Central banks, categorized as most observed and most monitored around the globe, are coining what can be called a campaign against surging inflation. But this week it became more obvious that they know this could be achieved only at a cost that their economies should endure.US president Joe Biden indicated, …
Read More »Amid Overseas Turbulence, Is US Inflation Out of Fed’s Control?
Most Americans believe that the US central bank cannot fix the factors driving Inflation and recession has lately become a key word in most economic discussions.Wages are not principally responsible for the inflation we’re seeing,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday. The tragic moment came also on Wednesday …
Read More »AUD/USD plunges on stronger US dollar
The Australian dollar prepares to finish the week with losses of almost 1.60%. Fluctuating sentiment in the FX space boosts the USD and weighs on the AUD.St. Louis Fed President Bullard: Achieving a soft landing is feasible. The AUD/USD pair plummets from weekly highs reached on Thursday around 0.7069, down …
Read More »Hawkish Stance Reinforced By Fed Officials
Minneapolis Fed President Niel Kashkari said on Friday that he could support another 75 basis points rate hike in July. he also insisted that there is “need to be cautious about too much front-loading on rate hikes.according to Kashkari, “prudent strategy might be to continue with 50 bps rate hikes …
Read More »Fed Monetary Policy Report: GDP on track to rise in Q2
In its semi-annual Monetary Policy Report, the US Federal Reserve said that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) appears to be on track to rise moderately in the second quarter, as for the market’s reaction, the dollar preserves its strength ahead of the weekend and the US Dollar Index was last …
Read More »Is US economy heading to imminent recession?
The GDPNow tracker shows that economic growth in the spring was flat at 0%, a steep decline from its previous estimate of 1.3% on June 1 and 0.9% on June 8. President Joe Biden said a recession is “not inevitable” and he is confident the United States can overcome inflation. …
Read More »GBP/USD rallies post-BoE’s hike, on weaker US dollar
The Bank of England hiked 25 bps and initially tumbled the pound, though later rallied due to a weaker US dollar. The BoE decided not to give any forward guidance regarding the pace and time of monetary policy adjustments.Negative US housing data fueled speculations that the US might be heading …
Read More »How Low Could Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Go?
After the prices of bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies saw big drops this week, several experts say it could get even worse amid a broader investor sell-off of risky assets. The price of bitcoin fell more than 30% over the last week to just under $21,000, and Ethereum followed a …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday, June 15
Central banks are inside the storm amid global tenacious high inflation. The US Fed was the star of Wednesday’s interest rate show. Fed decided to hike rates by 75 bps, the largest since 1994, but dismissed the chances of a 100 bps hike. Fed Chair Powell said it was the …
Read More »US equities jump on Powell’s comments
Stocks were volatile after the rate hike decision but jumped to session highs as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said additional increases are on the horizon.Boeing and other shares closely linked to economic growth jumped higher on the hope that rates could rise without tipping the economy into a recession. Boeing …
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