The Federal Reserve said it will begin winding down its monthly asset purchases later this month at a pace of $15 billion per month, while expressing less certainty that the jump in inflation will prove temporary. The Fed said it would reduce Treasury purchases by $10 billion and mortgage-backed securities …
Read More »Wall Street mixed as focus shifts to taper decision
U.S. shares and major indexes traded mixed in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors begin to digest the Federal Reserve’s withdrawal of its pandemic-era support, while Activision Blizzard slid on a leadership change.Six of the 11 major S&P sectors fell, with energy and industrials declining the most. The banking …
Read More »FOMC effects taper starting mid-November
The U. S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will start tapering its asset purchases program by $15 billion in mid-November.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it left the benchmark interest rate, the target range for federal funds, unchanged at 0%-0.25% as widely expected. More importantly, the …
Read More »FOMC to announce start of QE withdrawal
Wednesday brings to the financial markets a highly important meeting. It is the awaited Fed meeting since May or June.When the Federal Reserve wraps up its meeting, the central bank is expected to announce that it will begin to wind down one of its biggest and most unprecedented market interventions …
Read More »USD/CAD touches fresh high around 1.2450 ahead of FOMC
USD/CAD surges during the New York trading session, up 0.06%, trading at 1.2424 as portrayed by European and US equity indices fluctuating between gainers and losers, the market sentiment is subdued ahead of the Federal Reserve’s November meeting.Retreating crude oil prices, with WTI falling by almost 3.5%, impacted the oil-linked …
Read More »Gold is Awaiting Significant Data Today That May Bring it Down
Gold fell Wednesday morning in Asia, focusing squarely on the latest US federal policy decision. Investors are preparing to assess the US central bank’s plans to combat rising inflation and allay concerns about the economic recovery from COVID-19. Gold futures were down 0.30% at $1,784.05 by 11:29 PM. The Fed …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 02-11-2021
Global financial markets positively closed the U. S. trading session. U. S. shares surged while currencies fluctated over risk sentiment, with the exception of the U. S. dollar, which uniqely performed. Economic DataThere was hardly any economic data impacting price movements in the US period, but the markets are awaiting …
Read More »How will Wednesday Fed’s Meeting Impact the markets?
Wednesday will bring decisions of the Fed’s November meeting to the financial markets, and Friday will bring Non-farm Payrolls, so financial markets rre amid some heavy drivers for the USD.It is expected that this is the rate decision at which the Fed will announce their intentions to begin tapering asset …
Read More »Dubai TV Interview, Nov. 1, 2021
Hosted by Dubai TV, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital, said that there are factors that could pressure oil prices during the upcoming period. Given that it is one of the most traded assets in the markets, it is sensible that oil prices occupy traders and …
Read More »GBP/USD threatens a break below 1.3600
The GBP/USD pair is being pressured at the start of the week, down by about 0.3% after sliding from a high of 1.3669 to a low of 1.3608 so far and staying close to a three-week low. Central banks are the focus for the week with uncertainty as to whether …
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