The US Federal Reserve decided to hike 75 bps, greatly influenced by last Friday’s hot 8.6% CPI reading. Fed Chair Powell does not expect moves of 75 bps to be common; the USD/CAD plunged from 1.2995 to 1.2915 as a reaction.The US central bank expects to cut rates by 40 …
Read More »AUD/USD in a short squeeze on the back of Fed’s decision
The AUD/USD pair turns up mainly by bulls on the back of Fed’s hawkishness. The technical analysts tend now to be bullish, at least for the near term. The AUD/USD pair is recovering on the back of a risk rally and relief that the Federal Reserve’s chairman, Jerome Powell, is …
Read More »Powell signals 75 or 50 rate hike in July
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points, the biggest increase since 1994, and Chair Jerome Powell said officials could move by that much again next month or make a smaller half-point increase to get inflation under control.Slammed by critics for not anticipating the fastest price gains in …
Read More »Powell: Getting inflation down amid current unemployment conditions would be success
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in his post-Fed meeting press conference that if the Fed doesn’t see progress on inflation, it will react. However, Powell mentioned that soon enough there will be some progress on bringing inflation back down and that he thinks the Fed’s guidance is still …
Read More »Powell: We continue to see upside risks to inflation
The Fed continues to see upside risks to inflation, Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted in the opening statement of his post-Fed meeting press conference. “Supply chain constraints have been longer than anticipated and price pressures have broadened, with Covid-19 disruptions in China likely to make things worse ahead”, Powell added.
Read More »Largest since 1994, Fed hikes interest rates by 75 bps
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it had lifted interest rates by 75 bps to 1.50-1.75%, as expected. More details are awaited as Fed Chair Jerome Powell proceeds with the press conference after the FOMC meeting concluded. The vote split was 10 to one, with Esther George favouring …
Read More »Gold expecting significant selloff
Gold is poised for another downside but a short squeeze is not off the table. The Fed at the top of the hour is expected to seal the deal one way or another.As per the pre-open analysis on gold for the week, Gold, Chart of the Week: XAU/USD bulls need …
Read More »EUR/USD drops to one-month lows ahead of FOMC statement
The Euro seems under pressure after ECB emergency meeting. Meanwhile, the US dollar’s performance is mixed ahead of the Fed’s decision. FOMC statement will be released at 18:00 GMT.The EUR/USD is falling on Wednesday, trading at daily lows near 1.0380 ahead of the Fed’s decision. The US dollar is posting …
Read More »WTI crude falls to weekly lows around $116s, eyeing Fed’s decision
The WTI crude oil recently fell to fresh session lows and is eyeing a test of its 21DMA pre-Fed rate announcement. Commentary about a weak outlook for demand growth and China lockdowns is being cited as a reason for price’s retreat.The American benchmark for sweet light crude oil is looking …
Read More »White House Adviser: Focus is on bringing down costs and Federal deficit
“US economy is in a transition,” said White House Economic Adviser Brian Deese during an interview with CNN on Tuesday.The policymaker also signaled the WH’s aim to ease the price pressure and the Federal deficit during the interview.Such comments from the key diplomat ahead of the FOMC decision, up for …
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