Gold price breaks out of descending parallel channel as market mood improves. US Dollar selloffs are halted by rising US Treasury bond yields. ISM Services PMI release is still awaited by investors to gain fresh impulse on the direction of the Gold Index XAU/USD. Gold price opened the year at …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 05/12/2022
Explosions struck two military airbases deep inside Russia on Monday as a result of drone attacks launched by Ukraine, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials, in what appeared to be an audacious attempt to hit the long-range bombers Russia has used to devastate Ukraine’s power grid.Russia’s defense ministry on Monday …
Read More »EUR/USD falls on robust US ISM Services data
The Euro is falling against the US Dollar after hitting a six-month high nearby 1.0600. Eurozone data was mixed, though slanted towards the negative territory as Retail Sales retreated. Therefore, the Euro is almost unchanged against the dollar following the release of the positive US ISM Services PMI that underpinned …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 03/11/2022
The markets focused on the Bank of England on Thursday. BoE hiked its benchmark rate by 75 bps as expected. However, policymakers downwardly revised the growth forecast, anticipating the recession will continue into the future. The EURUSD pair hovers around 0.9750 after falling to 0.9729. Commodity-linked currencies extended their slides …
Read More »ISM Services PMI Reading Surges In August
Economic activity in the services sector surged in August for the twenty seventh month in a row, with the Services PMI registering 56.9 percent according to the US purchasing and supply executives in the latest “Services ISM Report On Business”.The report was issued on Tuesday by Anthony Nieves, Chair of …
Read More »GBP/USD retreats on risk-on ahead of BoE’s decision
The GBP/USD pair falls for the second successive day, as sellers hold 1.2200, alongside a risk-on impulse. Broad US dollar strength keeps the American currency afloat against most G10 currencies.Fed officials hawkish comments boosted the dollar and constituted a headwind for the GBP/USD pair. The Bank of England (BoE) is …
Read More »ISM Services PMI rises to 56.7 in July above 53.5 expected
The business activity in the US service sector expanded at a more robust pace in July than in June with the ISM Services PMI rising to 56.7 from 55.3. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 53.5.Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid Index …
Read More »ISM Services PMI retreats below expectations
The ISM Services PMI in June retreated to 55.3 from 55.9 in May, showing that the business activity in the service sector expanded at a slightly softer pace. This data, however, came in better than the market expectation of 54.5.“The slight slowdown in services sector growth was due to a …
Read More »USD/CAD advances firmly towards 1.2600 after US economic data
The USD/CAD pair is set to finish the week with losses of 1.09%, despite Friday’s recovery. Market sentiment remains negative as fears of a US recession accelerate.On the US front, the Federal Reserve officials begin their blackout period. However, investors’ eyes would be on the inflation report alongside the UoM …
Read More »GBP/USD slides lower after US economic data
The GBP/USD pair prepares to finish the week with losses of almost 1% amid risk-off market mood and robust US employment data. The GBP/USD pair is seen struggling at 1.2600 and slides sharply below the 1.2500 figure after upbeat US economic data boosted the greenback, while UK traders remain on …
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