Britain’s FTSE index has been up by 0.2%, while sterling rose 0.8% versus the U. S. dollar to USD 1.37.The Bank of England on Thursday kept monetary policy unchanged and downgraded economic growth projections for the third quarter of 2021.European investors are still digesting signals and comments by the U. …
Read More »Eurozone consumer confidence rises beyond expectations
The Eurozone’s consumer confidence index has risen in September as the spread of the Delta variant was managed and controlled as continent wide lockdown restrictions were eased.The European Commission said Wednesday that its measure of consumer confidence in the single-currency area rose to -4 (flash) from -5.3 in August. This …
Read More »Fed Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced on Wednesday that it left the benchmark interest rate, the target range for federal funds, unchanged at 0%-0.25% as widely expected. In its policy statement, the Fed noted that if progress continues toward employment and inflation goals broadly as expected, a moderation in …
Read More »Why is Fed’s September meeting so important?
Wednesday will witness the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting ending at 2:30 pm ET and policy makers still have 3 monetary policy announcements before the end of 2021the year. The meeting is expected to address the taper timeline, however investors eye the taper start date, in particular, so …
Read More »FED Preview: May Not Announce a Timetable
The Fed has the tough job of reassuring markets after the Evergand crisis and two weeks of mounting losses in stocks as the US economy struggles with declining jobs and the worst inflation in a decade. The meeting is expected to address the taper timeline, however, investors eye the taper …
Read More »Euro declines ahead of Fed and CBs meetings
Euro declined against the U. S. dollar on Monday as dollar firmed ahead of a week that will witness several central bank meetings globally.Immediate resistance can be seen at 1.1738 (50%fib), an upside break can trigger rise towards 1.1771(61.8%fib).On the downside, immediate support is seen at 1.1697(38.2%fib), a break below …
Read More »Dubai TV Interview, Sept 20, 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. U.S. dollar Hashad indicated that the US dollar benefited from positive US data, most …
Read More »The Turkish Lira Falls to Its Lowest Level
The Turkish lira lost about 0.4% of its value against the dollar on Monday, September 20, and hit its lowest level since July 9, under pressure from the dollar’s rally ahead of the Turkish Central Bank’s meeting to set the interest rate this week. The lira fell to 8.6835 compared …
Read More »U.S. Treasuries yields rise, Investors await Fed hints on taper timeline
U.S. government bond yields have surged on Friday, with the 10-year bill yield approaching a two month high, touching 1.3855%, its highest level since 2011 and was set for a fourth consecutive week of increases, the longest such successive band since March.Traders look forward to a busy week of Central …
Read More »EUR/USD slides to fresh monthly lows, Investors awaiting FOMC meeting
EUR/USD has kept sliding for the second successive day. The pair has been exchanging hands at 1.1728 down 0.30%.After a stellar U. S. Retail Sales report on Thursday, the EUR/USD pair is trading at three-week lows, driven by USD’s strength as (DXY) Index is at three-week highsThe market mood is …
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