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Japan’s Nikkei index concluded the week on a lower note, experiencing profit-taking activities and heightened speculation surrounding the Bank of Japan’s potential departure from ultra-loose monetary policies, marking its first weekly decline in six weeks. Friday’s Market Performance The Nikkei index managed to close slightly higher on Friday, edging up …

The US jobs print on Friday could impact the Fed’s future policy course. A dismal NFP could weaken the US dollar further, and attention might be drawn to the dollar’s major pairs, to determine which assets are winners and which losers. While GBP awaits fiscal clues, policy direction from China …

Powell has indicated that interest rate cuts may not be too far off if inflation signals cooperate. Powell did not provide a precise timetable of when easing could happen, but noted that the day could be coming soon. Powell said the cuts would be so the Fed doesn’t drive the …

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continues, on Thursday, his two-day testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Powell stressed that quantitative easing will begin in 2024. He noted that removing restrictive stance of policy will begin over the course of this year.Key Quotes: “If the economy does as expected, we think …

Japanese indices experienced a decline in trading on Thursday, March 7, driven by a downturn in chip-related stocks and a strengthening yen. The Nikkei index closed approximately 1.2% lower at 39,598 points, marking its largest decline since January 26, following a record high of 40,472 points, mirroring gains seen on …

During Asian trading on Thursday, the Japanese yen advanced against its American counterpart, bolstered by increasing expectations of the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) departure from negative interest rates later this month. Consequently, the dollar/yen pair depreciated – at the time of reporting – to 148.09 from 149.34, with the pair’s …

More softening of the US employment market supported the growing likelihood of a rate decrease by the Fed in June, which further undermined the value of the dollar. Meanwhile, gold reached all-time-high, around $2,150 per ounce, as a result of more gains, and the EUR/USD pair broke above 1.0900 during …

After US Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the Fed does not anticipate an increased danger of recession in the US economy, WTI US Crude Oil surged to its highest bids in a week. WTI immediately changed direction and dropped back into the $78.50 range, but it is still in …

The S&P 500 rose on Wednesday after losing consecutive sessions on Wall Street. The broad index added 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded near its flatline, weighed down by a drop of over 2% in Disney. Investors attempted to push the market higher …

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has assured the members of Congress that upcoming decisions on when and how fast to cut interest rates will be based solely on economic data. Powell stated that rate cuts “really will depend on the path of the economy. Powell stressed that Fed’s focus …