Even while US inflation is still twice what the Fed wants it to be, it is steadily weakening. Ahead of the Fed and BoE’s monetary policy decisions next week, the GBP/USD pair is moving sideways.The possibility of minor rate hike by the US Federal Reserve increased as a result of …
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New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October. At the party’s first caucus meeting of the year on Thursday, Ardern said she “no longer had enough in the tank” to do the job. …
Read More »UK inflation fell to a 3-month low of 10.5% in December
Britain’s consumer price inflation fell to a three-month low of 10.5% in December, providing some relief to the Bank of England and British households, but food and drink prices continued to rise at their fastest pace since 1977. The decline in the headline inflation rate from 10.7 percent in November …
Read More »GBP/USD reacts to strong UK data ahead of key Consumer Price Index
United Kingdom’s Unemployment Rate data mainly pushed the British Pound’s latest rally. The GBP/USD pair is in the hands of the bulls on the front side of an hourly trendline ahead of key Consumer Price Index inflation data scheduled for release on Wednesday.The GBP/USD bears are eying a break of …
Read More »Britain’s economy grew by 0.2% in November on an annual basis
Britain’s economy grew in November on an annual basis by 0.2%, compared to an expected growth of 0.3%. On a monthly basis, real GDP grew by 0.1% in November 2022, after it recorded a growth of 0.5% in October 2022. The services sector grew by 0.2% in November 2022, after …
Read More »GBP/USD surpasses 1.2150, benefits from weaker US Dollar
The Pound Sterling advances against the US Dollar during the US trading session due to the market’s positive sentiment boosted by expectations that the US Federal Reserve would slowdown the pace of upcoming rate hikes.This expectation comes during the week that will witness the key CPI data, inflation report in …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 2-5
Wall Street’s major indices closed higher on Friday, supported by reports that although jobs increased in the United States more than expected, wage increases slowed and services activity contracted, easing concerns about the path of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, December 19-23
The dollar fell against most currencies in volatile and weak trading on Friday after data indicated a slight slowdown in inflation in the United States, which boosted expectations of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates at lower rates and improved investors’ appetite for risk. The personal consumption expenditures price index …
Read More »GBP/USD pressured by stronger US dollar
The GBP/USD pair is under pressure due to the resurging US dollar that is being boosted from stronger-than-forecast US economic data, underpinning the hawkish Fed’s outlook and higher rate expectations for 2023.The Dollar Index (DXY), an index that measures the American currency against a basket of rival currencies has rallied …
Read More »GBP/USD benefits from the tightening cycle
The Pound Sterling is leaning against a critical level of support while the US dollar is surprisingly weak. The Federal Reserve and Bank of England’s rate decisions are being digested. The GBP/USD pair is 0.2% higher at the time of writing on the first day of the trading week. However, …
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