The Turkish lira declined against the US dollar after an earlier rise, following the central bank’s decision to keep the interest rate unchanged at 19%. The currency fell to 8.1250 after the decision, which was preceded by its initial rise to 8.005 against the US currency. It had closed at …
Read More »Bank of Japan Governor: The Repercussions of Coronavirus Affect The Economic Recovery
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned Thursday that the Japanese economy is recovering but that the recovery is likely to be modest due to the coronavirus measures. The bank gave a negative assessment of two of the nine regions in Japan and maintained its outlook on the remaining areas, …
Read More »Turkey: CBRT Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged at 19%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it left its policy (one-week repo) rate unchanged at 19% as expected. In its policy statement, the central bank refrained from repeating last month’s pledge to “decisively” maintain a tight policy.
Read More »Dollar Drops Following Inflation Data
The U.S. Dollar (USD) turned to the negative side on Tuesday, following the release of the consumer price index (CPI) March reading. The CPI increased by more than expected last month, rising by 0.6% on a monthly basis and by 2.6% on an annual level. A surge in gasoline prices …
Read More »Turkish Industrial Production Rose 8.8% in February, YoY
Data showed that industrial production rose 8.8% on an annual basis in February, which is in line with expectations and indicates its growth for the ninth month in a row after it was affected last year as a result of measures to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. The Turkish Statistics Institute …
Read More »GBP/USD Jumps Back Above 1.3700 Mark
The GBP/USD pair gained more than 50 points and rose from two-month lows to reach new highs in the 1.3720-25 areat the start of the European session. The weaker tone surrounding the US Treasury yields limited the strong gains for the US dollar, which helped the GBP/USD pair to bounce …
Read More »DXY Erases Most of Its Daily Gains
The U.S. Dollar (USD) narrowed its daily gains on Friday but remained in the positive territory against major currencies on the back of a rise in Treasury bond yields. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, is up by 0.13% at 92.18, after …
Read More »USD/JPY Rises on Treasury Yield Gains
The U.S. Dollar (USD) rose against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Friday supported by the rising Treasury bond yields, The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield is up by about three basis points at 1.66% after declining on Thursday, amid expectations of a rise in inflation following the release of …
Read More »USD Falls to Lowest Level in Two Weeks
The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Thursday to near its lowest level in about two weeks, as the market digests the minutes of the Federal Reserve March meeting, which was published yesterday. The Dollar Index (DXY) is down by 0.34% for the day at 92.14, after touching a daily low …
Read More »XAU/USD Near Two-Week Peaks
Gold rose and reached peaks during the early European session today, with the bulls making a fresh attempt to break a strong barrier near $1.745-46. After falling yesterday, the yellow metal managed to regain some positive momentum on Thursday and the US dollar tried to take advantage of the modest …
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