An improvement in the market’s sentiment despite the looming Covid woes from China and mixed concerns surrounding the US-China relations help the pair to register the first daily gain in four on Tuesday. EUR/USD buyers are relaxing ahead of Wednesday that is literally eventful. The EUR/USD pair has steadied around …
Read More »US T-Yields Drop As Investors Await FOMC Minutes
Global equities surged on Tuesday while US Treasury yields dropped ahead of the awaited release of the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes for November. Investors are looking forward to clues on the upcoming US interest rate hiking. On the other hand, China’s COVID restrictions weighed on the overall market sentiment.Benchmark 10-year …
Read More »Hunt, BoE Governor to cut maximum size of APF
In exchanged letters between the BoE governor and the UK finance minister regarding asset purchase programme, there was a mention of the official intention to looming cutting of the maximum size of the Asset Purchasing Facility, APF.The maximum size of the APF authorized has been cut to GBP871 bln, of …
Read More »GBP/USD steadily surges on softer US Dollar
The British Pound extended its gains amid prevalent positive risk appetite on Tuesday. The Pound Sterling climbed in the US session, though Fed’s hawkish commentary continued and policymakers expressed the likelihood of moderating the tightening cycle pace. China’s Covid-19 outbreak constitutes another factor triggering investors’ fears, though some fears weakened …
Read More »Data-wise Canada’s consumer spending still robust
Tuesday’s data showed the declining retail sales in Canada in September by 0.5%. The biggest decline comes from gasoline and is linked to lower prices during the month in question , making sales a little better in volume terms with a 0.1% decline.The advance estimate for October shows a healthy …
Read More »USD Index to further decline under 105
The US Dollar Index (DXY) has experienced a quick decline toward the 200-Day Moving Average at 105/104.60 which is also the low previously recorded last August. A break below the current level would open up next potential supports at 103 and 101.90/30 according to analysts.Daily MACD is within deep negative …
Read More »US Stocks higher amid attempts to rid of Covid shadows
US Stocks rose Tuesday morning as Wall Street attempts to get rid of covid-linked fears as China’s policies tend to further restrictions. Earnings reports also attract significant attention of traders and investors.The Dow Jones surged 282 points, or 0.84%. The S&P 500 progressed 0.56% on the back of the performance …
Read More »All eyes on the RBNZ
On November 1 New Zealand house prices showed the first sign of strain, with their first annual fall in more than 11 years. Prices fell 0.6% from the previous year, and values fell for a 7th consecutive month. This is due to the affordability challenge for buyers either getting new …
Read More »Canada: Retail Sales decline by 0.5% in September
Retail Sales in Canada declined by 0.5% on a monthly basis in September, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Tuesday. This reading followed August’s increase of 0.4% and came in slightly better than the market expectation for a decrease of 0.7%. Further details of the publication revealed that …
Read More »Consumer confidence in Turkey rose for the fifth month to 76.6 in November
Official data showed on Tuesday that Turkey’s consumer confidence index rose 0.6 percent to 76.6 points in November, continuing its recovery from a record low of 63.4 in June, despite continued high inflation. The biggest improvement was in confidence in the expectations of the general economic situation during the next …
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