Capital controls and currency intervention will be among tools emerging Asians can use if rapid US interest rate hikes and the surging dollar force the risk of falling in a debt crisis. So, it is appropriate and helpful to compose the comprehensive picture of financial assets’ performance, last week from …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 23/09/2022
After FOMC had turned more hawkish on Wednesday, several waves began to sweep across financial markets on Thursday and also on Friday. Some major central banks are not able to cope with the Fed, this is why the US dollar is soaring and continues to strengthen with the Dollar Index …
Read More »Could gold deteriorate further below $1640?
Gold price stumbled to thirty month low at $1638.90 on Friday before it turned back to trade at $1643 per ounce at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at $1670.95. Volatility in the markets and dramatic FX plays did not leave gold untouched as the precious metal fell …
Read More »USD/CHF climbs to fresh highs above 0.9800
THE USD/CHF pair has extended its weekly gains to 1.98% after the Fed and SNB monetary policy decisions. The major break above the 0.9600-0.9700 range, registering a fresh weekly high at 0.9851.The pair advanced during Friday’s US session, gaining 0.60%, courtesy of a risk-off impulse spurred by fears of a …
Read More »Dow drops 400 points on slowdown, recession fears
US stocks collapsed on Friday and were heading to record another losing week as investors are generally afraid that the Fed’s hawkish stance could lead to an economic downturn.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 470 points, or 1.55%, while the S&P 500 slid 1.8%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 1.8%.Friday …
Read More »Gold is confined to a narrow range
Gold prices moved in a narrow range on Friday, as the dollar stabilized near a 20-year peak, and the prospect of a larger Federal Reserve interest rate hike in the future undermined the non-yielding yellow metal’s allure. And gold settled in spot transactions at $ 1670.19 an ounce by 0658 …
Read More »Gold Keeps Firm Despite USD’s Resurgence
Gold has managed to hold firm despite the resurgence of the US dollar. Gold’s safe-haven appeal is still supporting the price within the familiar daily trading range.The gold price is settling in for the end of the North American session around flat for the day having traveled between a low …
Read More »US stocks fall on recession-linked concerns
US stocks fell on Thursday, for the third successive day after the Fed delivered another aggressive 75 base point rate hike. The monetary policy decision, originally meant to encounter hot inflation, triggered anew fears that the US economy could fall into a recession.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was last down …
Read More »Big US banks’ prime rate soars to highest since 2008
Three major US banks are raising their prime lending rates to the highest levels since the global financial crisis of 2008, following Fed’s interest rate hike.JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said the new rates, including the latest 75 basis point hike, would …
Read More »Oil prices recover after falling on US rate hike
Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after falling 1% in the previous session, as fears of tight supplies in the winter outweighed fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures rose 15 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $89.98 a barrel by 0657 GMT, offsetting losses in early Asian trade. US West …
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