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The Fed has the tough job of reassuring markets after the Evergand crisis and two weeks of mounting losses in stocks as the US economy struggles with declining jobs and the worst inflation in a decade. The meeting is expected to address the taper timeline, however, investors eye the taper …

The headline Regional Business Activity Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey fell sharply to 9.6 in September from 39.1 in August.

Euro declined against the U. S. dollar on Monday as dollar firmed ahead of a week that will witness several central bank meetings globally.Immediate resistance can be seen at 1.1738 (50%fib), an upside break can trigger rise towards 1.1771(61.8%fib).On the downside, immediate support is seen at 1.1697(38.2%fib), a break below …

The latest strength of the USD and the rising Treasury yields have served as main series catalysts for gold mining stocks. Now, Gold is testing the support level at USD 1750. The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the strength of the U.S. dollar against a broad basket of currencies, is …

The awaited critical event for markets next week will be the Federal Reserve meeting. As observers suggest, the meeting may prove unextraordinary. They do not expect the Fed to formally announce a decision on the reduction of the purchase program. After a disappointing August’s jobs report, instead, tapering outsized asset …

Euro fell back under USD 1.18 in mid-September, hovering around its weakest level since 27 August due to growing risk aversion as rising COVID-19 infections could force some countries to resume certain restrictions. The European Central Bank decided last week to move to a moderately lower pace in its €1.85 …

The unemployment rate in the United States declined in August to 5.2%, in line with market expectations, reaching its lowest level since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. But the data also showed a much less than expected increase in nonfarm payrolls, with an increase of 235,000. …

As investors are closely monitoring developments in the U.S. monetary policy, the Federal Reserve is gradually preparing markets for the beginning of tapering and the move from easing towards policy normalization. The first sign was when the Fed said that it would halt purchases of corporate bonds, then a clearer …

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s business activity index declined to 39.1 in August from 53.8 in July. Further details of the publication showed that the Firm-level Business Activity Index declined to 37.2 from 44.8 and the Full-time Employment Index declined to 8.2 from 24.8.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported on Thursday that the headline Manufacturing Activity Index of the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 19.4 in August from 21.9. This reading came in weaker than the market expectation of 23.