The price of the dollar settled near its lowest level in two months against the major currencies on Wednesday, ahead of the release of data that is expected to show a new rise in the US inflation rate, which supports the prospects of rising interest rates early. Federal Reserve Chairman …
Read More »European Shares Rise Amid Global Relief After Powell
European shares rose on Wednesday, tracking gains made by Wall Street in the evening after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed a less hawkish stance on monetary policy during testimony before Congress. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.5% by 0813 GMT, following the path of global stocks, after Powell …
Read More »Japanese stocks rise after Wall Street rise, affected by Powell’s testimony
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday after investors accepted shares that had fallen in price before, after the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s less hawkish-than-expected comments supported US stocks. The Japanese Nikkei index closed up 1.92 percent, recording 28,765.66 points, achieving the highest daily increase since December 21, while the broader …
Read More »Oil Retreated From Its Highest Level Since Omicron
The statements of US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came with a state of concern in the markets about the lack of supply resulting from the current events in Libya and Kazakhstan, giving a solid boost for oil prices. Powell stressed that the fed uses all tools to manage the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 11 January
The US dollar sharply fell on Tuesday, following remarks by US Fed Chair Jerome Powell. In the hearing before the Senate on the occasion of his re-nomination for a second term, the US central bank Chief mixed hawkish view of the economy with watchful approach to the federal balance sheet …
Read More »What Impact Will December CPI Data Have On Risky Assets?
Will CPI data confirm US highest Inflation in 4-Decades? This is only one of several persistent questions raised by traders who are awaiting the important economic data as tighter Fed monetary policy could subject risky assets from stocks to cryptocurrencies to more downward pressure.Bitcoin traders generally bet that the largest …
Read More »US Shares Reclaim Losses On Back Of Powell’s Remarks
The S&P 500 has reclaimed 4700 on Tuesday amid broad US equity market upside as tech recovers post-Powell remarks. The index has recovered more than 2.8% from Monday’s sub-4600 lows.The lack of any fresh hawkish surprises seemed to give the green light for a technical reversal of recent moves. Having …
Read More »Dubai TV Interview, 10 January 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46lVs1tbZiA&feature=emb_titleSpeaking to Dubai TV, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the financial markets during the first week of the new year 2022.Hashad commented on the most prominent issues in global markets …
Read More »US Economic Optimism Tumbles As Investors Become Gloomier
Optimism on the US economy dived to an 18-month low as omicron infection levels exploded in addition to the hot inflation hitting unprecedented highs according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll.The major shift came among investors, who are suddenly feeling more bearish about the US economic scene than they have been …
Read More »Wall Street Attempts To Rebound
US stocks fluctuated on Tuesday and the 3 main indices were on track to recover from early losses as investors followed Fed Chair Senate confirmation hearing which strengthened the case for tightening to tame inflation although Powell predicted a “long road to normal” in monetary policy.The US inflation report due …
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