The dollar rose on Thursday, buoyed by a sharp rise in US Treasury yields after the Federal Reserve indicated that interest rates are likely to reach a peak higher than current investor expectations, while the pound fell ahead of its monetary policy meeting. for the Bank of England. On Wednesday, …
Read More »European stocks open sharply lower as the US central bank hints at a peak in interest rates
European shares started trading sharply lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve dashed any hopes of easing monetary tightening policies aimed at curbing inflation, and even hinted at smaller interest rate hikes for a longer period. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9% by 0810 GMT, with interest-rate-sensitive European technology …
Read More »Oil falls on demand concerns after US interest rate hike
Oil prices fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, which led to the rise of the dollar and increased fears of a global recession that will hurt demand for fuel; however, concerns about supplies limited the decline in prices. By 0750 GMT, Brent crude was down 85 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 02/11/2022
The US central bank decided a jumbo 75-basis points rate hike, and the accompanying statement suggested policymakers would soon slow the pace of quantitative tightening. US Dollar Biggest Winner From Fed’s DecisionThe US dollar finished Wednesday higher across the board following a volatile American session. The US Federal Reserve was …
Read More »Gold retreats from weekly highs on Fed’s rate decision
The Gold Index, XAU/USD hit a daily high at $1669 before erasing its gains later as traders are digesting the remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed’s rate policy statement.If XAU/USD clears the $1617.30 support, a re-test of $1600 is potential. Gold price erased Tuesday’s gains following the …
Read More »Oil Prices Benefit From Bullish EIA Data
Crude oil prices moved up on Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration reported an inventory draw of 3.1 million barrels for the week ending on Friday, October 28. At 436.8 million barrels, inventories were 3% below the five-year average for this time of the year according to the EIA. …
Read More »AUD/USD hits week low post Powell’s speech
The Australian dollar undergoes a significant U-turns from 0.9490 and dives to one-week lows at 0.9350. analysts believe that Fed’s Powell is still taking a hawkish stance against hot inflation in front of the journalists, so, his remarks are pushing the USD higher.The dollar suffered following FOMC’s statement which is …
Read More »Fed’s monetary policy statement in brief
Regarding the monetary policy statement, the Fed acknowledged that US economic growth was slowing down in spending and production and commented that labour market conditions remain “robust” and the unemployment rate is slow. Fed policymakers added that inflation remains elevated, a reflection of the supply/demand imbalances blamed on the pandemic …
Read More »US stocks witness volatile trading on FOMC rate decision
The Federal Reserve hiked its target interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point, as expected. Chair Jerome Powell said that the Fed could start to dial back rate hikes in future meetings, giving the economy a bit of a breather from punishing interest rate spikes that have slowed …
Read More »Jerome Powell: If we overtighten, we have tools to support economic activity
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 3.75-4% following the November policy meeting.Key Quotes“If we overtighten then we have the ability with our tools to support economic activity.”“On the other …
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