The dollar remained broadly stable on Monday as investors awaited further indications from Federal Reserve officials to clarify the future path of U.S. interest rates. This anticipation follows a series of cautious statements from Fed officials, even as recent data points to cooling inflation. The Japanese yen started the week …
Read More »Bitcoin Reverses Gains Amid Fed Warnings on Interest Rates
Bitcoin prices dipped slightly on Friday, erasing some of the gains seen in the past two days as caution prevailed following warnings from Federal Reserve officials about the possibility of interest rate cuts this year. The world’s largest cryptocurrency remained firmly within a tight trading range of $60,000 to $70,000 …
Read More »Dollar Faces Largest Weekly Drop Against Euro in Over Two Months Amid Cooling U.S. Inflation and Economic Slowdown
The dollar is on track for its biggest weekly decline against the euro in two and a half months, as signs of cooling U.S. inflation and a softening economy have raised the likelihood of upcoming rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Euro Gains on Dollar Weakness The euro has surged …
Read More »U.S. Dollar Steadies After Mild Inflation Data
The U.S. dollar steadied in European trade on Thursday, rebounding slightly after dropping to multi-week lows overnight following a milder-than-expected U.S. inflation report. The Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% higher at 104.285, recovering from a five-week low reached just below …
Read More »USD/JPY declines following soft US CPI inflation
The USD/JPY pair is easing back, US Dollar sees broad-market selling pressure. US CPI inflation ticked lower, sparking rate cut hopes. Japanese GDP in the barrel for early Thursday. The USD/JPY pair eased on Wednesday, backsliding into the 155.00 handle after the US Dollar (USD) eased across the board, shedding …
Read More »Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Analysis: May 15, 2024
On May 15, 2024, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $62,775, up 1.8% in the last 24 hours. The US Consumer Price Index inflation data was the big event on the day, with expectations of a 3.4% year-on-year increase (slower than March’s 3.5%). Analysts speculated that a softer-than-expected CPI reading could …
Read More »US Consumer Price Index (CPI) Matching Market Expectations
The latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key measure of inflation in the United States, remained unchanged at 3.4% on a yearly basis for the month of April. This figure aligns precisely with market forecasts, indicating stability in …
Read More »CPI Preview: How Will US Inflation Data Influence Major Currencies?
The looming CPI data for April 2024 is practically intriguing and warrants close analysis. Its potential impact on major currency performance in the forex market is significant. In this report, we will look closely into the background of this crucial inflation data and explore its implications for currency price action, …
Read More »Canadian Dollar Trades Flat Amid Light Economic Calendar
The Canadian Dollar flattened on Monday as the new trading week began with a data-light economic calendar. Investors are focusing on rate cut expectations from the Fed with updates to US inflation data due later in the week. On the Canadian front, there was a sharper-than-expected decline in new Building …
Read More »Treasury yields decline amid light economic calendar
US bond yields continue to decline amid the absence of key economic data, leading to the continuation of factors that had led last week to a decline in dollar assets, most notably employment data.There are also speculations for inflation data; the CPI and PPI data in the United States, as …
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