Global rating giant Fitch affirmed Canada’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘AA+’ with a Stable Rating Outlook.Following the news, the USD/CAD retreated from a monthly high surrounding 1.2975, also probing the five-day uptrend, at 1.2955 by the press time.Fitch expects firm Canadian economic growth of 3.8% …
Read More »Geopolitical Tensions: The Driving Force Behind Oil Prices
Oil futures saw a decline following U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comments on maintain…
Dollar ollar Holds Ground Amidst Mixed Economic Signals
The US Dollar Index (DXY) is currently trading around 106.50, maintaining minor gains despite recent…
Nvidia Earnings: Less Market-Moving Power?
Nvidia’s upcoming fourth-quarter earnings release is highly anticipated, but the semiconductor…
Is Gold Price’s Recent Dip a Sign of Trouble or Opportunity?
Gold is down -0.06%, trading at $ 2,937.36 per ounce. Gold prices experienced a slight dip on Friday…
US Manufacturing Shows Resilience Amid Economic Uncertainties
Recent data reveals a mixed picture of US economic activity. The S&P Global Composite PMI for F…
GBP/USD Pulls Back After Reaching New Highs
The GBP/USD pair experienced a pullback after reaching a year-to-date high of 1.2678 and testing the…
British Pound Hits Two-Month High as UK Consumer Spending Surges
The British pound strengthened on Friday, reaching a two-month high, after strong UK consumer spendi…
Bitcoin Climbs for Third Straight Day but Faces Fed Policy Headwinds
Bitcoin extended its winning streak on Friday, rising for the third consecutive day, as some investo…
European Stocks Inch Higher as Traders Weigh Business Activity and Trade Tensions
European markets edged up on Friday, as investors assessed fresh business activity data and ongoing …
Wall Street Slips as Walmart Warning, Jobless Claims Spark Economic Fears
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted over 1.40% to 43,980 on Thursday as investors grappled wi…
Market Analysis
June, 2022
-
15 June 2022 12:43 am
Is another crypto crash possible?
Bitcoin sank below $21,000 on Tuesday, extending sharp declines from the previous day and sinking deeper into 18-month lows. The total value of all digital tokens combined also dipped below $1 trillion for the first time since early 2021.A liquidity crisis at cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius has triggered investors’ worries …
Read More » -
15 June 2022 12:04 am
Biden shifts responsibility for taming inflation to Fed
Following a rare meeting between President Joe Biden and Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Biden emphasized the importance of allowing the Fed to act autonomously as it works to diminish inflation and prevent a recession.The meeting occurred days prior to the announcement that inflation rates had once again reach decades-high levels …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 11:11 pm
WTI retreats from fresh one-month high
Crude oil prices are retreating after reaching fresh three-month highs. The West Texas Intermediate crude hit an intraday high of $123.66, and now is trading at around $119.38. The initial price rally came after the OPEC+ reported that it produced a total of 28.5 million barrels per day in May, …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 10:23 pm
ECB closely monitors current market developments
European Central Bank Governing Council member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday that the monetary policy can and should respond to a disorderly repricing of risk premia, as reported by Reuters.Key Quotes“We will react to new emergencies with existing and potentially new tools.”“There can be no doubt that, if and when …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 9:35 pm
US shares surrendered around 3800 as investors await Fed’s decision
US shares continue their rout, losing between 0.26% and 0.56%, except for the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite, which pares some of its losses, up by 0.25%.In terms of sector specifics, the leading gainers are Energy, up 1.9%, propelled by high oil prices, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary, each recording …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 8:57 pm
EUR/USD erases gains as US equities turn red
The EUR/USD continue to pull back after the beginning of the US session and it is hovering around 1.0410, slight above Monday’s close. Earlier on Tuesday, the pair peaked at 1.0485 but then lost momentum as Wall Street turned to the downside and as US yields hit fresh highs.After a …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 8:29 pm
AUD/USD slides as investors await Fed’s rate hike
The Australian dollar plunges to fresh four-week lows after news that the Federal Reserve would hike 75 bps in the June meeting, the largest since 1994.The Fed’s move is meant to address the US hot inflation that hit 8.6%, with no signs of abating in the near term. After reaching …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 8:12 pm
GBP/USD drops below 1.2000 for the first time since March 2020
The GBP/USD pair hit levels under 1.2000 for the first time since March 2020. The pound remains under pressure even as market participants and traders expect a rate hike from the Bank of England on Thursday.The pound weakened earlier on Tuesday following UK employment data. Brexit concerns and also the …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 7:50 pm
EUR/GBP hits highest level in a year
The EUR/GBP pair has broken multi-day range and jumped to 0.8681, hitting the highest level since May 2021; rising almost a hundred pips on Tuesday, and surging for the third day in a row. The Euro is also rising versus the Swiss franc on Tuesday. EUR/CHF climbed above 1.0420 reaching …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 7:21 pm
Fed Decision Preview: Forecasts by twelve major banks
The US central bank will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, June 15. As markets get closer to the release time, twelve major banks published their forcasts. The Federal Reserve is the world’s most powerful central bank and is expected to go off-script through hiking rate by up to …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 6:04 pm
US bond yields paring gains
US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday, paring part of the substantial gains made in the previous session, as investors assessed the possibility of the Federal Reserve taking a more aggressive step in its fight to bring down inflation. The annual pace of inflation in the US rose to 8.6% in …
Read More » -
14 June 2022 5:40 pm
OPEC sticks to its expectations that demand for oil will exceed pre-pandemic levels this year
OPEC maintained its forecast that global oil demand will exceed pre-coronavirus levels in 2022, but said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and pandemic developments pose a significant risk. In a monthly report released on Tuesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries stuck to its forecast that global oil …
Read More »