As US inflation shows signs of easing, the AUD/USD pair rises 0.66% and targets 0.6700, weakening the US dollar. The AUD is supported by lowered expectations of aggressive Fed rates, despite poorer Chinese data and lower CPI.As the end of the week, the month, and the quarter draws near, the …
Read More »Germany’s unemployment rate rises more than expected in June
Data from Germany’s Federal Labor Office showed on Friday that the country’s unemployment rate rose more-than-expected in June. The office said that the number of unemployed increased by 28 thousand people in light of seasonal adjustments to reach 2.61 million people. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected an increase of …
Read More »Fed’s Bostic: Inflation has fallen
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic, who supports standing pat on the Fed’s policy rate, on Thursday said it is clear US inflation has fallen, though in recent months the signals have been less clear.“I think it’s unambiguous that inflation has fallen considerably,” Bostic said at a dinner in …
Read More »German inflation rose more than expected in June
German inflation rose more-than-expected in June, snapping an extended decline since the start of the year. Preliminary data from the Federal Statistics Office on Thursday showed consumer prices, which are harmonized to make it easier to compare them with other countries in the European Union, rose 6.8 percent year-on-year in …
Read More »Noor Capital | Mohammad Hashad Interview on Dubai TV – June 23, 2023
Mohammad Hashad, Director of the Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the developments of the global financial markets, especially the interest rate hike in the UK that exceeded expectations, as now experts began to expect that there is …
Read More »Türkiye raises the interest rate by 650 basis points to 15%
Turkey’s central bank raised its base interest rate by 650 basis points to 15 percent on Thursday, reversing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s policy of cutting interest rates, but the move towards post-election tightening still fell short of expectations. In its first meeting after the appointment of Hafiza Ghaya Arkan as …
Read More »Bank of England hikes rates to 5% in a surprise move to tackle stubborn inflation
The Bank of England hiked interest rates by a half-point more than predicted on Thursday, citing “significant” data indicating that British inflation will take longer to decline. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 to raise its main interest rate to 5% from 4.5%, the highest since …
Read More »Fed’s Powell: Battle to bring down inflation still has ‘a long way to go’
Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell is testifying before congressional lawmakers this week, starting Wednesday morning with the House Financial Services Committee, just one week after the central bank paused its most aggressive rate-hiking campaign in decades.Powell doubled down on the hawkish view that the Fed isn’t done battling inflation in his …
Read More »BoE Preview: Banks expect 25 bps
The Bank of England (BoE) will publish its Interest Rate Decision on Thursday, June 22 at 11:00 GMT, and as the day approaches, below are the expectations anticipated by five major banks’ economists and experts. The “Old Lady” is projected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points (bps), to …
Read More »EUR/USD trims gains as hawkish remarks digested
The EUR/USD pair’s rally slowed down following the ECB rate hike and hawkish remarks from central bankers. US Consumer Sentiment improves, supporting a stronger USD; Eurozone inflation slows as expected. Hawkish stances by both ECB and Fed officials hint at potential further tightening. Upcoming key events include the German May …
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