European Central Bank’s Governing Council member Mario Centeno said on Wednesday that the policy will remain tight for some more time but noted that rates should start to come down at some point during 2024, as reported by Reuters.“Monetary policy in terms of fixing key rates is at the maximum …
Read More »AUD/USD higher on softer US dollar following CPI data
The AUD/USD pair is higher on the day during the American trading session by about 0.2% after traveling from a low of 0.6778 to reach a high of 0.6818 so far. Risk has bounced again in late Wall Street and that has taken the high beta currencies higher. The ongoing …
Read More »After CPI, WTI holds around the $72.80s, down on the day.
Following a string of news stories that put pressure on crude prices, WTI is consolidating. Risk-off sentiment and business data cause crude to decline by more than 1%.After the United States reported that inflation in April fell for a tenth consecutive month, WTI crude is down on the day by …
Read More »Gold rebounds after trading lower on profit taking
Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday as optimism over the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates faded after the US inflation report. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $2,030.70 per ounce before rebounding to $2,031.48 at the time of writing. US gold futures settled 0.3% lower at $2,037.10. Gold rose as …
Read More »Explainer: Wall Street’s calm is byproduct of debt ceiling woes
Wall Street has identified its own X-date in late May, and if there is no major movement in Congress by then, it is expected that some major market volatility is looming. The US government is running out of money, and if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend its self-imposed …
Read More »Has Wednesday’s CPI data brought about any surprises?
The CPI figure for April mostly matched expectations. The 0.4% increase in both the headline and core CPI indicated a gradual rather than a fast improvement in the inflation environment. An increase in petrol prices in April was partially offset by falling grocery store prices and energy service costs, and …
Read More »Sterling soars to fresh highs after US Inflation data
Sterling soars to fresh highs after US Inflation data The Pound Sterling (GBP) has risen sharply versus the US Dollar (USD) after the release of US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for April. This data has given the broader long-term GBP/USD uptrend impetus to extend. The Pound Sterling (GBP) rallies …
Read More »BoE Preview: to continue to hike in 25 bps steps
The Bank of England (BoE) will release its monetary policy decision on Thursday at 11:00 GMT. Along with the decision, the meeting minutes and the Monetary Policy Report will be made public. Following the announcement, Governor Andrew Bailey of the Bank of England will attend a news conference at 11:30 …
Read More »Futures lower as focus shifts to inflation data
US stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors anticipated a crucial inflation data to determine if the Federal Reserve was effective in bringing down increasing costs. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is predicted to have increased 0.4% last month after increasing 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI …
Read More »Turkish industrial output rose 5.5% in March
Official Turkish data showed on Wednesday that the country’s industrial output jumped 5.5 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis and in light of calendar factors from the previous month, a month after devastating earthquakes hit the south of the country. The Turkish Statistical Institute said output fell 0.1 …
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