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A few days ahead of the end of the 2023 trading year, the USD/JPY pair was back in the 141.00 level. Following the holidays, the US dollar had a thin week, ending the trading year on Friday with a 0.3% decline versus the Japanese yen.There was an annual loss of …

ECB President Lagarde participated through a pre-recorded video at the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group Conference, in Brussels, and mentioned quantitative tightening (QT). Among other things, Lagarde said QT will come up for “discussion and consideration within the governing council in the not-too-distant future.”Financial markets ignored Lagarde’s words and focused …

Interviewed by Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the interest rate expectations of the European Central Bank, which holds its monetary policy meeting next Thursday. Hashad also touched with analysis a number …

Following a significant spike in T-bond yields, the market has momentarily stabilized, but Americans continue to borrow heavily despite Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s 18-month efforts to alter their borrowing and spending habit.Middle East tensions could boost gold, US dollarTensions in Palestine are causing investors to seek safe-haven assets and monitor …

In her speech prepared for delivery before the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde noted that recent indicators point to a further weakness in the economic activity in the third quarter.Lagarde elaborated by noting a moderation in job creation in the services …

Dubai TV hosted Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital, member of the American Society of Technical Analysts, to comment on the performance of the most important assets in the financial markets this week.Asked about US stocks, which moved differently during the past week, but ended the …

The EUR/USD pair increased to 1.0755, a four-day high. Prior to the ECB decision on Thursday, expectations for the tightening ECB remain stable. The US CPI data for August are expected on Wednesday. The EUR/USD rose towards the 1.0755 region at the beginning of the week, with gains of more …

Although a sparse macroeconomic calendar kept key pairs at known levels, the US dollar lost some gain on Monday. While government bond yields increased, reflecting the prevailing cautious approach, market sentiment remained negative. Investors’ concerns that global central bankers will continue their monetary tightening programmes to control inflation caused the …

More central bank decisions are in the pipeline for the new trading week, with live meetings at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of England. US data will continue in the spotlight with key employment data, including Nonfarm Payrolls. Canada and New Zealand will also release job market …

The yen fell after the Bank of Japan on Friday kept interest rates ultra-low and predicted inflation would slow later this year, reiterating its monetary easing stance that runs counter to the tightening policies of other central banks around the world. As widely expected, the BoJ kept the short-term interest …