The US Dollar has gained strength against rival currencies due to mixed data reports and Fitch’s downgrade of the US government’s credit rating. The USD Index reached its highest level in nearly a month above 102.50 in the European session before retreating to the 102.50 area in the second half …
Read More »EUR/USD declines for third successive day
The EUR/USD pair continues its loss for the third day in a row, and fell to the 1.09370 level. The labour market in the US and in the EUR showed positive results this week and all eyes are now focusing on Friday’s NFP data in the United States.The EUR/USD is …
Read More »Fed’s Goolsbee: It is clear job market is strong but cooling
In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said that they don’t need a recession to eliminate inflation concerns, per Reuters.These comments were not able to help the US Dollar find demand. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was down 0.72% on the …
Read More »Australia’s central bank holds interest at 4.1%, contrary to expectations
The Australian Central Bank fixed interest rates in July at 4.1%, against expectations of a 25 basis point hike to 4.35% levels. In just two years, Australian interest rates jumped by 400 basis points, with inflation rising in the country and reaching in the fourth quarter of 2022 its highest …
Read More »NFP growth expected to moderate in June
The official June employment report for the US will be made available next Friday. The expected rise in payrolls is 200K, according to the market. Analysts anticipate a gain of 245K. Investors’ attention will therefore turn to consumers in a week that includes a wealth of earnings and data relating …
Read More »Key expectations on Canada’s looming employment data
Canada’s employment data for May will be reported by Statistics Canada on Friday, June 9. The North American economy is expected to have added 23.2K jobs after creating 41.4K positions in April. The unemployment rate is expected to rise a tick to 5.1%. If so, it would be the first …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Mohammed Hashad on Dubai TV – June 5, 2023
Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the most important developments in financial markets in the previous week.US Debt Ceiling DealHashad began commenting on the breakthrough of the US debt ceiling crisis. …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Muhammad Hashad on Dubai TV – May 08, 2023
On Monday, May 8, Dubai TV interviewed Mohamed Hashad, Head of Research and Development Dept. at Noor Capital and the member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the latest developments in the financial markets and the performance of the most important financial assets at the beginning …
Read More »U.S. private payrolls beat expectations in April – ADP
U.S. private employers boosted hiring in April, but there are signs that the labor market is slowing amid higher interest rates. Private payrolls increased by 296,000 jobs last month, the ADP National Employment report showed on Wednesday. Data for March was revised lower to show 142,000 jobs added instead of …
Read More »US private sector employment rises by 145K in March vs. 200K expected
According to figures released on Wednesday by Automatic Data Processing (ADP), private sector employment in the US increased by 145,000 in March. This reading was lower than the 200,000 market forecast. Positively, February’s reading of 242,000 was increased to 261,000. Nela Richardson, chief economist of ADP, commented on the figures, …
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