Wall Street returned from the long weekend and stayed in the red territory. US indexes are sharply down, losing roughly 2% each.EUR/USD trades at around 1.0650, not far from an early low at 1.0636. GBP/USD hovers around 1.2110, with the Pound supported by upbeat local data. The USD/JPY flirts with …
Read More »Lagarde not seeing wage-price spiral in Eurozone
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that they are not seeing a wage-price spiral in the Eurozone and explained that wage growth is a part of ‘catching up,’ as reported by Reuters.Lagarde further noted that the headline inflation has begun to slowdown but reiterated that they intend …
Read More »ECB’s Lagarde: I intend to raise rates by 50 bps in March
European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde has said that even though most measures of longer-term inflation expectations currently stand at around 2%, these measures warrant continued monitoring.She also noted that price pressures remain strong and underlying inflation is still high. She intends to lift rates by 50 basis points at …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 02/02/2023
The dollar recovered most of the ground lost in the aftermath of the Fed’s decision amid ECB and BOE monetary policy announcements. The dollar edged higher against most major rival currencies, with the JPY being its strongest rival and the GBP the weakest.Stock markets advanced, partially limiting US Dollar gains. …
Read More »EUR/USD at crossroads ahead of key economic events
The EUR/USD pair is getting prepared for reaction to the key economic events this week, including rate decision by the Fed and ECB as well as Friday’s NFP data.EUR/USD is, therefore, seen at a crossroads trading at 1.0873 at the time of writing slightly up on the day by .015% …
Read More »Bank of England preview
Over the past year, the Bank of England (BoE) has increased its interest rate from almost zero to 3.5%, adopting a more aggressive escalation policy during the second semester as the inflation rate soared to double digits for the first time in nearly fifty years. The Fed signalled a slowdown …
Read More »ECB’s 50 bp hike most likely next week
Next week will witness policy meetings by the US Fed, BoE, and the ECB. Investors and traders anticipate rate hikes of 50 basis points as a hint that the Fed will keep rising rates. A 50 bp rate hike for the following week is all but guaranteed, according to analysts …
Read More »Lagarde: Inflation far too high in Europe
The European Central Bank will keep raising interest rates quickly to get inflation under control as it remains far too high according to ECB President Christine Lagarde.On Monday, Lagarde was largely repeating the bank’s most recent policy guidance. EUR/USD has found support on the European Central Bank officials’ comments this …
Read More »Dollar is near its lowest level in 7 months
The US dollar hovered near seven-month lows on Friday as fears of an economic slowdown dampened risk appetite, while the yen weakened even as speculation mounted that the Bank of Japan will eventually abandon its ultra-loose monetary policy. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the greenback against six …
Read More »Yen rises, US dollar falls on US mixed data
The US dollar slid on Thursday against major currencies in a choppy US trading session as data continued to indicate that the US economy is slowing down in the wake of multiple rate hikes by the Fed as investors and traders expect the central bank to pause or at least …
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