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 …
Read More »China remains the benchmark lending rate for the sixth consecutive month
China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth consecutive month in February, in line with expectations, as the world’s second-largest economy showed more signs of lasting recovery from the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A batch of better-than-expected data recently points to a recovery in economic activity …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 13-17 Jan
The US dollar achieved strong gains in the last trading week, driven by a series of strong US economic data, with the markets increasing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue its tightening approach. In terms of weekly trading, the US dollar recorded a strong rise in today’s trading, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 17/02/2023
US Treasury bond yields ended Friday’s trading in a bearish direction on weaker risk appetite after rising expectations of raising the federal interest rate based upon the latest US inflation readings. US Treasury bond yields for ten years fell to 3.821%, compared to the previous daily close of 3.862%.Last week’s …
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