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GBP/USD under pressure by expected Fed’s aggressivenessThe GBP/USD is attempting to recover after diving to fresh February lows around 1.1914 in the mid-US session, boosted by the weaker US dollar. The pair is trading below the important 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2132, keeping the downtrend intact. At the …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday that inflation in the United States, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 6.4% on a yearly basis in January from 6.5% in December. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 6.2%. On a monthly …

On Monday, with the beginning of the new trading week, the GBP/USD pair edges higher after posting the biggest daily jump in a month. Optimism surrounding an end to the UK’s labour strike is leaving a positive fingerprint on the Sterling in addition to the US dollar’s pullback which contributes …

Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the financial markets during the past trading week, and shed light, in an interview on Dubai TV, on the expectations of US inflation data, …

The EUR/USD has run up high in a short squeeze as traders look ahead to US CPI for clues concerning the future path of the US economy. The EUR/USD has been testing a critical high in the midday session on Wall Street following what had been a positive start for …

Ethereum price trades in a very small range and seems to have only one element that could help avoid a small meltdown.Tuesday’s US inflation figure is expected to be the catalyst for the crypto asset. Ethereum price sees a pressure mountain around $1,490 with the monthly pivot for February under …

Financial markets ended the trading week with cautious optimism following apparent uncertainty and concerns about the US central bank’s next moves regarding interest rate hikes and the Fed’s monetary policy. Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to …

The USD/CHF bulls take a breather around 0.9220, after posting the biggest daily jump in one week, as traders await the key US data amid mixed interest rate-linked feelings. The Swiss Franc rallied the previous day amid the market’s rush toward the US dollar amid fears of recession. However, traders …

Gold prices stabilized after rising to their highest levels in nearly nine months on Monday, as a weaker dollar and expectations of a slower Federal Reserve interest rate hike added to the yellow metal’s appeal. The price of gold in instant transactions was 1918.66 dollars an ounce at 0548 GMT. …

At the time of writing, gold price is hovering around $1,920 on Friday, hit a new 9-month high as investors anticipate the US central bank to adopt a less aggressive stance following Thursday’s softer inflation data. Bets for a 25-bps rate hike by the Federal Reserve lie at a 94.2% …