Financial markets experienced volatility on Wednesday, with strong price increases in currencies and metals. US stocks fluctuated between gains and losses, and although the US Dollar somewhat increased, it fell during the American session. Economic Data Fed’s Beige Book states that “economic activity was hardly changed in recent weeks. The …
Read More »GBP/USD bears are moving ahead eying 1.2350
The GBP/USD pair is testing trendline support and running into resistance near 1.2470. The 1.2350s become accessible on a breach below trendline support. The pair, which rose from a low of 1.2392 to a high of 1.2474, is currently trading at 1.2436, down 0.02% on the day. However, as the …
Read More »Gold’s bears advance to test a crucial support
Following price movement in both directions, the price of gold is currently consolidating. The motivating force is the Fed’s outlook, which has an eye on crucial support. As the US Dollar strengthens once more, the price of gold is down about 0.5% on the day and has fallen below the …
Read More »USD/CAD expected to surge on stronger USD
The USD/CAD pair is trading at 1.3446 at the time of writing, it is therefore higher by some 0.41%. the pair has travelled lower over the last month driven by the broad-based setback to the US dollar and the rebound in oil supporting the Canadian counterpart. Analysts forecast USD/CAD at …
Read More »EUR/USD advances on US dollar’s weakness
Due to declining US Treasury bond yields and general weakness in the US dollar (USD), the EUR/USD ends a two-day losing streak and rises and falls towards the 1.0950 level. Thus, after reaching a low of 1.0920, the EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.0961.As US Treasury bond yields decreased, the …
Read More »EUR/USD falls Fed’s pivot speculations
The EUR/USD pair falls for the second straight day, as sellers are eyeing 1.0800. US New York Empire State Manufacturing Index climbed for the first time in five months. The pair losses traction on technical reasons and on a stronger US Dollar (USD, as speculations that the US Federal Reserve …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, April 10-14
On Friday, the dollar headed for the most extended period of weekly losses in nearly three years as traders reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve is about to end the cycle of raising interest rates after indications that inflation may subside. Thursday’s data showed US wholesale prices, which are measured …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/04/2023 Markets are digesting mixed signals amid a state of renewed uncertainty. Not even officials of major central banks know what to do or what they will have on their agendas next. After crucial economic data from the US, what is clear is that the …
Read More »Wild swings in gold prices after comments by Fed officials
Another significant movement is finishing the week with the price of gold. Gold lost all weekly gains on Friday, sliding $40 for the day after reaching a 13-month high on Thursday. On a macro level, hawkish comments made by Fed officials and good economic news are having an impact on …
Read More »Despite Friday’s decline, Dow closes trading week with gains
Despite declining on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had a good week as investors weighed a disappointing retail sales report that dampened expectations for a stronger-than-expected start to corporate earnings. To reach 33,886.47, the 30-stock Dow fell 143.22 points, or around 0.42%. S&P 500 index decreased 0.21% to 4,137.64. …
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