The EUR/USD pair’s price has recovery signs and is likely to recapture 1.0200 on ECB’s rate hike expectations. The US Dollar Index made a confident pullback after sensing lower selling pressure around 106.40.Political developments in Italy and renewed uncertainty over energy supplies, including from Nord Stream1, have impacted the overall …
Read More »ECB encounters moment of truth on rate policy
Finally, the European Central Bank is making a move in response to rising inflation by widely eyed decision on the first rate hike in more than ten years, but will suffice to turn the tide on the EUR/USD pair as the Euro is poised to revisit levels back below parity …
Read More »On ECB’s Policy Meeting Day, Italian PM To Announce Resignation
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence motion in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, but three main coalition parties refused to take part in the vote, effectively dissolving his administration and he is said to announce his resignation in the chamber tomorrow.The Euro has been pushed and pulled …
Read More »Ahead of ECB’s Policy Meeting, Italy’s Political Upheaval Persists
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi asked on Wednesday for the upper house Senate to hold a confidence vote that will effectively decide if his coalition government stays in office. This development comes only one day ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting while heated inflation risks have already seen money …
Read More »Gold falls on interest rate hike fears, bond yields rise
Gold fell on Wednesday as fears of monetary policy tightening and an increase in Treasury yields dispelled relief from the dollar’s decline. By 0610 GMT, gold fell in spot transactions 0.3 percent to $1,706.85 an ounce. US gold futures fell 0.3 percent to $1,706 an ounce. The dollar fell for …
Read More »Gold moves with a temporary bullish bias
Gold price leans bullish with time frame continuity in the favour of the bulls as XAUUSD inches higher within a bullish correction of the recent leg of supply from $1,750 that took out the $1,700 level last week. In general, a pullback in the US dollar continues to support the …
Read More »EUR/USD rallies on a softer US dollar as ECB’s decision awaited
the EUR/USD pair sharply advances, on the track of the same prevalent sentiment, earlier during the European session. Investors are interested in leaks that the ECB might hike rates more than 25 bps in the July meeting. The news brought about the EUR/USD pair’s jump from 1.0160 towards daily highs …
Read More »The annual inflation rate in the euro area rose to 8.6% in June
Annual inflation in the euro area hit a new record after reaching 8.6% in June, in line with expectations, up from 8.1% recorded in May. The inflation rate rose on a monthly basis by 0.8%, also in line with expectations, and it also rose by the same rate in May. …
Read More »EUR corrects higher ahead of critical ECB decision
The EUR/USD pair holds on its substantial gains and trades in the 1.0160 price zone after hitting a daily high of 1.0200. The US dollar remained weaker on Monday amid a significantly better performance in the stock markets.Investors are still concerned about looming recessions and overheated inflation, but at this …
Read More »Euro hits $1.00005, dollar soars to new two-decade highs
The US dollar and European single currency came within a whisker of parity for the first time since 2002 on Tuesday morning, as financial markets fret over the likelihood of a global recession ahead. The euro teetered on the edge of hitting $1 for the first time since 2002, as …
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