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The European Central Bank opted to leave its deposit rate unchanged at -0.5% on Thursday as unanimously expected. The bank maintained its guidance on interest rates, saying they would remain at present or lower levels until the conditions for a rate hike have been met. The bank also reaffirmed its …

The US trading session closed on Wednesday with mixed results, most notably the decline of the US dollar and the New York Stock Exchange at the same time due to negative employment data.Economic dataThe reading of the index of change in employment in the non-agricultural sectors in the United States …

The American dollar kept falling on Wednesday to reach fresh weekly lows against its high-yielding rivals. The EUR/USD pair reached 1.1329 as the EU annual Consumer Price Index jumped to 5.1% in January, largely surpassing the 4.4% expected and above the 5% previous. The reading came one day ahead of …

The EUR/USD pair has continued to trade well supported to the north territory of the 1.1300 level as the Euro remains positioned near the top of the daily G10 performance table, having been boosted by post-hot Eurozone inflation data hawkish ECB bets.While the pair had already broken above the key …

Markets are not expecting much from Thursday’s ECB meeting, but it could be positive for the EUR/USD. In December, the European Central Bank laid out plans for 2022, most notably ending the PEPP. The ECB is widely expected to leave its policy settings unchanged following the January policy meeting. In …

US Data released on Friday showed the Employment Cost Index (ECI) rose 1% during the fourth quarter, and 4% during the year. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out the quarterly increase was more restrained than Q3’s 1.3% gain, and they consider that may tamp down fears of a wage-price spiral …

US Treasury yields have been the deciding factor in the price action in global financial markets over the past week. The yield on US ten-year bonds fell to 1.792% from last week’s close of 1.761%. The markets have been moved by the US Treasury yields over the past week. The …

The EUR/USD pair is holding the lower ground below 1.1350, as the US dollar attempts to bounce in tandem with the Treasury yields amid a risk-on mood.The sentiment on Wall Street improved dramatically, in anticipation of the corporate earnings reports. That fueled a fresh selloff in the US Treasuries, which …

Inflation in the Eurozone climbed to a rate of 5% in December, the highest level since the single Euro currency was created. Inflation in the Eurozone climbed to a rate of 5% in December, the highest level since the single European currency was created. According to the latest figures from …

In their yields outlook analysis, economists at Danske Bank point out that while a European Central Bank rate hike in 2022 is not their baseline scenario, they expect markets to increase price rate hikes in 2023 and 2024. They expect the 10Y US Treasury yields to hit 2.25% in 2022 …