Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary C. Daly said on Thursday that today’s Consumer Price Index report was “good news” for families and businesses in an interview with Yahoo! Finance. She mentioned that they are committed to getting core inflation down. The US Dollar Index is falling on …
Read More »How could stocks, bitcoin react to potential uptick of US inflation?
The CPI report suggests an increase in US inflation, which could be a bullish sign for risk-on assets like commodities and cryptocurrencies. However, the current situation is different as inflation is making a comeback while the Fed is reducing liquidity in the system. This uncertainty affects the impact of inflation …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – July 25
Wall Street saw another successful trading day with the Dow Jones climbing by 0.08% and the Nasdaq increasing by 0.61%. The positive tone prevailed ahead of key events for markets, supported by hopes of more stimulus from China and for the near end of the tightening cycle from central banks. …
Read More »EUR/USD rises on weaker US dollar
The US dollar weakens across the board after the US official jobs report. The EUR/USD pair gains momentum after breaking above 1.0930. The pair is heading for its highest weekly close since May.The EUR/USD pair gained momentum amid a weaker US Dollar following the release of US employment data. After …
Read More »USD/CAD expected to head above 1.3
The Canadian dollar is quietly advancing to be the top G10 currency this month. Economists are keen to analyze USD/CAD outlook.Canada’s dollar generally tends to do well when Fed rates peak. The USD/CAD pair is trading at 1.3155 at the time of writing. While the outlook for Fed Funds is …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: June 19-23
The euro fell on Friday after data indicating stagnation in the growth of business activities in the single currency area this month, while the dollar received support from risk aversion and statements indicating continued monetary tightening from global central banks, including the Federal Reserve (Central US). The dollar index, which …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: June 12-16
The macroeconomics situation of the US has generally improved better than anticipated and is likely to improve further. This is expected to reduce upward support on the dollar’s value.Although the June FOMC meeting gave the impression that hawkish policymakers were taking a break by raising the terminal rate for this …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 16/06/2023
After a volatile week that included many top monetary policy events including the Fed and the ECB meetings, as well as the US CPI data, next week will see interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank. Key Data Market participants’ sentiment is mixed, as …
Read More »Post US Rate Policy Pause Market Drivers, 14/06/2023
Gold finished flat around $1,940, looking weak. Earlier, the yellow metal peaked at $1,960 but dropped after the FOMC rate decision. Silver rose 1% and finished slightly below $24.00. Cryptocurrencies tumbled late on Wednesday, with BTC/USD falling more than 3% and briefly to below the $25,000 level; namely the $24,927.80 …
Read More »FOMC expected to sound hawkish with or without a pause
Based on the latest remarks by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the latest statements by Fed officials about monetary policy tightening in the US, major banks expect the Fed to take a break but signal higher rates ahead, meaning that the battle against inflation is not over, with a special …
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