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. …
Read More »Why do world’s largest crypto assets continue climbing?
The recent banking crisis has helped Bitcoin rise in 2023, and some other cryptocurrencies are following suit: At the same moment that Bitcoin has surpassed $30,000, ether has surpassed $2,000 for the first time since May 2022. Bitcoin was earlier on Thursday at $30,533, up 1.5% from where it was …
Read More »US stocks surge as investors bet on Fed’s soft landing
US stocks rose on Thursday after less-than-expected inflation data encouraged traders’ expectations for a soft landing for the US economy. Big Tech led the way as stocks rose on Thursday as traders celebrated yet another report that suggested that US inflation was slowing. The S&P 500 climbed 1.3% to 4,145, …
Read More »Gold holds around $2,043 amidst US economic slowdown woes
The price of gold is rising, however it is still below the year’s highs, which were previously set at about $2,048.79, as US data showed the US economy is still slowing down. As a result, the US Dollar (USD) declined as US Treasury bond yields continued to decline, while Gold …
Read More »Wall Street floats through a quiet US session ahead of CPI data
Stocks and bonds made small changes on Wall Street on Tuesday as trading was quiet in anticipation of news later in the week that might affect the markets.The S&P 500 lost 0.17 points, or less than 0.1%, to 4,108.94, its smallest one-day movement in more than a year. The majority …
Read More »Fed’s Goolsbee: We need to asses potential impact of financial stress on US economy
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee, said on Tuesday that policymakers need to be cautious about raising interest rates after recent development in the banking sector. He mentioned that the central bank needs to assess the potential impact of the financial stress on the real economy. Speaking at …
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