Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday as investors maintained positive sentiment about additional signals that US inflation is easing and amid good earnings reports, but retreated from the day’s high after reports of a missile strike in Poland.NATO and the Pentagon said they were looking into unconfirmed reports that two …
Read More »Market Drivers- US Session 12/10/2022
The US session left the American Dollar slightly changed on Wednesday, despite some noise coming from major central banks. Investors await US inflation data, which could provide fresh clues on the policy track to be followed by the Federal Reserve in next policy meetings.The EUR/USD pair remains stable at around …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/09/2022
The US dollar that fell to the 109.257 low, but did not stay down for long on Wednesday, the Dollar Index rallied back to test the 109.70s in New York. Technically, the index is on course for the 109.90s again ahead of what is expected to be a hawkish Fed’s …
Read More »AUD/USD buyers face critical support
The AUD/USD stopped the bleeding and jumped off weekly lows at around the 0.6700 figure after the US Producer Price Index report for August eased some of Tuesday’s CPI worries, which sent most risk assets to the red territory, while the US dollar rose above the 110.00 thresholds, on renewed …
Read More »Why Does Wednesday’s PPI Data Matter?
Tuesday brought CPI (Consumer Price Index) data for August, which details inflation at the consumer level. Wednesday will witness the release of the PPI (Producer Price Index) and that is inflation at the producer level. It is more interested in what manufacturers are paying for the raw materials that they …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, August 15-19
The US dollar continued to rise on Friday, taking advantage of the negative factors that dominated the markets last week with Federal Reserve officials and their statements to raise interest rates at a faster pace. The euro and the British pound fell to a one-month low against the safe-haven US …
Read More »Inflation expectations retreat ahead of FOMC Minutes
Wednesday’s FOMC Minutes will be crucial for near-term directions amid uncertainty over the policymakers’ bias after the latest inflation readings and the size of the next rate hike. To sum up; Wednesday is all about the July FOMC minutes and while the minutes are some weeks old, no one is …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, August 8-12
August is historically the dullest month of the year for financial markets, but all five trading days (August 8-12) witnessed important market news and economic data that had a significant impact on almost all assets. The influence of the week’s economic data could continue into the future. The CPI report …
Read More »Gold is on the way to record the fourth weekly increase
Gold prices stabilized on Friday and headed for the fourth consecutive weekly increase, in light of the general weakness of the US dollar, which was pressured by the increase in the yield on Treasury bonds, as well as expectations of a US interest rate hike. And by 0319, gold prices …
Read More »S&P 500 closes flat, Nasdaq dips as market comeback rally eases
US Stocks struggled for direction on Thursday as investors mulled another better-than-expected inflation report.The S&P 500 closed down less than 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite slumped 0.6%. The Dow nudged upward by 28 points, or less than 0.1%. The three major averages opened the session higher but lost steam as …
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