The EUR/USD pair surged further during the US session and climbed to 1.0614, reaching the highest level in two weeks. The euro pulled back under 1.0600. It is holding onto daily gains, still unable to consolidate above 1.0600.Risk sentiment improvement weakened the US dollar. The Dollar Index is falling 0.25% …
Read More »US: Durable Goods Orders rise in April
US Durable Goods Orders rose by 0.4% MoM in April, the latest data from the US Census Bureau on Wednesday showed, below expectations for a 0.6% rise and down from March’s 0.6% MoM growth rate (which had been downwardly revised from 0.8%). The more widely followed Core Durable Goods Orders …
Read More »Gold falls with an imminent rates hike
Gold prices fell on Wednesday, with the increase in the yield on US Treasury bonds and an imminent hike in the interest rate, which negatively affected the demand for the precious metal. Spot gold prices fell 0.1% to $865.31 an ounce by 00:40 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.2% to …
Read More »Gold falls as the dollar rises to its highest level in more than two years
Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar rose to its highest level in more than two years to pressure demand for the precious metal, which is denominated in the US currency. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.6 percent to $ 1893.70 an ounce by 0809 GMT. And US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 26 April
Forex trade was again dominated by risk-off on Tuesday, with the safe-haven yen and US dollar’s outperforming, as US equities cratered. Investors and traders cited everything from economic and military tensions between Russia and the NATO to China lockdown risk and worsening global growth expectations in addition to the anticipated …
Read More »Gold price slides below $1,900 As USD Strengthens, US GDP Awaited
Gold price was wavering in a minor range of $1,891.56-1,911.31 since Monday after an intense selloff had continued from Friday’s high at $1,955.71. The gold price is now stabilizing currently in a concise range but price action is favoring an extreme imbalance on the downside amid the rising US dollar …
Read More »US Equities Retreat As Investors Fret On Several Concerns
China lockdowns, Russo-Ukraine war/Russo-Western tensions, growth concerns and expectations for central bank tightening have all been cited as hurting sentiment.Aside from strength in energy stocks amid a rebound in oil prices, US equity markets were a sea of red on Tuesday, with the major indices led lower most notably by …
Read More »US durable goods orders inch up 0.8% in March
Orders at US factories for long-lasting goods rebounded in March after the first decline in a year, as manufacturers confronted a worsening supply chain crisis that continued to weigh on business investment.Bookings for all durable goods – products that are intended to last at least three years – rose 0.8% …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24 March 25, 2022
The American dollar finished the day mostly lower across the FX board, although it managed to keep advancing versus the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY hitting a fresh multi-year high of 122.40.The EUR/USD pair is still struggling with the 1.1000 threshold, unable to extend gains beyond the level. GBP/USD settled around …
Read More »US Durable Goods Orders Slump Below Expectations
With orders for transportation equipment pulling back sharply, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing new orders for US manufactured durable goods tumbled by much more than expected in the month of February.The Commerce Department said durable goods orders slumped by 2.2 percent in February after jumping by …
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