Market Update

The AUD/USD pair turns up mainly by bulls on the back of Fed’s hawkishness. The technical analysts tend now to be bullish, at least for the near term. The AUD/USD pair is recovering on the back of a risk rally and relief that the Federal Reserve’s chairman, Jerome Powell, is …

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points, the biggest increase since 1994, and Chair Jerome Powell said officials could move by that much again next month or make a smaller half-point increase to get inflation under control.Slammed by critics for not anticipating the fastest price gains in …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in his post-Fed meeting press conference that if the Fed doesn’t see progress on inflation, it will react. However, Powell mentioned that soon enough there will be some progress on bringing inflation back down and that he thinks the Fed’s guidance is still …

The Fed continues to see upside risks to inflation, Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted in the opening statement of his post-Fed meeting press conference. “Supply chain constraints have been longer than anticipated and price pressures have broadened, with Covid-19 disruptions in China likely to make things worse ahead”, Powell added.

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it had lifted interest rates by 75 bps to 1.50-1.75%, as expected. More details are awaited as Fed Chair Jerome Powell proceeds with the press conference after the FOMC meeting concluded. The vote split was 10 to one, with Esther George favouring …

Gold is poised for another downside but a short squeeze is not off the table. The Fed at the top of the hour is expected to seal the deal one way or another.As per the pre-open analysis on gold for the week, Gold, Chart of the Week: XAU/USD bulls need …

The USD/CHF extends its weekly rally and is up by 1.60%. Risk appetite is back as stocks rally, and safe-haven peers suffer.The USD/CHF clings to parity for the second successive day, trading at 1.0028, recording minimum gains of 0.11%, ahead of the US Fed monetary policy decision. Positive sentiment is …

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that crises are never the same twice and that they must have the courage to act when facts are not clear, as reported by Reuters.“We cannot just be bold, we must be consistent too,” Lagarde added and said that they must …

The Euro seems under pressure after ECB emergency meeting. Meanwhile, the US dollar’s performance is mixed ahead of the Fed’s decision. FOMC statement will be released at 18:00 GMT.The EUR/USD is falling on Wednesday, trading at daily lows near 1.0380 ahead of the Fed’s decision. The US dollar is posting …

The WTI crude oil recently fell to fresh session lows and is eyeing a test of its 21DMA pre-Fed rate announcement. Commentary about a weak outlook for demand growth and China lockdowns is being cited as a reason for price’s retreat.The American benchmark for sweet light crude oil is looking …