Market Update

Data from the Turkish Ministry of Trade showed today, Thursday, that the foreign trade deficit amounted to 12.9 billion dollars in February, an annual increase of 52.8%, which highlights the impact of the earthquakes that occurred last month on the trade balance. The data showed that exports fell 6.4% to …

European stocks fell at the open on Thursday, dragged down by declines in interest rate-sensitive travel and technology stocks, as investors were cautious ahead of today’s important inflation data. A Reuters poll revealed that inflation in the 20 countries using the euro was 8.2 percent in the 12 months to …

Japanese stocks ended flat on Thursday after a disappointing investor day for Tesla Inc and fears of a tighter US central bank monetary policy outweighed the yen’s decline. The Nikkei index gave up gains made earlier in the session to end the transactions at 27,498.87 points, although it has been …

Gold prices fell on Thursday as the dollar rose as a fresh batch of global economic data reinforced investor concerns about interest rates remaining higher for longer than expected. By 0315 GMT, spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,833.57 an ounce, after reaching a one-week high on Wednesday. US gold …

The US Dollar retreated on Wednesday, though US yields jumped. Most European stock markets posted losses, and on Wall Street, US equities exhibited mixed performance.The AUD/USD pair recovered from monthly lows by holding around the 0.6700 support. NZD/USD reached its highest level in two weeks on Wednesday, reaching 0.6275, making …

Since the risk-off sentiment has subsided, the EUR/USD pair is attempting to retake the 1.0700 barrier. Resurgence of German inflation has strengthened the case for continuing the 50 bps rate hike, so the Fed doesn’t need to be in a rush to end the period of tightening policy.After failing to …

Wednesday saw a modest increase in oil prices as evidence of sufficient supply, notably rising U.S. crude stocks, outweighed rising expectations for higher demand following an increase in manufacturing in the world’s biggest petroleum importer China.Brent crude futures ended the day at $84.31 per barrel, up 86 cents or 1%. …

Despite rising US Treasury bond yields, the USD/JPY pair was unable to gain momentum. According to December’s 2022 dot-plots, the Fed policymakers who made the Wednesday poking are still anticipating rates at roughly 5.25 percent.Although input costs have increased, manufacturing activity in the US is still at a low level, …

With the ISM Manufacturing PMI creeping up to 47.7 from 47.4, the economic activity in the US manufacturing sector continued to shrink in February, though at a slower rate than it did in January. This figure was lower than the market forecast of 48.The report’s supporting information showed that the …

Bostic: Fed’s policy rate needs to remain at 5.00%-5.25% range well into 2024Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic stated in an essay published on Wednesday that he still holds the opinion that the policy rate needs to increase to the 5.00%-5.25% range and stay there far into 2024.Bostic continued, “A narrative …