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 »Gold rises after the decline in the dollar and Treasury yields following Fitch’s decision
Gold prices rose on Wednesday after the decline in the dollar and US Treasury bond yields following Fitch’s decision to downgrade the credit rating of the United States, which undermined confidence in the US economy ahead of the release of important data expected this week. The spot gold price rose …
Read More »USD/JPY jumps above 143.00 after US data
The USD/JPY pair advances for a third day in a row, gaining 0.70% and moving up towards the 143.53 region, as at the time of writing. Although it accelerated in July, the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell short of expectations. Additionally, JOLTs statistics fall short of predictions.Prior to important labour market …
Read More »World Gold Council: Demand for gold declined in the second quarter of 2023
The World Gold Council said that global demand for the precious metal, excluding stock exchange trading, fell 2% on an annual basis to 920.7 tons in the second quarter of 2023, with slowing central bank purchases and continued weak consumption of the technology sector. However, he added in his quarterly …
Read More »Gold prices are declining in light of the rise in USD
Gold prices fell on Tuesday in light of the rise in the US dollar and as investors await the release of important economic data this week in search of clues about how long it can continue to raise interest rates to curb inflation. The spot gold price fell 0.1 percent …
Read More »Tighter standards, weaker demand for commercial loans in Q2 revealed
The US central bank released the July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) that “addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the second quarter of 2023.”The …
Read More »Earnings push Wall Street ahead to strong July
US stocks closed with little change on Monday, ending a strong July on upbeat company earnings and hopes of a soft landing for a resilient US economy. All three major stock indexes ended with gains for the month, ahead of a busy week of earnings reports from companies including Amazon.com …
Read More »Goldman Sachs adjusts its forecast for oil demand upwards
Goldman Sachs revised upward its forecast for global oil demand for this year, but kept its 12-month Brent crude price forecast at $93 a barrel, as increased inventories offset the support demand received from ebbing pessimism about the growth outlook. Goldman Sachs analysts estimated a jump in global oil demand …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, July 24-28
More central bank decisions are in the pipeline for the new trading week, with live meetings at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of England. US data will continue in the spotlight with key employment data, including Nonfarm Payrolls. Canada and New Zealand will also release job market …
Read More »GBP/USD dropped on BoE’s policy decision speculations
The GBP/USD exchange rate fell to its lowest point since July 6 on Friday, and investors are still worried that the Federal Reserve will be attacked by hawks in the wake of the US’s release of stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP figures.On August 3, the Bank of England is expected to raise …
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