Despite the remarkable strength of the US economy, the International Monetary Fund has lowered its growth projections for China and the Eurozone, noting that overall global growth remains low and unequal. The IMF maintained its 3.0% prediction for global real GDP growth in 2023 but reduced its 3.0% prediction for …
Read More »Nikkei records best daily performance in 9 months thanks to Wall Street gains
Japan’s Nikkei index recorded its largest daily gain in nine months on Tuesday, led by energy-related stocks, in light of the extension of risk appetite from Wall Street and investors’ eagerness to snap up declining stocks. The Nikkei closed up 2.43 percent at 31,746.53 points, recording its largest daily gain …
Read More »Dollar and yen rise after Hamas attack undermines morale
The safe-haven dollar and Japanese yen rose on Monday after violence in the Middle East spooked markets, while a strong US jobs report gave the greenback a bigger boost. The appetite for risk declined after Israeli forces clashed with gunmen from the Palestinian Hamas movement at the beginning of the …
Read More »Nikkei closes lower as shares of chip-related companies decline
The Nikkei index closed lower on Friday, weighed down by a decline in technology stocks, as investors awaited the US jobs report later in the day for signs of whether the Federal Reserve will change course on interest rates. The Nikkei index fell 0.26 percent to 30,994.67 points. The index …
Read More »Nikkei ends a 5-day losing streak as US bond yields decline
The Nikkei index snapped a five-day losing streak, recording on Thursday the largest single-day percentage jump in three months, with US Treasury yields declining from their highest levels in 16 years and investors buying stocks that fell. The Nikkei index rose 1.80 percent at the close, recording 31,075.36 points. On …
Read More »Has Lagarde meant to arouse doubts about Euro, US dollar?
ECB’s Christine Lagarde, has cautioned that the United States and the Eurozone should never take the status of their currencies as reserve currency for granted because nations like China and Russia are working to develop their own financial systems.The eighty-year dominance of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency has …
Read More »Yen is close to 150 to USD amid speculation that authorities have intervened
On Wednesday, the Japanese yen fell slightly against the dollar after its unexpected rise in the previous session, which raised speculation that the Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency. The Japanese currency fell slightly to 149.12 to the dollar in early Asian trading, after jumping about two percent during …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei falls to its lowest level in 4 months
Japan’s Nikkei index fell to its lowest level in four months on Tuesday, with rising US Treasury yields weighing on investor sentiment and the Federal Reserve’s pledge to prolong fiscal tightening. The Nikkei index extended its losses in the afternoon, falling to 31,157.40 for the first time since June 1, …
Read More »EUR/USD slides amid surging US yields, hawkish Fed
Rising US Treasury bond yields and anticipation of further Fed tightening weigh heavily on the EUR/USD pair, which declines to 1.0500, down 0.69%. The Euro is losing value due to divergent economic forecasts that show growing US business activity and slowing manufacturing activity in the Eurozone.With major support at 1.0500 …
Read More »Dollar pulls back from 10-month peak, providing support to yen
The dollar retreated from a 10-month high against a basket of currencies on Friday on the last trading day of the third quarter of the year, giving the yen a chance to breathe amid fears of Japanese government intervention in the exchange market. The euro continued its recovery, moving away …
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