Gold bounced up from $1,642 lows and returned to the $1,665 area. Gold is trading at $1,666 at the time of writing. Gold futures are retracing previous losses during Thursday’s US trading session, favoured by a broad-based USD pullback. The precious metal has bottomed at a two-week low of $1,642 …
Read More »US stocks find surging momentum on US CPI
US stocks are strongly back into the green territory, putting on a short squeeze following the pre-market and opening selloff that ensued on the back of hot Consumer Price Index data. Stocks plunged to lows for the year but bulls moved in at a big discount, sending the Dow Jones …
Read More »EUR/USD climbs after hot inflation data
The EUR/USD dived to a daily low of 0.9631 as a reaction to US inflation, but the pair was able to recover later. CPI jumped more than estimated by 6.6% YoY, topping August 6.3%. Contrarily, headline inflation edged lower from the previous month’s 8.3% to 8.2%, almost 1% lower than …
Read More »US annual CPI inflation declines to 8.2% in September
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 8.2% on a yearly basis in September from 8.3% in August. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 8.1%. The Core CPI, which …
Read More »Bitcoin declines ahead of CPI data
Bitcoin price performance declines in line with US stocks ahead of classic volatility caused by the US Consumer Price Index data. The cryptocurrency’s price followed analysts’ predictions with mixed action continuing around $19,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open. At the time of writing, bitcoin is trading at $18972.The BTC/USD pair …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 10/10/2022
The prevalent negative market sentiment on Monday coincided with broader Russian attacks on Ukraine, firing multiple missiles that targeted communication and energy targets in and around Kyiv.Economic Data The economic calendar featured no significant economic data during the US session. Other Developments The US dollar extended last week’s momentum and …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 3-10
The latest escalation in the Russia-Ukraine has been sending waves of fear to almost all financial assets, following an explosion that destroyed a part of the bridge in Crimea which is crucial for Russia’s war supplies. Escalation also contributed to the market’s sour sentiment. On the same line could be …
Read More »Gold price encounters big risk ahead of CPI data
Gold is trading at $1693.70 per ounce at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at $1711.75. So, the gold market tends to be at risk despite its sudden recovery above $1,700 an ounce during the week. Gold failed to hold the $1700 level for long. Analysts point to …
Read More »NFP Unlikely To Impact US Dollar’s Performance
US employment gain, for September, was not so far rfrom expectations. NFP should be broadly neutral for the USD at this time, in the opinion of economists.Friday’s data will do much to impact the US dollar’s performance. At a minimum, markets will likely have to wait until the upcoming CPI …
Read More »US September Nonfarm Payrolls Preview
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are expected to appear above “normal” once again. That would affirm that the US employment situation remains “hot”, and that the Fed can focus on getting inflation down. According to the latest BLS report, there were over 10.1M job openings, but just 6.0M people were …
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