The US dollar has significantly surged during the course of the trading session on Monday to start the week and slice through the ¥112.50 level.The dollar ticked up to a 2-1/2-year high versus the yen on Monday after a soft U.S. payrolls figure did little to alter market expectations that …
Read More »Rising tensions, rate cut drag Turkish lira to record low
Turkey’s lira dropped to a record low on Monday as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies, adding to bearish momentum on the lira since the central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates in September. In addition, the latest statements by President Erdogan concerning the elimination of threats from …
Read More »White House stands by calls for OPEC+ to do more on oil prices
The U. S. supports calls for OPEC+ to do more to manage the economic recovery worldwide, a White House official said on Monday, as crude prices hit multi-year peaks. The official noted that Biden’s administration is closely monitoring the cost of oil and gasoline and using every tool to address …
Read More »Cautions raised on Facebook’s move into finance
Agustín Carstens, general manager for the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) warned of Big Tech’s increasing reach into financial servicesCarstens said that Big Tech needs monitoring as it broadens its scope of services into credit and beyond. He added that Facebook’s Diem, in particular, needs scrutiny.Carstens delivered his remarks as …
Read More »AUD/USD jumps to new highs at 0.7370
The Australian dollar has rallied about 0.9% so far today and is on track to close its best daily performance over the last months. The pair accelerated its uptrend, after breaking above the 0.7330 resistance area, to reach 0.7370 for the first time since mid-September.Australian dollar’s appreciation has been underpinned …
Read More »ECB’s Lane: One-Off Wage Rise Not Sign of Sustained Inflation
A one-off shift in workers’ pay in response to recent price spikes wouldn’t be a sign of sustainably higher inflation, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said.“Differentiating between transitory and persistent shifts in the growth rate of wages” will play an important role in assessing the progress of underlying …
Read More »Dubai TV Interview, Oct 11, 2021
Speaking to Dubai TV on Monday, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital, discussed the current situation across global markets, with anticipation for a number of developments over the course of the week. ECB Hashad explained that we had seen a lot of hints from the European …
Read More »BoE: inflation could trigger global selloff, harm UK
The Bank of England has warned that rising inflation could trigger a selloff in global financial markets, with a damaging impact on the UK economy.BoE expects inflation will rise above 4% this winter, and will remain elevated until at least the summer of 2022 before gradually falling back towards its …
Read More »EUR/USD stabilizes around 1.1570 on NFP report
EUR/USD has risen above Thursday’s daily highs is trading at 1.1572, gaining 0.17% during the New York session. Earlier in the American session, it reached a daily high at 1.1586, but as most G8 currencies, retreated the move.Despite an awful US employment report, the market seems aware that nothing will …
Read More »Biden keeps Americans waiting 90 minutes for comments on poor jobs report
U. S. President Biden on Friday brushed off a second month of disappointing jobs growth figures, claiming “monthly totals bounce around” before walking off without taking reporters’ questions.Biden spoke about 90 minutes later than scheduled and emphasized that the unemployment rate dropped to 4.8 percent in September; the lowest since …
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