Gold and silver prices are higher closer to daily highs in afternoon US trading session on Wednesday, following a broadly expected small interest rate hike by the US Fed.Gold is trading at 1950.14 at the time of writing. April gold was up $15.30 at $1,960.40 and March silver was up …
Read More »GBP/USD fluctuates on weaker US economic data, ahead of FOMC decision
As the US Fed makes its decision later on Wednesday, the GBP/USD pair remains firm. A busy US economic calendar was not enough to lend support to the US dollar, which is under pressure amid the current risk-off situation.According to the ADP National Employment Change report, private hiring increased by …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 30/11/2022
Overall, market sentiment fluctuated between optimism and concerns, as the US Dollar started the trading day with negative performance. The American currency managed to recover by mid-way, and finally fell closing in the red territory against its major rival currencies.US Dollar’s slump resulted from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s …
Read More »EUR/USD falls from around parity on stronger US dollar
The EUR/USD pair fell as speculation on Fed’s intentions regarding interest rate pace has decreased. The EUR/USD is erasing some of Tuesday’s gains as US T-bond yields are seen rising again, while US Services PMI data, even though slowed, is still at expansionary territory. At the time of writing, the …
Read More »GBP/USD Lower Ahead Of NFP Data
The GBP/USD pair is sliding from daily highs near 1.2585. The pair was earlier up by 0.68% and had rallied from a low of 1.2469 as the US dollar retraced some of its Wednesday gains ahead of and during another busy data schedule.The highlights on Thursday were mainly weekly initial …
Read More »NFP, ADP Employment Change Preview: US labour market retreats
Job growth is predicted to be 300,000 up from 247,000 in April. ADP average for the fourth quarter in 2021 was 582,000, first was 530,000. NFP forecast for 320,000 in May, down from 428,000. Economists and observers see that market sensitivity to the labour market has retreated.Private payrolls from Automatic …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday 4 May
The US dollar plunged on the remarks by the US Fed’s monetary policy decision. As expected, the US central bank has hiked rates by 50 bps to a range of 0.75% to 1% while announcing trimming the balance sheet as of June 1. They would start with a $47.5 billion …
Read More »USD/CAD slumps On Ukraine’s conflict, Higher Oil Prices
The USD/CAD pair extends its fall for the second straight day; after Monday’s price action printed a weekly high near the 1.2600 mark, the Canadian dollar strengthened on the back of high oil prices, amid a downbeat market mood, courtesy of recent developments in the Eastern Europe front. the USD/CAD …
Read More »S&P 500 Touches Monthly Gains Despite Profit Taking
US equities are modestly lower across the board on Wednesday, as investors take profit following the recent impressive run higher. Waning Russo-Ukraine optimism, robust US data that solidified Fed tightening expectations and yield curve inversions were all cited as worries.The S&P 500 currently trades just above 4600 and on course …
Read More »US ADP Employment Expectations As Job Creation Slows Down
While yield curve flattens, US ADP payrolls are expected at 438K in March, NFP at 475K. US yield curve is flattening, tolling the bells and ringing recession alarm amid 50-bps Fed’s rate hike bets next May.Fed Chair Powell believes the labour market is strong enough, recession seems unlikely, but could …
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