The US dollar achieved strong gains in the last trading week, driven by a series of strong US economic data, with the markets increasing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue its tightening approach. In terms of weekly trading, the US dollar recorded a strong rise in today’s trading, …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 29 Jan-3 Feb
Major US stock indexes closed lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data raised concerns about the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes, while investors received a mixed batch of earnings reports from major companies.The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 23-27
The US Dollar Index began the trading week down around the 102 mark, hovering close to levels not seen since May 2022, as concerns about a US recession and prospects of a less aggressive Fed startled investors away from the American currency which closed the week at 101.9.Oil Price ActionOn …
Read More »GBP/USD struggles on US data, UK retail sales data
The GBP/USD has trimmed some of Wednesday’s gains after treading above 1.2400, the US economic data bolstered the US dollar, a headwind for the Pound Sterling.Retail Sales in the UK were disappointing while Brexit negotiations improved, according to McGrath, Irish PM. The GBP/USD pair dropped as the release of US …
Read More »US Core PCE Preview: Forecasts from seven major banks
Markets expect core PCE inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, to rise 0.3% on a monthly basis and forecast the annual rate to decline to 4.4% from 4.7% in November. If the awaited reading meets the said estimates, it would be the lowest since October 2021 but still …
Read More »Solid US GDP data drag gold below $1930s as traders await PCE
Gold price drops more than 0.60% due to profit-taking as well as the positive US economic data. US Gross Domestic Product for Q4 has beat markets’ estimates, while jobless claims retreated. Durable Good Orders jumped while new orders shrank. Gold price retreats after hitting a nine-month high of $1949.16 and …
Read More »GBP/USD struggles to hold in the green territory
The US PCE inflation eased for November as expected. In the United States also, the Durable Goods Orders was disappointing. Meanwhile, the GBP/USD pair struggles to retain the 1.2038 mark as US dollar demand increase ahead of the long weekend.Following a short-lived slide to 1.2022, which is a fresh daily …
Read More »GBP/USD heads to weekly gains on end of September flows
The GBP/USD pair is expected to finish the week with gains close to 3%, despite the UK’s bond crisis. The US PCE reading increased the likelihood of the Fed going 75 bps as Fed officials reinforced their hawkish stance.The GBP/USD pair is recovering from earlier losses as the US session …
Read More »EUR/USD Back below parity on US hot PCE data
The EUR/USD pair is tripping down ahead of the end of the week, end of the month and end of Q3. The US Fed officials continued with their “restrictive policy” stance, agreeing that further hikes are coming.US Core PCE surpassed analysts’ expectations, paving the way for another 75 bps rate …
Read More »Powell: Core PCE inflation readings are not where we wanted to be
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell has commented on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 3-3.25% following the September policy meeting.Key Quotes“There is a fairly large group that would see 100 bps by year-end”.“Median policymaker sees 125 …
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