Gold lost some ground and settled around $1,820 per ounce, but crude oil prices kept rising amid supply concerns. G7 leaders discussed an agreement to impose a price cap on Russian oil, as sanctions on the crypto sent crude prices skyrocketing. WTI is now at around $111.60 a barrel.The US …
Read More »GBP/USD retreats despite disappointing US data
The British pound extends its losses to two successive days, trading below the 1.2200 mark, after touching a daily 1.2300 high mark and even retreating towards the 1.2190s area in the US trading session. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2189.Market sentiment shifted sour after the disappointing US Consumer Confidence …
Read More »EUR/USD drops to multi-day lows
The US dollar gains momentum during the US trading session whereas the Euro records fresh lows versus the dollar, the Swiss Franc and British pound.Stocks have erased some gains in Wall Street. The EUR/USD pair dropped further and bottomed at 1.0501, the lowest level since Thursday. It then trimmed losses, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday, June 27
Gold advanced at the beginning of the day, but finishes it in the red at around $1,824.00 per ounce. WTI, records a solid bounce after testing the 100-EMA on the downside near $105.88 a barrel near the daily low and got bolstered late, as OPEC+ cuts 2022 market surplus from …
Read More »Gold pressured, but eying $1,840
Gold is under pressure despite the weaker the US dollar. At $1,823, gold price is down by 0.23% while the US dollar is also underwater, currently down by 0.18%. The US dollar has struggled versus its major rivals at the start of the week due to expectations concerning inflation which …
Read More »EUR/USD hits two weeks highs
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 »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, June 21
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify before Congress. Powell’s awaited remarks will be out ahead of the event. Market players will be looking for hints on future quantitative tightening. Economic DataThe UK will release updates on inflation data on Wednesday.Other DevelopmentsCentral bankers keep hinting at aggressive measures. Bank of …
Read More »EUR/USD firmly heads towards 1.0530s on softer Dollar
As the Euro extended its gains in the week by 0.42%, the US dollar, on the contrary, falls courtesy of a positive market mood.Officially, ECB’s Rehn backs a move above 25 bps in the ECB’s September meeting. On the US front, Fed’s Barkin supported a 50/75 bps rate hike in …
Read More »ECB’s Lagarde sticks to rate-hike plans
European Central bank President Christine Lagarde reaffirmed on Monday plans to raise the ECB’s interest rates twice this summer while fighting widening spreads in the borrowing costs of different Eurozone countries.“These decisions underpin our previous commitments to adjust all of our instruments within our mandate, incorporating flexibility if warranted, to …
Read More »Italy’s Draghi: ECB hikes bound to be more gradual than in US
“The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to hike the interest rate is inevitable”, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday.“ECB interest rise is bound to be more gradual than in the US,” Draghi added and said that it was totally counterproductive for politicians to comment on the ECB’s policy.As …
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