Market Update

The USD/CAD pair slides for the third successive day and is trading back below the 1.2900 figure after two consecutive days of a busy Canadian calendar, which witnessed the release of inflationary figures showing that Consumer Prices surged. The market reacted the opposite way, sending the USD/CAD rallying above 1.2900, …

The AUD/USD pair is gaining close to 1.50% on Thursday. The market sentiment is mixed, as Asian and European bourses closed negatively, while US equities are pairing Wednesday’s losses.The AUD/USD is paring Wednesday’s losses and is sharply rallying, more than 1.40% on Thursday, despite a risk-off market mood, which would …

unwinding support: de GuindosECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said, on Thursday, that inflation pressures in the eurozone will remain high in the near term but the European Central Bank must unwind stimulus cautiously and gradually given the presence of exceptional uncertainties,.“Medium-term inflation expectations remain anchored, close to our 2% …

The EUR/USD pair’s main trend is bearish but a firm recovery above 1.0650 could point to an interim bottom as the US dollar drops further amid an improvement in market sentiment. The EUR/USD has been surging since early European session and recently printed a fresh daily high at 1.0598. It …

The GBP/USD pair is rising on Thursday, making a full recovery from Wednesday’s slide even as the stock market remains in red territory and under pressure. The pair managed to rise more than 150 pips from the daily low and recently hit 1.2512, the highest level since May 5. The …

According to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released on Thursday, the headline Manufacturing Activity Index of the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey slid to 2.6 in May from 17.6 in March. That was well below the expected decline to 16.0 and was the lowest reading since May …

There were 218,000 Initial Jobless Claims in the week ending on 14 May, a tad above the expected rise to 200,000 from 197,000 one week ago, data released by the US Department of Labour on Thursday showed. That meant the four-week average number of claims rose to 199,500 from 191,250 a week …

Gold prices rebounded again on Thursday as a weaker dollar and lower US Treasury yields coupled with a drop in risky assets revived demand for the precious metal, which is considered a safe haven for value amid concerns about global growth. The price of gold in spot transactions jumped 0.8 …

European shares fell 1.7 percent on Thursday after heavy selling on Wall Street, as weak results from retail companies highlighted the impact of high inflation on the world’s largest economy. European retail stocks fell, following in the footsteps of their American counterparts, by 2.4 percent and was the biggest loser …

The euro rebounded somewhat on Thursday after investors digested the possibility that the European Central Bank would tighten monetary policy aggressively in the near term, while the safe-haven dollar picked up a breath after making big gains in previous sessions. Financial markets are currently expecting a 106 basis point hike …