The EUR/USD pair began Monday with a dip to 1.0519 before easing back. The Euro remains down against the US Dollar for Monday, but losses are paring back. Market sentiment is rebalancing after geopolitical escalations in the Gaza Strip. The Euro is testing upwards into 1.0570 after slipping down into …
Read More »Has Lagarde meant to arouse doubts about Euro, US dollar?
ECB’s Christine Lagarde, has cautioned that the United States and the Eurozone should never take the status of their currencies as reserve currency for granted because nations like China and Russia are working to develop their own financial systems.The eighty-year dominance of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency has …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, September 4
The Reserve Bank of Australia meeting will be the focal point of the Asian session. The interest rates are not anticipated to alter. Additionally, the Services PMIs’ final reading will be made public. Data on US factory orders and wholesale inflation in the Eurozone are due later in the day.In …
Read More »Euro on upward trend on Lagarde’s statements, China’s fresh measures
The euro has continued to rise since the beginning of daily trading on Monday, driven by improved risk appetite in global financial markets after measures announced by China to support the real estate sector, in addition to statements by Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, which favoured further …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, August 21-25
All economic developments and investor-focused topics in the previous trading week were eclipsed by the speeches by ECB President Christine Lagarde and Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday. Hawkish stances from Jackson HoleECB President Christine Lagarde and Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed key economic developments and investor-focused topics. Lagarde emphasized …
Read More »Lagarde: Critical inflation expectations remain anchored at 2%
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said on Friday that crucial inflation expectations are still anchored at 2%. She emphasized the significance of these anticipations and expressed certainty that the inflation figures will change by the year end.Following statements by Lagarde of the ECB and Powell of the …
Read More »EUR/USD steadies around 1.0900 post Germany’s Buba Monthly Report
After six straight days of losses, the EUR/USD is now trading near 1.0900. at the time of writing, the pair is seen at 1.0895. Upside inflation concerns were alluded to in the German Buba Monthly Report, which encouraged hawkish bets on the European Central Bank. Investors are looking forward to …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, July 16-21
The Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq indexes fell at the close on Wall Street on Thursday, affected by the decline in Tesla and Netflix shares after the release of their quarterly results, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher for the ninth consecutive day, thanks to Johnson & …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, July 3-6
Job growth in the United States slowed more than expected in June after a sharp increase in the previous month, but the labor market shortage persisted, with the unemployment rate falling from a seven-month high and relatively large wage increases continuing. On Friday, the Labor Department said in its well-watched …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, June 26-30
Wagner Group mutiny provided temporary support to equity markets, but the fundamental pressure continued to crumble. Stocks experienced a momentary lift, but the economic slowdown in the USA and higher rates caused lower prices later. A correction in US equities is likely due to more than just a technical issue. …
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