Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said as the Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates slow the economy, a recession may result, though it’s not part of her baseline forecast and is not what the central bank wants.US Dollar Index prints mild gains around 104.15 as bulls flirt with the six-week high …
Read More »EUR/USD turns negative below 1.0700 on US dollar’s recovery
The EUR/USD pair is now adding to Wednesday’s decline below 1.0700. The pair is trading at 1.0656 at the time of writing. The US Producer Prices rose more than estimated in January. Another data-led rebound of the US dollar has put the EUR/USD pair under pressure and dragged it to …
Read More »Fed’s Mester: Rates need to rise “a little bit” above 5%
The Fed needs to raise interest rates a “little bit” above the 5.00% to 5.25% range in order to bring inflation to heel, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Wednesday, as she declined to disclose her preferred size of move at the upcoming policy meeting.“We’re not at 5% yet, …
Read More »After cheering CPI, Fed’s Mester reiterates: big risks remain on inflation
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday that while there are some new hopeful signs of moderating inflation, the main risk still facing the US central bank is that it doesn’t act aggressively enough to tame very high price pressures.Given the current level of inflation, its broad-based …
Read More »Fed’s Mester: Risk ahead if Fed doesn’t sufficiently hike rates
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester reiterated on Tuesday that policymakers have not achieved much in their endeavors nor made any progress on lowering inflation.The US Dollar Index stays under bearish pressure despite these hawkish comments and was last seen losing 0.43% on the day at 112.70.Key Quotes“Monetary …
Read More »Fed’s Evans, Waller, Mester Sang Same Hawkish Battle Song
On Thursday, Fed speakers kept singing the same battle rhyme. Loretta Mester said the US central bank has more work to do to tame inflation and she has not seen the evidence needed to convince her that the policymakers can slow the pace of interest rate hikes as investors expect …
Read More »USD/CAD pares Wednesday’s losses on Fed’s hawkishness
The USD/CAD pair is gaining some 0.82% courtesy of Fed officials on Thursday as Fed’s Mester and Bullard estimate the Federal funds rate to peak around 4.5%.The Canadian economy Canada grew 0.1% MoM in July, exceeding estimations and the the USD/CAD marches firmly towards the 1.3700 figure after diving close …
Read More »Fed’s Mester urges caution on thinking about inflation peak
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Friday that the July inflation report was welcome news but added that she needed to see more convincing data to conclude inflation was coming down, as reported by Reuters.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last …
Read More »GBP/USD drops on robust US NFP, US inflation eyed
The GBP/USD pair prepares to finish the week with hefty losses of 0.78%. US labour data poured cold water on recession fears ahead of next week’s CPI. The GBP/USD tanks reached a fresh weekly low at 1.2002 as a reaction to a stellar US employment report which eases US recession …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – August, 4
The dollar fell against most of its major rival currencies, ending the trading day near its latest lows. This constitutes a sign of additional declines ahead in the near term.AUD/USD advanced and hovers around 0.6970, helped by gold, as the bright metal reached fresh one-month highs in the $1,790 price …
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