FED Chairman Jerome Powell is testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress.”Key Quotes“Higher interest rates are painful, but it’s the tool we have to bring down inflation.”“The greatest pain would be if we allowed this high inflation to continue.”“Not …
Read More »USD/CHF breaks range falling to three-week lows
After trading in a range during many sessions, the USD/CHF pair broke to the downside falling below 0.9600, for the first time in two weeks. The US dollar weakened across the board during the American session amid an improvement in risk sentiment and lower US yields.The break under 0.9620 triggered …
Read More »Powell: Focused on part of inflation we can address
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell is testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress.” “It’s really only at the very short end that real rates are negative.”“Price inflation is a macroeconomic question.”“Our tools can’t impact energy and food inflation.”“Focused on part …
Read More »Powel: Economy is very strong and well-positioned to handle tighter monetary policy
While testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday, FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said that Economy is very strong and well-positioned to handle tighter monetary policy. “Inflation aggravated by longer-lasting supply chain constraints, russian invasion of ukraine; china covid lockdowns likely to exacerbate supply chain problems.”“Recent …
Read More »Powel: ongoing interest rate increases will be appropriate
While testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday, FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said that ongoing interest rate increases will be appropriate. “Fed is strongly committed to bringing inflation back down, moving expeditiously to do so.” “Pace of future rate increases will continue to depend on …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, June 21
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify before Congress. Powell’s awaited remarks will be out ahead of the event. Market players will be looking for hints on future quantitative tightening. Economic DataThe UK will release updates on inflation data on Wednesday.Other DevelopmentsCentral bankers keep hinting at aggressive measures. Bank of …
Read More »Gold Holds Around $1833
At $1,833.90, gold trades flat by mid-day New York trading session and has stuck to a $1,830.83 and $1,843.66 range so far in a fickle trading environment. There has been some bargain hunting on Wall Street following last week’s sellofs in stocks as investors move in on the energy and …
Read More »EUR/USD firmly heads towards 1.0530s on softer Dollar
As the Euro extended its gains in the week by 0.42%, the US dollar, on the contrary, falls courtesy of a positive market mood.Officially, ECB’s Rehn backs a move above 25 bps in the ECB’s September meeting. On the US front, Fed’s Barkin supported a 50/75 bps rate hike in …
Read More »Treasury Bond Yields Poised To Surge Again
According to the Research Department at BBVA, Treasury yields are likely to rise more, peaking at the time when the US Fed end with tightening monetary policy. Analysts point out current Treasury yield spreads seem to continue to price in a soft landing. It is worth noting that one week …
Read More »Barkin: Fed Will have to restrict monetary policy, question is how much
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday that he will remain focused on actual inflation and expectations between now and the July policy meeting, as reported by Reuters.Barkin’s comments don’t seem to be have immediate impact on the US dollar’s performance against its rival currencies. The …
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