The dollar is headed for its best week against the yen in three months on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and a group of US central bank officials dashed market expectations that interest rates had peaked. As for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ether settled near their highest levels in …
Read More »Dollar weakened on absence of guidance in Powell’s speech
The US dollar is weakening as Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, gave a speech devoid of any mention of monetary policy or guidance. Traders are beginning to paint a picture of the US and global economies as the earnings season draws to a close. People’s finances are …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 2-6
Following a significant spike in T-bond yields, the market has momentarily stabilized, but Americans continue to borrow heavily despite Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s 18-month efforts to alter their borrowing and spending habit.Middle East tensions could boost gold, US dollarTensions in Palestine are causing investors to seek safe-haven assets and monitor …
Read More »Weekly Recap 14-18 March 2022
There have been a lot of moving events during the past week, most notably the monetary policy decisions of the Fed and the Bank of England. Those decisions, which reflected a clear shift in the direction of monetary policy, led to a change in the price movement. The US Federal …
Read More »Weekly Recap 7-11 March 2022
Volatility and inflation have been among the most significant key drivers throughout the trading week amid trepulent geopolitical developments with undeniable economic impact across financial market.Inflation Still Biggest RiskData released on Thursday showed that the US consumer price index (CPI) grew 7.9% year-on-year and 0.8% month-on-month in February. The core …
Read More »Asian stocks fall over oil and inflation concerns
Asian shares tracked a broad selloff on Wall Street to weaken for a third successive session on Tuesday, as investors expressed concerns on oil prices hitting multi year highs which could add to inflationary pressures caused by supply chain disruptions.U.S. and European stock futures edged up, with S&P 500 e-minis …
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