The dollar fell last week, as commodity bulls took some breathing; However, this decline was short-lived, as the dollar jumped again to its highest level in 20 years. The dollar’s rise to a high of 112 from a one-week low came, moving back towards levels not seen since May 2002, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 30/09/2022
Oil prices dipped on Friday in mixed trading but notched its first weekly gain in five on Friday, underpinned by the possibility that OPEC+ will agree to cut crude output when it meets on October 5. Brent crude futures for November, which expire on Friday, fell 53 cents, or 0.6%, …
Read More »Fed policymakers united on combating inflation
The Fed’s Vice Chair Lael Brainard, on Friday, stressed that any rate cut would be premature. Brainard added her full support of US central bank’s higher for longer plan for interest rates to combat inflation that new data shows is still at more than three times as much as the …
Read More »What Could Bitcoin Expect In Q4?
Bitcoin price has developed a stronger deviation and so is hinting at more upside. Despite the optimistic technical considerations, investors actually expect volatile swings coinciding with the end of the third quarter of 2022. Bitcoin price is trading above two crucial levels, suggesting a stable position. Combining this anticipation with …
Read More »Can gold put an end to six-month of losses?
What gold will do during the next two weeks will be very important for prices ahead of this year’s end. Jobs data and inflation data are closely watched as gold shows promising signs amid escalating geopolitical tensions and intensifying market volatility.Gold saw a key development mid-week as prices rose from …
Read More »Oil’s weekly gain confirmed despite latest decline
Oil prices dipped on Friday in mixed trading but notched its first weekly gain in five on Friday, underpinned by the possibility that OPEC+ will agree to cut crude output when it meets on October 5.Brent crude futures for November, which expire on Friday, fell 53 cents, or 0.6%, to …
Read More »GBP/USD heads to weekly gains on end of September flows
The GBP/USD pair is expected to finish the week with gains close to 3%, despite the UK’s bond crisis. The US PCE reading increased the likelihood of the Fed going 75 bps as Fed officials reinforced their hawkish stance.The GBP/USD pair is recovering from earlier losses as the US session …
Read More »EUR/USD Back below parity on US hot PCE data
The EUR/USD pair is tripping down ahead of the end of the week, end of the month and end of Q3. The US Fed officials continued with their “restrictive policy” stance, agreeing that further hikes are coming.US Core PCE surpassed analysts’ expectations, paving the way for another 75 bps rate …
Read More »Analysts expect Euro to remain below parity
Analysts believe the EUR/USD pair is moving to the downside over the next months at a more gradual speed. They have a target of 0.95 in a twelve months perspective. Fundamentally, the US could continue to be a higher interest rate market and equities continue to appeal to foreign investors. …
Read More »Wall Street Performs Mixedly On Inflation Report
Stocks are having a mixed performance on Friday as traders looked to close out an awful week that brought the S&P 500 to a new 2022 low. The S&P 500 was up 0.55%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52 points, or 0.18%, while the Nasdaq Composite was 1.02% higher. …
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