Market Update

GBP/USD under pressure by expected Fed’s aggressivenessThe GBP/USD is attempting to recover after diving to fresh February lows around 1.1914 in the mid-US session, boosted by the weaker US dollar. The pair is trading below the important 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2132, keeping the downtrend intact. At the …

This month, Bulgaria will not request a convergence report that would demonstrate its readiness to join the Eurozone. The country’s goal to adopt the euro by January 1, 2024, has also been abandoned, according to Rositsa Velkova, the minister of finance.Despite the fact that it was on the agenda for …

Goldman Sachs and Bank of America said they expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three more times this year, lifting their estimates after data pointed to persistent inflation and a resilient labour market.Producer prices accelerated in January by the biggest margin in seven months, according to data …

A top Fed official is downplaying recent signs that the US economy is strengthening, but also noted that he is willing to accept raising interest rates in smaller increments as often as needed to quell inflation Fed’s Thomas Barkin said Friday that recent data showing an unusually robust job gain …

US stocks slipped on Friday as high inflation and a rebound in rates continue to weigh on investor sentiment. The S&P 500 shed 0.92%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.30%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 104 points, or 0.34%, but off lows of the day. Yields on the …

Gold price is expected to finish the week with around 1.60% loss, below the $1850 level. Gold spot price tumbled for the third day, down almost 0.65% after US economic data throughout the week, turning market sentiment sour on speculations that further Fed tightening is looming. At the time of …

The US dollar achieved strong gains in the last trading week, driven by a series of strong US economic data, with the markets increasing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue its tightening approach. Dollar trades now Looking at the dollar’s trading on Friday, we note that the US …

Ben Harris, US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, said Thursday, February 16, that Russia’s decision to reduce crude oil production by 500,000 barrels per day reflects its inability to sell all of its oil, as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced last week that Moscow will voluntarily reduce production …

Gold prices fell on Friday, on track for a third consecutive week of declines, as investors worried about the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates after a series of strong economic data. Spot gold fell 0.6 percent at $1,827.09 an ounce, after earlier falling to its lowest since …

Goldman Sachs said it now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates 3 times this year, by a quarter of a percentage point each time, after data this week indicated rising inflation and a strong labor market. A report on Thursday showed that producer prices in January accelerated by …