Britain’s economy contracted in the three months to September at the start of what is likely to be a prolonged recession, adding to the challenges facing Chancellor Jeremy Hunt as he prepares to raise taxes and cut spending. Official data on Friday showed Britain’s economy shrank 0.2 percent in the …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap October 31 – November 4
Significant events dominated price action across global financial markets last week, including Fed’s rate decision and US NFP data, namely the most important events of the monthFOMC Decision, US Rate Hike The Fed raised interest rates by 75 points last week, bringing the accumulative key rate to 4.00%, after raising …
Read More »Global shares rise on weaker dollar after strong jobs data
Global shares rose while the US dollar fell on Friday after better-than-expected jobs data provided clues the tightness in the American labor market was starting to ease, raising hopes the Federal Reserve could soften its stance on interest rates.Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed the U.S. economy generated …
Read More »Gold Rallies As US Dollar Struggles Post NFP
The American Dollar faces difficulty finding ground, it is down by 1.39%, as the US Dollar Index reading reflects. Speculations that the US central bank could tighten in smaller increases mounted as the labour market gave signs of easing.The US 2s-10s yield curve inversion, the deepest since the 1980s, and …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 261,000 in October vs. 200,000 expected
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 261,000 in October, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading came in much higher than the market expectation of 200,000. Additionally, September’s reading got revised higher to 315,000 from 263,000. The Unemployment Rate edged higher …
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 »Gold, US dollar traders await key NFP data
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are forecast to increase by 200,000 in October. Gold is likely to react slightly stronger to a disappointing jobs report than an upbeat one. Gold price action has no historical apparent connection with NFP deviation four hours after the data release.The US Dollar Index looks …
Read More »NFP expected to lose steam in October
On Friday, the US official employment report will be released. Analysts expect an increase in payrolls of 220K, slightly above the market consensus of 200K. They see the dollar trading in the direction of the data. Payrolls are expected to have continued to lose steam in October, reflecting modest deceleration …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 10-14
US stocks fell on Friday, as rising inflation expectations kept alive fears that the path of aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes could lead to a recession. In the final session of a volatile week, stocks opened higher before changing course after data from the University of Michigan showed consumer …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 3-10
The latest escalation in the Russia-Ukraine has been sending waves of fear to almost all financial assets, following an explosion that destroyed a part of the bridge in Crimea which is crucial for Russia’s war supplies. Escalation also contributed to the market’s sour sentiment. On the same line could be …
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