Following the relatively data-insensitive June rate cut, European Central Bank (ECB) speakers have stood firm on the message of data-dependency. Next week’s ECB meeting likely to take stock of the available data and compare it to the latest forecast.Possible rate cut in September Following the relatively data-insensitive June rate cut, …
Read More »Canadian Dollar Struggles Following Powell’s Speech
The Canadian dollar struggled to develop momentum with little of note on the docket. Canada is largely absent from the economic calendar this week. Fed Chair Powell stuck close to the usual script, giving investors little to work with.The Canadian dollar found little reason to move in any particular direction …
Read More »Powell comments on job creation status in US economy
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is speaking Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee as part of his semiannual address to Congress on monetary policy.With the Fed still on hold regarding interest rates, Powell’s remarks are closely monitored for hints about what it will take to start easing. At the Fed’s June …
Read More »Gold Prices Rebound as Traders Anticipate Dovish Signals from Powell Testimony
Gold prices climbed in Asian trade on Tuesday, recovering from overnight losses as investors eagerly awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming testimony before Congress, hoping for indications of a potential interest rate cut. Gold’s Recent Gains and Rate Cut Expectations: The precious metal saw a notable increase last week, …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, July 8
The new trading week began with some respectable gains for the dollar, which shed some of its NFP-related weakness and gained some new momentum in reaction to the risk complex’s widespread knee-jerk. While this was going on, investors were processing the results of the French snap elections and progressively turned …
Read More »How Have Key Assets react to France’s Elections?
The French legislative elections drew mixed reactions from European fundamentalists, despite the fact that the results suggested the far right would not win power and therefore lower the risks associated with the political trend’s renowned economic ideas.By the end of the new trading week’s first day, the euro was up …
Read More »Will China’s economic strategy address demographic challenges?
The third plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2013 marked a turning point in China’s population policy. The policy blueprint ended the country’s one-child policy, allowing couples to have a second child if either parent was an only child. This marked a watershed …
Read More »How will gold price react if inflation hits 2%?
Inflation has been a significant factor for the price of gold, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to combat it and keeping rates higher for longer for the same purpose. Gold prices have been strong, reaching a record high of over $2,400 in May, and have since fallen slightly …
Read More »Euro advances on French election results
By the end of the first day of the new trading week, the euro was up because of the French election results, which revealed that the economy was moving away from the extreme right’s grip.The far right, which had won the first round, was content with third place, while the …
Read More »US Dollar looks for catalysts ahead of CPI data, Powell’s testimony
the US Dollar was down 0.80% last week, now at lowest level since mid-June. Anticipation builds with the upcoming release of the June inflation figures and Fed talks.Market is pricing in less than 10% odds of a cut in July and around 80% in September. The US Dollar continues to …
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