Tag Archives: FED

Despite rising US inflation, the ECB maintains its independent dovish stance. ECB officials are reiterating their resolve to lower interest rates in June while downplaying worries about US inflation. This is the case even though the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank may have different monetary policies, as …

The Canadian dollar has experienced a 1.23% retreat this week, marking its worst weekly performance in almost a year. The US Dollar is rallying, driven by higher US yields and the reassessment of the timing and size of the US Fed’s easing cycle. The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index deteriorated beyond …

Earnings season began on Wall Street with a puzzle. Despite the fact that major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo had higher-than-expected profits, the market as a whole and their equities both fell on Friday. Investors appear uneasy due to JPMorgan’s cautious outlook for the remainder of the year …

Gold price continues to scale new record highs amid persistent geopolitical tensions. The strong move up seems unaffected by reduced Fed rate cut bets and bullish US dollar. Extremely overbought conditions might prompt some profit-taking around the precious metal. At the time of writing, gold is trading at $2093.70 per …

The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index has slipped to 77.9, indicating a weakening in US consumer confidence. However, the US Dollar is expected to consolidate weekly gains following hot inflation data. The Consumer Sentiment Index slipped to 77.9 from 79.4 in March, below the market expectation of 79. The …

Gold prices surged on Friday, reaching an unprecedented peak and poised to mark weekly gains for the fourth consecutive week, driven by geopolitical tensions and economic concerns surrounding China, which spurred strong demand for the safe-haven asset. As of 0934 GMT, spot gold prices rose by 0.9 percent to $2,394.87 …

On Friday, gold prices surged to unprecedented heights, buoyed by central bank acquisitions amid geopolitical tensions. Despite robust American economic indicators failing to temper demand, the spot price of gold climbed 0.5 percent to $2,384.34 per ounce by 0345 GMT, reaching a peak of $2,395.29 earlier in the session. US …

Risk-linked assets regained some momentum amid a mild corrective decline in the US Dollar and rising speculation of a Fed rate cut later in 2024. In the meantime, the ECB left rates unchanged as expected and opened the door to a rate cut in June.Economic DataBased on annualized data released …

The Federal Reserve (Fed) should be able to start cutting interest rates by the end of 2024, according to Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.At the press time, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was down 0.01% on the day to trade at 105.27.Key Quotes“We remain on our …

Falling US Treasury yields and a declining US dollar have helped to dramatically boost gold prices. In an uncertain environment, mixed signals from labour data and producer inflation support gold. Fed officials’ concerns about inflation strengthen Gold’s appeal as a safe haven, influencing sentiment. The price of gold recovered its …