Market Update

The USD/JPY pair surges by 0.30%, moving closer to 147.70. In order to prevent the BoJ from being pressured to change course, the USD is declining and the DXY Index is consolidating after rising to a multi-month high of 105.15 after Japan released weak GDP and earnings data.After Japan released …

Oil prices stabilized on Friday as investors weighed the impact of both concerns about the state of the Chinese economy and supply cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia. The two benchmark crude oils reached their highest levels in ten months this week after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary …

European stocks rose slightly on Friday, with investors snapping up shares in luxury goods and technology companies that fell sharply after a wide range of concerns, including the possibility of continued high US interest rates and a slowdown in the European economy, negatively affected sentiment this week. The European STOXX …

Japan’s Nikkei index fell by more than one percent on Friday, incurring its first weekly loss in three weeks after following the path of Wall Street in light of fears that the Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy and that China will extend a ban on iPhones. Technology and …

Gold rose slightly on Friday as the dollar retreated from its high levels, but the precious metal is still on track to record a weekly decline as investors focus on the increasingly strong US data. Gold rose in spot transactions 0.3 percent to $1,925.14 per ounce by 0545 GMT, but …

The US dollar is still strong, and on Friday it will try to hold onto or increase its weekly gains. Japan will make its Q2 GDP figures public during the Asian session. The Canadian jobs report will be the day’s main event later on.The Nasdaq fell 0.89%, while the Dow …

The largest retreat on Thursday’s declines on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Indexes was Apple, along with a selloff in chip companies due to worries over China’s iPhone bans. Concerns about interest rates and persistent inflation increased as a result of a drop in weekly US unemployment claims. The S&P …

Even if other countries are suffering from the effects of tight monetary policy, the US economy is nevertheless robust. The US service sector is experiencing strong demand, which would allow the Federal Reserve to keep the door open for additional policy tightening. In comparison to estimates and the previous report …

On Thursday, the USD/JPY pair dropped over 0.30% in the direction of 147.20 on rising anticipation that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will act to halt the JPY’s collapse. Although the USD is stabilizing, the Federal Reserve’s hawkish wagers have limited the dollar’s potential loss. The pair is roughly trading …

The Pound Sterling seems under pressure due to the Bank of England’s reluctance to raise interest rates further. The current policy is considered restrictive, and further hikes could make the economic outlook vulnerable. The UK services sector is shrinking after six months of expansion, and policy divergence between the BoE …