Next Friday, tens of thousands of railroad workers are poised to go on strike, potentially bringing a nearly a third of all US freight to a grinding halt. It would be the first national rail strike in 30 years. As the clock ticks, the threat of the work stoppage is …
Read More »Ether’s gains outperform bitcoin ahead of CPI data
The advance of Ethereum’s coincides with less than three days away from the eyed Merge transition ahead of the US inflation data for August that is also awaited by traders and investors.Currently trading down more than 3% on the day at $1,728 per coin, Ether outperformed bitcoin in August yet …
Read More »GBP/USD touches fresh weekly highs
The GBP/USD pair edged higher for the second successive trading day, the pair is now testing the 20-day SMA. The pair is rising on Monday and during the American session climbed to 1.1709, reaching the highest level since August 30. The pair has also been holding onto daily gains. In …
Read More »NY Fed: Consumer inflation expected to fall to 5.75%
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers’ one-year inflation expectation declined to a new 10-month low of 5.7% in August from 6.2% in July, as reported by Reuters.Consumers’ 3-year inflation expectation declined to the lowest in nearly two …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 09/09/2022
The US dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of key US inflation data. The dollar fell to a more than one-week low on Friday as investors consolidated gains after a sharp rise against most currencies, ahead of US inflation report that could determine the size of the Fed’s next …
Read More »Fed’s Waller supports another significant hike in two weeks
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that it was too soon to say whether inflation was moving meaningfully and persistently downward. The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on a daily basis at 109.00.Additional Quotes“I support another significant …
Read More »Fed’s George favours steady rate hikes than fast ones
Kansas City Fed President Esther George said on Friday that “A steady path of rate hikes, predictable adjustments based on data could improve market functioning, facilitate balance sheet runoff”.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on the day at 109.00.Additional …
Read More »AUD/USD retreats from one-week highs
The Australian dollar is one of the top performers on Friday. The AUD/USD pair has retreated from near 0.6880 and found support at 0.6820.The AUD/USD peaked during the European session at 0.6877, the highest level since August 31 and then pulled back amid a stabilization of the greenback. The retreat …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/09/2022
The US dollar finished the trading session with mixed performance versus rival currencies. After a seemingly volatile day, the EUR/USD pair is little changed, just below parity after the ECB’s 75 bps rate hike that came in line with expectations.The Canadian dollar surged against the US dollar, with the pair …
Read More »Gold price pressured at $1707, but eying $1,730
Gold prices are down on the day after heavily falling from a high of $1,728.23 to a low of $1,704.00. The precious metal is trading around $1,707.33 at the time of writing and lower by 0.5%. The US dollar index and shorter-dated US Treasury yields rose on Thursday following Fed …
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