US Stocks are edging higher on Tuesday ahead of what many investors hope will be one of the Fed’s last rate hikes to interest rates as well as anticipated pause of quantitative tightening.The Standard & Poor’s 500 was 0.3% higher as of 9:36 a.m. Eastern and on pace to close …
Read More »GBP/USD falls below 1.2300 following US data
The Sterling continued to weaken versus the US dollar ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision. US inflation continues to impact the pair as the Employment Cost Index drops. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to hit a recession in 2023. The Sterling has extended its losses for …
Read More »Gold is falling ahead of interest rate decision
Gold prices fell on Tuesday, but are on track for a third consecutive month of gains, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,917.56 an ounce by 0547 GMT, but it is on track for a monthly gain of more …
Read More »Bitcoin bulls disappear ahead of big central bank week
Bitcoin price lost over 2% during Monday’s European trading on the back of stronger Spanish inflation amid a seemingly volatile week that kicks off with surprise Spanish inflation data. Markets predicted a drop from 5.7% to 4.97%. Instead, inflation jumped to 5.8%. The said reading confirms what central bankers have …
Read More »AUD/USD reacts to risk aversion ahead of Fed’s meeting
The AUD/USD pair has encountered intermediate support around 0.7050, however, more downside seems potential as well amid ongoing risk aversion on the eve of the first day of the Fed’s first policy meeting in 2023. Investors have turned risk-averse ahead of the release of the interest rate policy by the …
Read More »Futures Fall Ahead Of Fed Meeting, Big Earnings
Amid widespread risk aversion, Dow Jones futures fell on Monday morning, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, signaling a pullback following big gains in the latest trading sessions. The stock market rally cleared some major resistance last week. The major indexes had solid gains, responding bullishly to uneven …
Read More »OPEC+ Meeting Preview: What does oil market expect following Russian-Saudi talks on oil strategy?
On Monday’s talks over the phone, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed OPEC+ cooperation with particular focus on the necessity to maintain the stability of crude oil prices ahead of a virtual OPEC+ meeting scheduled for Wednesday.Wednesday meeting, which will take place at 1100 …
Read More »Oil drops ahead of US interest rate decision
WTI crud has dropped by over 1% on the day and is trading around $78.40 at the time of writing after falling from a high of $80.44 and reaching a low of $77.91 so far on the day, ending a bullish start to the year towards month-end and following its …
Read More »USD/CAD hits fresh daily highs ahead of key data
The US dollar is modestly up amid higher US yields ahead of Fed’s meeting his week and key economic data. Equities and crude oil prices are able to trim previous losses during the US session.The pair is trading at 1.3362 at the time of typing. So far, the USD/CAD pair …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Mohammed Hashad on Dubai TV – January 30, 2023
Interviewed on Dubai TV on Monday, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and a member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the global financial markets on the first day of trading week, and most notably: oil Oil is …
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