Following a rare meeting between President Joe Biden and Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Biden emphasized the importance of allowing the Fed to act autonomously as it works to diminish inflation and prevent a recession.The meeting occurred days prior to the announcement that inflation rates had once again reach decades-high levels …
Read More »WTI retreats from fresh one-month high
Crude oil prices are retreating after reaching fresh three-month highs. The West Texas Intermediate crude hit an intraday high of $123.66, and now is trading at around $119.38. The initial price rally came after the OPEC+ reported that it produced a total of 28.5 million barrels per day in May, …
Read More »US shares surrendered around 3800 as investors await Fed’s decision
US shares continue their rout, losing between 0.26% and 0.56%, except for the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite, which pares some of its losses, up by 0.25%.In terms of sector specifics, the leading gainers are Energy, up 1.9%, propelled by high oil prices, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary, each recording …
Read More »EUR/USD erases gains as US equities turn red
The EUR/USD continue to pull back after the beginning of the US session and it is hovering around 1.0410, slight above Monday’s close. Earlier on Tuesday, the pair peaked at 1.0485 but then lost momentum as Wall Street turned to the downside and as US yields hit fresh highs.After a …
Read More »AUD/USD slides as investors await Fed’s rate hike
The Australian dollar plunges to fresh four-week lows after news that the Federal Reserve would hike 75 bps in the June meeting, the largest since 1994.The Fed’s move is meant to address the US hot inflation that hit 8.6%, with no signs of abating in the near term. After reaching …
Read More »Fed Decision Preview: Forecasts by twelve major banks
The US central bank will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, June 15. As markets get closer to the release time, twelve major banks published their forcasts. The Federal Reserve is the world’s most powerful central bank and is expected to go off-script through hiking rate by up to …
Read More »Reuters poll: SNB to hold fire this week, a 25 bps September rate hike likely
A majority of the economists polled by Reuters revealed on Tuesday, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is unlikely to change its negative interest rate policy this Thursday even as the country’s inflation rate remains at a 14-year high. “Twenty-four of 26 economists expect the SNB to keep its policy rate …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday, June 13
Financial markets started the week in risk-off mode and negative sentiment prevailed after the US had reported soaring inflation in May to a multi-decade high. Market participants are looking for a potential 75 bps rate hike as the US Federal Reserve meets this week.Economic Data: The economic calendar remained empty, …
Read More »EUR/USD Eyes Fed’s Policy Decision
The EUR/USD bears stay the course and continue to eye a test of 1.04 the figure. The US dollar has climbed to score fresh bull cycle highs ahead of the Fed. At 1.0448, the Euro is still trailing to the US dollar by some 0.65% despite the recent bid in …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV Mohammed Hashad’s Interview, 13 June 2022
Interviewed by Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and member of the US Society of Technical Analysts, commented on the latest developments of the financial markets; and most notably oil and the upcoming Fed’s policy decision. Fed Hashad said US Federal Reserve Governor …
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