Market Update

The GBP/USD pair has recovered from post-BoE lows in the 1.3100s and is back in the green above 1.3150. The pair hasn’t yet been able to get back to pre-BoE levels at 1.3200 as traders mull the dovish meeting.BoE dovishness coupled with headwinds to the global economy as a result …

Bitcoin “may be primed” for a quantum leap in its development thanks to inflation this year. In a tweet on March 17, Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, released a fresh bullish take on Bitcoin’s (BTC) future under the current macro conditions.Well known for his belief in Bitcoin …

The EUR/JPY pair is pushing higher for a fifth successive session and is eyeing a test of 132.00. The pair’s more than 3.0% rally in the last five days comes as Eurozone bond yields push to multi-year highs. As long as geopolitical developments don’t deter the ECB from tightening in …

US equities have traded in mixed fashion thus far on Thursday, having been buffeted by mixed Russo-Ukraine negotiations headlines. The S&P 500 is a tad higher on the day in the 4360s and eyeing a test of 4400.With the Fed meeting and US data out of the way, investor focus …

Gold Price snapped a three-day downtrend to bounce off a 13-day low. Mixed news from the Russia-Ukraine front weighed on the market’s mood. The Gold Index XAU/USD is technically bullish, faces strong resistance around $1,960.The Gold Index advances slowly but steadily as investors continue to dump the greenback. The bright …

Oil prices strongly rebounded on Thursday, with front-month WTI futures surging nearly USD 8.0 to the USD 102s. While prices are still USD 27 below last week’s highs, Thursday’s rally may signal an end to the recent bear run.Oil prices have seen a strong rebound on Thursday, with front-month WTI …

In its latest monetary policy announcement, the Bank of England (BoE) opted to raise the benchmark UK interest rate by a further 25bps to 0.75% from 0.50%, as had been widely expected. GBP’s kneejerk reaction was to drop sharply as a result of only eight on nine Monetary Policy Committee …

There were 214,000 initial jobless claims in the US in the week ending on 12 March, less than the 220,000 expected and below the week prior, when there were 229,000 claims (revised up from 227,000), data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. The four-week moving …

In its latest monetary policy announcement, the Bank of England (BoE) opted to raise the benchmark UK interest rate by a further 25bps to 0.75% from 0.50%, as had been widely expected. GBP’s kneejerk reaction was to drop sharply as a result of only eight on nine Monetary Policy Committee …

The euro gave up some of its gains on Thursday as investors closely watched any developments in talks between Russia and Ukraine, while monetary policy decisions by the US central bank failed to impact the market as expectations of a rate hike were high. The euro rose 0.05 percent to …