The week has got a lot of volatility and most assets are in slow motion with an almost empty macroeconomic data. The UK was on holiday honoring the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Fifteen major central banks will announce their policy decisions later the week.Economic DataMonday’s U.S. economic …
Read More »Gold struggles ahead of Fed’s decision
The financial markets’ focus is still on major central banks as the US dollar and Treasury yields continue to dictate their saying. Gold prices encounter some pressure at the start of this week, earlier on the day, prices were sliding by 0.20% after falling from $1679 high to $1,659 low …
Read More »EUR/USD rises back above 1.0000
The US dollar losses some momentum amid a cautious improvement in risk sentiment. Wall Street benefited from the said improvement and turned green. So, the EUR/USD pair continues to consolidate ahead of the FOMC meeting.The EUR/USD rose after the beginning of the US session and recently climbed to 1.0017, before …
Read More »US equities turn higher ahead of Fed meeting
After the three major indexes logged their worst week in three months, US stocks rose on Monday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% after starting the session in the red territory, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 100 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.2%.In the bond market, the benchmark US …
Read More »Gold falls as the dollar rises ahead of the Fed meeting
Gold fell on Monday under the weight of the dollar’s rally as investors braced for a significant rate hike expected from the US Federal Reserve and other central banks this week to bring down inflation. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.8 percent to $ 1661.65 an ounce at 0724 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 16/09/2022
Most investors are worried about an aggressive Fed’s hike that could knock the US economy into a recession. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.3293, above its opening price by 0.51%. The Canadian dollar weakened versus the solid US dollar, piercing the 1.3300 mark briefly during …
Read More »GBP/USD recovers ahead of rate decisions by BoE, Fed
The GBP/USD pair is expected to finish the current week with more than 1.50% losses, ahead of BoE’s and Fed decisions. The pair is trading at 1.14 at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at 1.1395.The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment improved versus the last month’s reading, while …
Read More »Gold could slide further if Fed hikes more than 75 bps
Gold has been trading below the $1,700 mark for three days. Gold is now trading at $1677.15. The Fed policymakers will meet next week, and an increase of 75 basis points is broadly anticipated. Strategists at Commerzbank have examined how the precious metal could react to such a move. “If …
Read More »The dollar stabilizes amid anticipation of the US Central Bank’s interest rate decision
On Thursday, the dollar settled near recent highs, buoyed by expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten monetary policy aggressively in its effort to rein in inflation, while the yen faltered after a sharp rally on Wednesday. The dollar rose 0.28 percent against the yen at 143.58, after …
Read More »Gold stabilizes, hopes for a u-turn before 2023
Gold price has retreated but eventually was able to stabilize ahead of the looming FOMC’s rate hike and Ukraine peace talks Gold held steady as traders have worries concerning the monetary tightening path by the US central bank after economic data, including Tuesday’s CPI and Wednesday’s PPI, pointed to elevated …
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