Gold futures traded modestly lower on Monday, as a pickup in Treasury yields and the US dollar helped to dull appetite for the precious metal, which has been held in check by uncertainties about the spread of omicron and Federal Reserve policies.The most active February delivery gold contract GCG22, -0.16% …
Read More »Gold Prices Fall With Renewed Risk Appetite And The Rise of The Dollar
Gold prices fell Monday, December 6, as appetite for less safe assets improved and the dollar rose on uncertainty over Omicron ahead of US inflation data this week. The dollar rose, making gold less attractive to holders of other currencies, while US 10-year bond yields made up for their losses. …
Read More »The Turkish Lira Fell to Its Lowest Level
The Turkish lira fell 0.7% against the US dollar to return to its lowest levels, affected by continuing concerns about the monetary easing policies of the Central Bank, despite the increase in the inflation rate by more than 21%. The Turkish lira recorded 13.85 to the dollar by 06:17 GMT, …
Read More »Weekly Recap 29 Nov. – 3 Dec.
America and Germany decided to adopt stricter restrictions to circumvent COVID-19 on Thursday, away Austria, there are tailored or modified lockdowns elsewhere all over the globe to combat the emergence of the new Omicron strain. Such measures provoked turmoil across financial markets, lest it could ignite severe global economic slowdown …
Read More »Why Next Speech By BoE’s Broadbent Does Matter
A significant event on Monday will be the speech by the Bank of England’s Ben Broadbent, this will be Broadbent last public appearance prior to the anticipated rate decision in the following week.Investors believe it is reasonable to expect rate hikes from 0.10% to 0.25% on December 16, but uncertainty …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 3-12-2021
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that price pressures would ease as the global economy improves.“Gasoline price drops are beginning to reach Americans and this should pick up, he added, saying that China might also decide to release more oil, though it has not done so just yet.Managing Director …
Read More »Gold Prices Surge, Benefitting From Market Sentiment
The XAU/USD recovered as the New York session winds down, up by 0.86% and recording a break above USD1,792 that could push gold towards USD 1,800 and even beyond. Gold climbs as the New York session winds down. The precious metal is trading at USD 1,784.The market sentiment was relaxed …
Read More »BoC Ready For Quiet Meeting
Next week, on Wednesday, the Bank of Canada (BoC) will have its monetary policy meeting. Analysts tend to expect a relatively quiet meeting. They consider the BoC will maintain the view that the outlook is evolving as expected and that inflation is transitory. BoC meeting would be with limited scope …
Read More »November’s ISM Services PMI Jumps To Record Reading
Headline ISM Service PMI rose to 69.1 in November. The new reading has marked a record-high going back to 1997 when the survey began. The Institute of Supply Management’s headline Services PMI index rose to a fresh record high at 69.1 in November versus forecasts for a modest fall to …
Read More »USD Remains Resilient Despite Disappointing NFP
US Nonfarm Payrolls rose at a much slower pace than expected in November. However, an underwhelming print did little to undermine the USD. It will be very difficult to sell the USD as a thematic strategy given the global monetary policy setup. Fed’s hawkishness to be a significant offset to …
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