Market Update

The US dollar advances some 0.27% ahead of the release of the Fed monetary policy statement. The USD/CHF is upward biased but faces strong resistance at the 100-DMA. The USD/CHF surges in the North American session reclaim the 0.9200 figure ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision. The pair is …

The USD/CAD pair surged from the 1.2560s to the 1.2630 area after the Bank of Canada on Wednesday opted to hold interest rates at 0.25%, disappointing calls from a minority of market participants and economists for a 25bps rate hike to 0.50%.Ahead of the meeting, a Bloomberg poll revealed that …

The Bank of Canada announced on Wednesday that it was holding its overnight interest rate at 0.25%, as the majority of market participants had been expecting. Note that a minority had expected a 25bps rate hike to 0.50%. The central bank also signaled that a rate hike would likely be …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohamed Hashad, the Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on a number of the latest developments that financial markets are witnessing this week, most notably: First: Crude Oil In light of the continuing geopolitical …

The US Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy decisions on Wednesday, January 26 at 19:00 GMT, and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by analysts and researchers of 4 major banks. Wells Fargo “We highly doubt the FOMC will start the …

Today, Microsoft announced its results for the second quarter of its fiscal year, which came in better than expected. The company achieved earnings per share, which amounted to about $2.48, compared to an expected $2.31, while revenues were recorded at $51.73 billion, compared to an expected $50.88 billion. Revenue increased …

Germany’s economy ministry on Wednesday cut its growth forecast for this year to 3.6% from the October estimate of 4.1%. Still, it said that Europe’s biggest economy remains “robust” and will return to its pre-pandemic growth in 2022. According to preliminary official figures, GDP grew 2.7% last year, but the …

European shares extended their rally on Wednesday, as cautious traders awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting, which concludes later Wednesday, for indications of tightening monetary policy in the face of rising inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.1 percent, with all sectors gaining, led by the …

The euro hovered near one-month lows against the dollar and the yen on Wednesday, weighed by fears of a military conflict in Ukraine and ahead of the conclusion of US Federal Reserve meetings that could usher in an accelerated tightening of monetary policy. The Bank of Canada is scheduled to …

Oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits ahead of the announcement of a Federal Reserve decision and US Energy Information Administration data on crude stocks. Still, concerns about supply shortages due to geopolitical tensions limited losses. Oil prices hit a seven-year high last week amid fears of tight …