Deputy BoC Governor Sharon Kozicki said on Thursday that the Bank of Canada will study the latest economic data to find out direction and accordingly decide whether or not to raise interest rates, adding it would move forcefully if necessary.At the time of writing. USD/CAD pair trades at 1.3583, namely …
Read More »Explainer: Friday’s PCE data supports Fed’s next hike
Friday’s new inflation data has indicated that while prices kept uncomfortably high in September, a slowdown in wage growth could be seen as a signal of some relief. That is an encouraging development for the Fed, which is battling to bring down the highest inflation in 40 years.The Personal Consumption …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/10/2022
The American dollar restores its previous weak tone, as US Treasury yields edged sharply lower following the release of the preliminary estimate of the Q3 Gross Domestic Product. Important events are streaming on the macroeconomic calendar having less impact than anticipated, despite bringing about some new developments. Wall Street got …
Read More »Big US banks’ prime rate soars to highest since 2008
Three major US banks are raising their prime lending rates to the highest levels since the global financial crisis of 2008, following Fed’s interest rate hike.JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said the new rates, including the latest 75 basis point hike, would …
Read More »Fed’s Hawkish Stance Like Dancing On A Tightrope
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said that “pain” could be required to suppress high inflation, implying that the Fed is willing to accept a recession in order to cool inflation. This is why Wednesday’s interest rate hike is more like dancing on a tightrope with a potential risk of dragging …
Read More »Will the BoE raise interest rates at Thursday’s meeting?
The Bank of England (BoE) will have its monetary policy decision. Accord points to a 50 bps rate hike, but a 75 bps is not ruled out.However, analysts at Danske Bank expect fewer hikes than priced in markets as they emphasize the rising recession risk in the UK. On Thursday, …
Read More »Gold falls as the dollar rises ahead of the Fed meeting
Gold fell on Monday under the weight of the dollar’s rally as investors braced for a significant rate hike expected from the US Federal Reserve and other central banks this week to bring down inflation. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.8 percent to $ 1661.65 an ounce at 0724 …
Read More »Gold could slide further if Fed hikes more than 75 bps
Gold has been trading below the $1,700 mark for three days. Gold is now trading at $1677.15. The Fed policymakers will meet next week, and an increase of 75 basis points is broadly anticipated. Strategists at Commerzbank have examined how the precious metal could react to such a move. “If …
Read More »Wall Street, Fed officials push for third 0.75% interest rate hike
Several Wall Street banks raised expectations this week for the Federal Reserve’s next rate hike. Economists at Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Nomura now anticipate a 75 basis-point rate increase at their next FOMC meeting, this is up from previous forecasts of a half percentage-point hike.Following remarks by Fed …
Read More »AUD/USD sharply falls despite RBA’s rate hike
The AUD/USD pair falls from weekly highs at around 0.6830s due to increased odds of an aggressive Fed hike.On the US front, the ISM Non-Manufacturing activity for August surprisingly exceeded estimations, easing US recession worries whereas Australia’s GDP for the Q2, quarterly and yearly, is eyed on Wednesday’s Asian session.The …
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