Gold holds firm at around $1,835 as traders awaiting Fed minutes. Money market futures began to price in interest rates in the US in the 5.25%-5.50% range.Gold price recovers some ground, though it remains almost flat compared to its opening price. However, it clings to minimal gains before the release …
Read More »Wall Street climbs as investors await the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting
Wall Street’s major indices opened higher on Wednesday, a day after their worst performance this year, as investors await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting in search of new clues to the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 39.74 points, or 0.12 percent, to 33,169.33 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 21/02/2023
Wall Street returned from the long weekend and stayed in the red territory. US indexes are sharply down, losing roughly 2% each.EUR/USD trades at around 1.0650, not far from an early low at 1.0636. GBP/USD hovers around 1.2110, with the Pound supported by upbeat local data. The USD/JPY flirts with …
Read More »Worst day of 2023 suffered by Wall Street on interest rate concerns
Wall Street suffered from its worst performance of the year on Tuesday, with the main indexes closing down as investors interpreted the recent rebound in US business activity in Feb. as signaling interest rates will need to stay higher for longer to combat inflation.As for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq …
Read More »FOMC Minutes: Have Fed policymakers considered switching to larger rate hikes?
On Wednesday, February 22, the first FOMC Minutes in 2023 will be released. Supported by aggressive Fed rhetoric and rising T-yields, the US Dollar Index is expected to record monthly gains. The majority of traders and investors will scan the impending release for comments and quotes referring to the Fed’s …
Read More »RBNZ Preview: Forecasts from three major banks
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, February 22 at 01:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of three major banks. RBNZ is expected to raise the …
Read More »RBNZ preview: 50 bps seems appropriate
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, February 22 at 01:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of six major banks. According to a Reuters survey of …
Read More »EUR/USD reluctatnt to leave Friday’s range as traders await the next catalyst
EUR/USD pair is stuck in a range and awaits major data this week. Traders will have both Eurozone and US economic calendar to potentially find catalysts that will move the EUR/USD.EUR/USD is moving sideways during the US holiday, the pair seems reluctant to leave Friday’s price range. The Euro has …
Read More »Chinese shares lead gains as US observes Presidents Day
US futures waver as investors consider latest signals on interest rates. Meanwhile, global markets were mixed Monday amid volatility, with US futures struggling for direction in holiday trading ahead of another busy week in terms of economic data.Futures tied to the S&P 500 edged down 0.1%, as did those tied …
Read More »Gold prices fell on USD and rates fear
Gold prices fell on Monday, affected by the rise in the dollar, and after recent US economic data raised concerns that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates further. The spot gold price fell 0.2 percent to $1,837.59 an ounce by 0048 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.1 percent to …
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