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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held the customary news conference after rate policy decision to explain why Fed policymakers have decided to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5-5.25% at June FOMC meeting. With the immediate reaction, the US dollar gathered strength against its …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell is commenting on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave the policy rate unchanged at 5-5.25% following the June policy meeting.Key Quotes“At this meeting, considering how far and fast we have moved, judged it prudent to hold rates steady.”“Fed projections are not a …

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand in the United States grew 1.1% year on year in May, down from 2.3% in April, according to data released on Wednesday by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. This number was lower than the 1.5% expected by the market. It is …

Following the US CPI print, traders and investors as well as analysts turned their attention to the FOMC meeting and the looming policy decision. Chair Powell’s press conference and the latest Summary of Economic Projections are expected to signal that one more rate hike is still on the table.Before the …

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 …

US 10-year Treasury yields surged on Tuesday, reversing initial declines after economic data pointed to a slowing pace of rising inflation as investors now braced for the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement on Wednesday.The consumer price index (CPI) showed an annual increase in prices of 4% in May, slowing from a …

Wage growth in the United Kingdom accelerated and employment increased in the three months to April, heightening predictions that the Bank of England will hike interest rates again, maybe multiple times, to combat persistent inflationary pressures. On Tuesday, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the employment …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Associaltion of Technical Analysts, to comment and analyze the most important developments in the financial markets during the new trading week.After ten consecutive increases in the US interest rate, and asked whether …

The Turkish lira fell to a new record low on Monday as investors awaited clues about monetary policy moves after the appointment of a new central bank chief who is expected to raise interest rates. The lira fell 1.3 percent at 23.65 against the dollar at 0834 GMT, after hitting …

The Turkish Central Bank said Monday, June 12, that the country’s current account deficit rose to $5.404 billion in April, which exceeds Reuters expectations, which predicted the deficit would reach $4.5 billion. In March, the Turkish current account deficit recorded 4.903 billion dollars. As for the entire year 2022, the …