The EUR/USD pair is getting prepared for reaction to the key economic events this week, including rate decision by the Fed and ECB as well as Friday’s NFP data.EUR/USD is, therefore, seen at a crossroads trading at 1.0873 at the time of writing slightly up on the day by .015% …
Read More »Bank of England preview
Over the past year, the Bank of England (BoE) has increased its interest rate from almost zero to 3.5%, adopting a more aggressive escalation policy during the second semester as the inflation rate soared to double digits for the first time in nearly fifty years. The Fed signalled a slowdown …
Read More »Bitcoin bulls disappear ahead of big central bank week
Bitcoin price lost over 2% during Monday’s European trading on the back of stronger Spanish inflation amid a seemingly volatile week that kicks off with surprise Spanish inflation data. Markets predicted a drop from 5.7% to 4.97%. Instead, inflation jumped to 5.8%. The said reading confirms what central bankers have …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 23-27
The US Dollar Index began the trading week down around the 102 mark, hovering close to levels not seen since May 2022, as concerns about a US recession and prospects of a less aggressive Fed startled investors away from the American currency which closed the week at 101.9.Oil Price ActionOn …
Read More »EUR/USD hovers around 1.0860s as Fed, ECB decisions eyed
The EUR/USD encountered rejection from the 1.0900 psychological barrier for the second day in a row. On Friday, the pair fell to the 1.08657 territory after US data boosted the expected 25 bps rate hike by the Fed next week. At the time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at …
Read More »ECB’s 50 bp hike most likely next week
Next week will witness policy meetings by the US Fed, BoE, and the ECB. Investors and traders anticipate rate hikes of 50 basis points as a hint that the Fed will keep rising rates. A 50 bp rate hike for the following week is all but guaranteed, according to analysts …
Read More »Before crucial US data, US dollar nearing its breaking point.
Bulls in the US dollar are hiding at a key support level.In the following few days, the Dollar is expected to encounter weekly negative mood resulting in a bullish correction with the 38.2% Fibonacci target positioned around 103.10.The Fed’s intentions and awaited US data will be crucial in determining the …
Read More »ECB’s Simkus: Should continue with 50bp rate hikes
European Central Bank’s policymaker Gediminas Simkus said on Tuesday that the ECB should continue with 50 basis points (bps) rate hikes amid growing wage pressures, as reported by Bloomberg.Simkus further added that reaching the peak policy rate before summer ‘may be unlikely’ and noted that strong core inflation shows that …
Read More »Lagarde: Inflation far too high in Europe
The European Central Bank will keep raising interest rates quickly to get inflation under control as it remains far too high according to ECB President Christine Lagarde.On Monday, Lagarde was largely repeating the bank’s most recent policy guidance. EUR/USD has found support on the European Central Bank officials’ comments this …
Read More »Dollar is near its lowest level in 7 months
The US dollar hovered near seven-month lows on Friday as fears of an economic slowdown dampened risk appetite, while the yen weakened even as speculation mounted that the Bank of Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the greenback against six …
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