The dollar remained broadly stable on Monday as investors awaited further indications from Federal Reserve officials to clarify the future path of U.S. interest rates. This anticipation follows a series of cautious statements from Fed officials, even as recent data points to cooling inflation. The Japanese yen started the week …
Read More »Weaker Canadian Dollar May Not Stop BoC’s Divergence From Fed’s Path
In order to prevent a falling currency that could jeopardize the outlook for inflation, the Bank of Canada is prepared to lower interest rates three times before the Federal Reserve takes its initial action. Investors are debating whether or not the Bank of Canada would deviate from its American counterpart …
Read More »Dollar Faces Largest Weekly Drop Against Euro in Over Two Months Amid Cooling U.S. Inflation and Economic Slowdown
The dollar is on track for its biggest weekly decline against the euro in two and a half months, as signs of cooling U.S. inflation and a softening economy have raised the likelihood of upcoming rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Euro Gains on Dollar Weakness The euro has surged …
Read More »Fed officials stick to cautious language, but rate cut seems likely
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic appeared late Thursday alluding towards the possibility of late-2024 rate cuts, but cautioned the need for patience on interest rates.Key Remarks By Bostic I am pleased with inflation progress in April but the Fed is not yet there. The Fed has to …
Read More »Dow stabilizes after topping 40,000 for the first time ever
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared above 40,000 for the first time ever, marking the beginning of a bull market that began in October 2022. The index had reached the 40,000 mark earlier this year, but a slight April pullback due to high interest rates knocked it back down. The …
Read More »Fed officials still need further conviction regarding inflation
On Thursday, Loretta Mester, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, emphasized that maintaining the current levels of Fed policy will aid in returning still-elevated inflation to the 2% target.Key Quotes Current restrictive policy will help lower inflation.Monetary policy well positioned as fed reviews more data.It will take longer …
Read More »Exploring Performance of USD, US Stocks Amid Rate Outlook in Eventful Week
The number of Jobless Claims increased to almost 1.8 million for this week on Thursday’s data, and this is not exactly encouraging. Yet, the US Dollar Index is 0.32% up, above the 104.60 mark at the time of writing. Following a sharp decline, the dollar is maintaining modest gains on …
Read More »U.S. Dollar Steadies After Mild Inflation Data
The U.S. dollar steadied in European trade on Thursday, rebounding slightly after dropping to multi-week lows overnight following a milder-than-expected U.S. inflation report. The Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% higher at 104.285, recovering from a five-week low reached just below …
Read More »Inflation data suggests a rate cut is looming
Wall Street closed Wednesday trading with a big win for risk appetite which managed to beat anxiety prevailed markets because of the second batch of US inflation data a day after the release of producer price data highlighted the rise in inflation to concerning levels that came above expectations. PPI …
Read More »US Consumer Price Index (CPI) Matching Market Expectations
The latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveals that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key measure of inflation in the United States, remained unchanged at 3.4% on a yearly basis for the month of April. This figure aligns precisely with market forecasts, indicating stability in …
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