The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to acknowledge rapid progress in reducing inflation during its first meeting of 2024. Despite analysts anticipating a hold on interest rates at 5.25%, the central bank’s policy announcement on Thursday will be accompanied by new forecasts, reflecting the projected decline in UK inflation …
Read More »Noor Capital | Mohammad Hashad Interview on Dubai TV – December 18, 2023
Interviewed on Dubai TV on Monday, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and a member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the global financial markets on the first day of trading week, and most notably: US Mohammed Hashad …
Read More »Jerome Powell sheds light on FOMC’s pause decision
Fed Chair Jerome Powell explained the decision to keep the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responded to questions in the post-meeting press conference.Quotes from Post FOMC meeting press conference“It’s not likely we will hike further.”“Policymakers are thinking, talking about when it will be …
Read More »Fed Pauses Rate For Third Time In A Row As Expected
The US central bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged following FOMC meeting that concluded a few minutes ago. Inflation has moderated substantially, and central bank officials have signaled that they may be done raising borrowing costs. A fresh set of forecasts will provide hints about when rate cuts may …
Read More »All Eyes Shift to Dot Plot before Fresh Interest-Rate Pause
For the third meeting in a row, the US central bank is anticipated to hold interest rates steady. Decisions are taken meeting by meeting, and officials maintain that data is the primary source of information.After raising rates to their highest point in more than 20 years in less than a …
Read More »BoE Expected To Keep Interest Rate Policy Unchanged
On Thursday, the Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates unchanged and to maintain its higher-for-longer stance. UK economists believe the Bank of England will use this week’s interest rate decision to warn that borrowing costs will need to remain high well into 2024, dampening growing bets on …
Read More »Noor Capital | Mohammad Hashad Interview on Dubai TV – December 11, 2023
Amidst high inflation readings, asked about the most likely scenarios regarding the upcoming decisions by major central banks during the current trading week, and whether there be any interest rate cuts or unchanged rates, Mohammed Hashad, the Head of the Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and member of …
Read More »EUR/GBP pinned into midrange ahead of ECB, BoE policy meetings
The EUR/GBP pair is currently trading near 0.8560, with the pair testing the low end but still trapped within near-term consolidation.The midweek sees a doubleheader from the BoE and the ECB, with markets focusing on press statements and investors weighing degrees of hawkishness. The pair is down a tenth of …
Read More »T-yields continue to decline post Fed’s interest rate pause
Treasury yields are experiencing a downtrend following the Fed’s decision to continue with a rate pause following its November FOMC meeting. The 10-year yield dropped over 10 basis points, suggesting that market participants are pricing in a Fed likely done with policy hiking. The US yield curve has been well …
Read More »Gold holds to recent gains post Fed’s decision
Gold price clings to gains prompted by paused monetary policy from the Fed. Weak US private payrolls and factory data have diminished the appeal of the US dollar. The release of the US NFP would guide further action on the precious metal.As of this writing, gold is trading at $1983.50. …
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