The Bank of England (BoE) announced its monetary policy decision this Thursday and hiked rates for the fifth consecutive time to curb soaring inflation. The nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 6-3 for the 25 bps hike in the bank rate to 1.25%, with the minority – Catherine Mann, Jonathan …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday, June 15
Central banks are inside the storm amid global tenacious high inflation. The US Fed was the star of Wednesday’s interest rate show. Fed decided to hike rates by 75 bps, the largest since 1994, but dismissed the chances of a 100 bps hike. Fed Chair Powell said it was the …
Read More »Gold sustains above $1830 on Fed’s hike
Gold price witness a firmer rebound after hitting a low of $1,815.00 in the late New York session as the Federal Reserve dictated a 75 basis point rate hike after its two-day policy discussion meeting. Fed chair Jerome Powell went beyond his words, took 75 bps into the consideration, and …
Read More »ECB’s Lagarde: Crises are never the same twice
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that crises are never the same twice and that they must have the courage to act when facts are not clear, as reported by Reuters.“We cannot just be bold, we must be consistent too,” Lagarde added and said that they must …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, June 14
The American dollar kept advancing on Tuesday, and retains its strength early Wednesday, as fear rules financial markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy decision.Market players had long ago anticipated a 50 bps hike, but on Monday, market talks suggested the central bank may go for a steeper hike …
Read More »ECB closely monitors current market developments
European Central Bank Governing Council member Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday that the monetary policy can and should respond to a disorderly repricing of risk premia, as reported by Reuters.Key Quotes“We will react to new emergencies with existing and potentially new tools.”“There can be no doubt that, if and when …
Read More »EUR/USD Eyes Fed’s Policy Decision
The EUR/USD bears stay the course and continue to eye a test of 1.04 the figure. The US dollar has climbed to score fresh bull cycle highs ahead of the Fed. At 1.0448, the Euro is still trailing to the US dollar by some 0.65% despite the recent bid in …
Read More »BoE to raise rates 25 bps in June – Reuters
The Bank of England will raise interest rates in June by only 25 basis points and continue in the same lane in future meetings despite soaring inflation, a Reuters poll of economists found. The recent poll showed that “all but one of 56 economists expected the BoE to deliver a …
Read More »EUR/USD drops to one-week lows on stronger US dollar
The Euro came under pressure after ECE meeting despite higher yields. On the American front, the US dollar gains momentum as market sentiment deteriorates.The EUR/USD pair has dropped further during the US trading session and bottomed at 1.0643 touching the lowest level in a week amid a stronger US dollar …
Read More »Gold remains vulnerable ahead of Friday’s CPI data
Gold price witnessed some selling on Thursday amid a further rise in the US bond yields. Hawkish central banks further contributed to driving flows away from the commodity. A softer risk tone, modest USD downtick extended some support and helped limit losses.Gold Price edged lower on Thursday and was last …
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