seems on the table. The labour market is as tight as anyone has ever seen it, Bullard added in …

Crude oil prices hit two-month highs on Wednesday on the back of tight supply as crude inventories in the United States fell to their lowest since 2018, and as the US dollar weakened and concerns eased about the Omicron coronavirus variant.US crude inventories retreated by 4.6 million barrels last week …

US President Biden on Wednesday has insisted that his administration is “making progress” on inflation, despite data showing it continued to grow last month for an annual jump of 7 percent, the highest increase since 1982.The White House highlighted falling fuel costs in December and lower overall monthly increase of …

The US budget deficit sharply narrowed to USD 21.3 billion in December 2021, compared with a USD 143.5 billion gap in the same period last year and market expectations of a USD 25 billion gap. Outlays increased 3.7 percent to USD 508.04 billion, while receipts soared 40.6 percent to USD …

According to the Fed’s Beige Book, a report on current economic conditions in each of the 12 Federal districts, most districts experienced a sudden pullback in leisure and travel spending, as well as hotel occupancy and patronage at restaurants as the number of Covid-19 Omicron infections rose. Additional Takeaways: “Contacts …