Gold prices are under pressure below a key dominant bearish trendline. The US dollar could find support from the US bond yields that are resurging. Gold is trading at $1,650.38 at the time of writing and continues flat on the day at the time of writing. The precious metal has …
Read More »Fed’s Kashkari: Not ready to declare a pause in rate hikes
“Until I see some compelling evidence that core inflation has at least peaked, not ready to declare a pause in rate hikes,” Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari. His remarks failed to get any major response from the market, may be due to the usual inactive hours of trading, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 11/10/2022
The US Dollar is strong at the end of Tuesday after intraday reverse that kept it in the red territory for most of the US trading session. The American Dollar extended its advance against its safe-haven rivals, with USD/CHF now quoting at 0.9960 and USD/JPY at 145.80.US Treasury bonds fell …
Read More »What To Expect From NFP Report After Powell’s Remarks
This Friday’s NFP report for August comes one week after remarks by Fed’s Jerome Powell, in his speech before Jackson Hole symposium, opening the door for important questions, including but not limited to: how much the jobs data will convince Fed’s policymakers of a certain QT course.NFP data has usually …
Read More »US: Chicago Fed National Activity Index declines to 0.01 in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s National Activity Index fell to 0.01 in May from 0.4 (revised from 0.47) in April. This data shows that the US economy expanded at its historical average in May. “The CFNAI Diffusion Index, which is also a three-month moving average, moved down to +0.27 …
Read More »Why do some economists see US stagflation inevitable?
The first quarter of 2022 recorded US GDP growth rate of minus 1.5%, although nearly 1.7 million jobs have been created. For the second quarter, job growth is expected slow down, but most economists are forecasting growth to be in the 2% to 3% range. If economists are wrong and …
Read More »US: National Activity Index rises to 0.47 in April
The US National Activity Index rose to 0.47 in April from 0.36 in March, data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago revealed on Monday. The National Activity Index is a monthly index designed to gauge overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure. The index has been relatively stable …
Read More »US Dollar Index Hits Highest Since April 2020
Major European markets has a day off, Monday, making for generally quite subdued trading conditions for most of the day, with flows picking up somewhat. The US dollar traded firmly across the board against its major G10 counterparts and the Dollar Index hit its highest level since April 2020 in …
Read More »Brainard: Fed Prepared to take stronger action if inflation expectations require it
Fed Vice Chairwoman Lael Brainard said on Tuesday that the Fed is prepared to take stronger action if the inflation outlook and inflation expectations indicators suggest the need for such action. Brainard expects methodical interest rate increases and rapid reductions to the Fed’s balance sheet to bring U.S. monetary policy …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV Interview, 24 January 2022
Dubai TV interviewed Mohamed Hashad, the Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on a number of the latest developments that financial markets are witnessing this week, most notably: First: Crude Oil In light of the continuing geopolitical …
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