The Japanese currency has enjoyed a long safe haven and safe investment status in a financial world with plenty of uncurtaining, but as the yen fell to its lowest level against the US dollar in more than two decades this week, analysts have speculated that its safe haven status may …
Read More »G7: Price cap deal on Russian oil agreed
Finance ministers from the G7 announced an agreement Friday to impose a cap on the price importers pay for Russian oil, in a bid to shrink a key source of revenue the Kremlin uses to finance its war in Ukraine.“We seek to establish a broad coalition in order to maximize …
Read More »US shares higher after NFP data
The Dow opened 82.38 points higher on Friday, extending gains recorded in the previous session after major indices reversed earlier losses.Wall Street is in the green territory shortly after the opening bell on Friday as market participants digested August’s all-important nonfarm payrolls data.As of 1515 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial …
Read More »Bank of Canada could bring rates into restrictive territory
The Bank of Canada will have its monetary policy meeting. Market consensus is for an increase in the key rate to 3.25% next week. Analysts look for the BoC to decide a 75-basis point interest rate hike, bringing rates into restrictive territory. They see little incentive for smaller hikes CPI …
Read More »Will Fed remain hawkish despite employment slowdown?
The US employment has lost a significant amount of momentum. But some economists still believe that the Fed is expected to stick to its plan despite signs of a weakening. Fed Chairman Powell, in his speech at Jackson Hole, has put the markets on notice that monetary policy will continue …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 2/9/2022
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 315,000 in August, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading followed July’s increase of 526,000 (revised from 528,000) and slightly better than the market expectation of 300,000. Further details of the publication revealed that the …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 315,000 in August
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 315,000 in August, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading followed July’s increase of 526,000 (revised from 528,000) and came in slightly better than the market expectation of 300,000. to be updated…
Read More »Oil rises ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices rose on Friday, thanks to expectations that the OPEC + cartel will discuss production cuts at a meeting on the fifth of September, but concerns about restrictions to combat Covid-19 in China and the weakness of the global economy continued to limit the gains. By 1140 GMT, Brent …
Read More »Dollar nears 20-year peak ahead of US employment data
The dollar is set to post a third straight week of gains, approaching a 20-year high against other major currencies, with investors focused on US jobs data to be released later on Friday which could reinforce the trend of big interest rate hikes. The US currency has been rising since …
Read More »Gold rises with the decline of USD, but it is heading to record the third weekly decline
Gold prices rose on Friday, September 2 as the dollar retreated from its recent peaks. Still, the precious metal faces its third consecutive weekly loss amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will stick to its hawkish stance in raising interest rates. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.4%, recording …
Read More »