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US Treasury yields jumped higher on Thursday as investors returned to attractive riskier assets and Federal Reserve officials talked up a quicker end to the central bank’s bond purchases.The benchmark 10-year yield , which had fallen to as low as 1.409% earlier in the session, was last 2 basis points …

Raphael Bostic, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said on Thursday that he would push for getting the QE taper over with sooner rather than later. Additional Comments:“We do need to be tapering bond purchases, have served purpose.”“Tapering will provide more optionality in 2022 on interest rate liftoff.”“If …

The US dollar is expected to stay strong in 2022. EUR/USD and USD/JPY could trade at 1.10 and 120.00, respectively.Those expectations are based upon the idea that sharper Fed tightening cycle to push the dollar ahead. Assuming that Omicron risks play out closer to the benign end of the spectrum, …

US President Joe Biden’s administration will extend requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and train stations through mid-March to address ongoing COVID-19 risks. A formal announcement extending the requirements through March 18 is expected on Thursday.The news adds to the Omicron-led risk …

The economic impact from the pandemic has gradually faded since the start of the world health crisis but still remains strong according to statements by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Wednesday, when asked how to assess news of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.Financial markets have pared back their …

Uncertainty Behind Volatile US Session Risk-aversion is increasingly becoming a key word in the market context. The US dollar firstly fell but changed course during US trading hours to reach weekly highs against most major rival currencies.Concerns around the coronavirus pandemic rotated during the first half of the day, with …

Gold futures are currently traded lower by -2.20 at 1774.95 per ounce during on Tuesday after giving back some earlier gains because the precious metal got impacted by comments from U.S. Fed’s Powell sent buyers to selloff. According to the current market sentiment, Powell was able to send hawkish waves …

Speaking on Dubai TV, Monday, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts shed light on a number of developments in the markets this week Oil Hashad indicated that last Friday, there was a state of panic that …

The minutes of the 3 November FOMC meeting, released on Wednesday, said that various participants noted that the Fed should be prepared to adjust the pace of the QE taper and raise rates sooner than currently anticipated should inflation continue to run hot. Additional takeaways: “Some participants suggested that reducing …

AUD/USD is on the verge of a downside continuation towards daily lows while the Dollar Index (DXY) has headed for a test of 97 the figure again, rallying to a high 96.937FOMC minutes are coming up and could be the final catalyst of the current week. The US data dump …