The dollar index rose on Wednesday after US economic data showed inflation increased for August, but did little to change expectations for the path of rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index increased by 0.6% last month, the largest gain since June 2022, as gasoline prices jumped. …
Read More »European stocks close down 0.4% as FTSE tries to hold on
European stocks closed down 0.4% on Wednesday, with investors anticipating the latest rate call from the ECB. Inflation remains a significant issue for national European central banks, with the Bank of England caught between a rock and a bigger rock.The German DAX and France’s CAC40 both ended trading down around …
Read More »Will ECB hike or keep interest rate unchanged?
The European Central Bank is set to announce its Monetary Policy Decision on September 14, and as the release time approaches, economists and researchers from 10 major banks predict a range of outcomes. Markets are split, with 26 analysts polled by Bloomberg seeing no change and 23 seeing a 25-bps …
Read More »EUR/USD resists decline, holds on 1.0730
Early Tuesday trading saw a decline in the EUR/USD pair, and buyers are attempting to make up ground. Midweek economic data from the US and EU will make the charts more difficult to read. Along with US inflation data due soon, the ECB rate decision is just around the corner.After …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, September 11
New Zealand will release data on electronic card retail sales during the Asian session, and Australian confidence polls are also due. The UK employment statistics and the German ZEW survey will be the important reports later in the day. After several days of advances, the US Dollar Index’s (DXY) winning …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Muhammad Hashad on Dubai TV – September 11, 2023
Dubai TV hosted Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital, member of the American Society of Technical Analysts, to comment on the performance of the most important assets in the financial markets this week.Asked about US stocks, which moved differently during the past week, but ended the …
Read More »EUR/USD benefits from softer US dollar
The EUR/USD pair increased to 1.0755, a four-day high. Prior to the ECB decision on Thursday, expectations for the tightening ECB remain stable. The US CPI data for August are expected on Wednesday. The EUR/USD rose towards the 1.0755 region at the beginning of the week, with gains of more …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 4:8
The G-20 leaders decided on Saturday to implement the reporting framework for digital assets quickly since a sizable portion of their members want information exchange on these non-financial assets to begin by 2027. To prevent tax evaders from hiding their unreported wealth with such non-financial assets, the Crypto Asset Reporting …
Read More »ECB could decide a final hike next week
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) will convene the following week. Analysts believe that the ECB will carry out one more 25 basis point rate hike. They claim that the ongoing strong inflation momentum and the anticipated inflation levels above the target are what led to this …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Sept. 1
US economic data has been mostly stable, with the Consumer Price Index on September 13 being crucial ahead of the FOMC meeting on September 19-20. Key reports in the US next week include Factory Orders and revised Q2 Unit Labor Costs. The Australian Dollar was the best performer among majors …
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