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 …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap 5 – 9 December
The dollar rose against the euro on Friday after US producer price data for November came in slightly higher than expected, casting doubt on whether the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of interest rate hikes at its meeting next week. The data showed US producer prices rose 0.3 …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 21-25 Nov.
Data on Friday showed that the German economy expanded slightly in the third quarter, more than initially expected, supported by consumer spending. The Federal Statistical Office said Europe’s largest economy grew by 0.4 percent quarterly and 1.3 percent annually, according to seasonally adjusted figures. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 14-18 Nov. Inflation Continuing Source Of Headache
Inflation, geopolitical tensions and global growth-linked worries impacted almost all financial markets. EU inflation retreated in October but is still hot. The EUR/USD pair held above the 1.0300 level with no signs of declining.As the Fed’s battle against inflation arrives at a new and more challenging stage, services will be …
Read More »Lagarde speech: Depreciation of the euro has added to inflation
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), is delivering her remarks on the policy outlook and responding to questions from the press following the Governing Council’s decision to hike key rates by 75 basis points in October. “Supply bottlenecks are easing.”“Depreciation of the euro has added to inflation.”“Price …
Read More »EUR/USD approaching parity on softer US dollar
The EUR/USD pair extends gains above 0.9900 and the next barrier is at 1.0015. the Euro gains more than 400 pips from last week’s low. On the other hand, the US Dollar retreated across the board on risk appetite and lower US yields.The EUR/USD rose even further during the American …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/09/2022
The US dollar has further benefited from the recession-linked woes. Early Tuesday, the dollar received a further push from better-than-expected US data, on the contrary, Wall Street exhibited poor performance amid sour market sentiment.US bond yields started the day retreating from multi-year highs, picking up after the US session’s opening …
Read More »EUR/USD wavers above 0.9600 ahead of US durable goods data
EUR/USD has hovered around 0.9610 as the market players’ focus shifts to US Durable Goods Orders data. Costly durable goods and accelerating interest rates have trimmed expectations for US economic data.ECB Lagarde’s speech provide clues for likely monetary policy action ahead. The EUR/USD pair is displaying back-and-forth moves in a …
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