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 …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei fell at the largest pace since the end of January
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 …
Read More »Japanese Yen rallies to 148.00 against USD
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 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March, 6
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 …
Read More »WTI backslides into $78.50 after climbing to $80.00
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 …
Read More »Powell’s no news is good news for US stocks
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 …
Read More »Fed’s Powell reiterates need for more data before rate cut
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 …
Read More »US ADP private sector employment rises in February
Private sector employment in the US increased by 140,000 in February, according to the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) report released on Wednesday. This figure represented a rise from the revised January number of 111,000 (previously reported as 107,000), but fell short of market expectations, which had anticipated a gain of …
Read More »Gold gives up record peak but remains above $2,100 ahead of Powell’s testimony
On Wednesday, gold prices experienced a slight decline but remained above the $2,100 per ounce mark, following a surge driven by increased expectations of a US interest rate cut in June, which pushed the precious metal to a record high in the previous session ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome …
Read More »Gold leaps as traders shift focus to Powell testimony
Gold prices reached a new record of $2141.59 earlier on Tuesday, driven by expectations of forthcoming Fed policy easing. Reports of slowing business activity in the US services sector contributed to the rally, with XAU/USD now trading at $2126.85.A decline in US Treasury yields supports the surge in gold prices. …
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