Gold Price creeps lower after testing the weekly high around $1786 on Wednesday following the release of positive US data. The retail sales data triggered risk aversion, so, the US dollar’s stance as a safe haven benefited, but the Gold Index was not able failed to capitalize on falling US …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales drop 0.6% YoY in September
Eurozone’s Retail Sales rose by 0.4% MoM in September versus 0.4% expected and 0% last, the official figures released by Eurostat showed on Tuesday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at -0.6% in September versus -1.4% recorded in August and -1.3% consensus forecast. EURUSD comes under …
Read More »European shares rise as investors await British financial plan
European shares rose on Monday, boosted by the rise of energy and utilities companies, while investors awaited Britain’s financial plan and earnings reports for evidence of corporate strength amid concerns about rising interest rates and a possible recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3 percent, extending its gains for …
Read More »EUR/USD drops amid deteriorated market sentiment
The EUR/USD pair has erased Thursday’s gains, losing 0.53% on Friday. US Consumer Sentiment improved, though Retail Sales slowed down.The EUR/USD daily chart illustrates the major stalled at the 20-day EMA, which exacerbated a fall towards the 0.9720 area. Key support lies at 0.9700, which, once cleared, could open the …
Read More »US: Retail Sales stay unchanged at $684 billion in September
The data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Friday that Retail Sales in the US, adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday and trading-day differences but not for price changes, stayed virtually unchanged at $684 billion in September. This reading followed August’s increase of 0.4% and came in below the …
Read More »AUD/USD extends recovery on softer US dollar
The AUD/USD pair is advancing amid positive market sentiment. The Dollar Index has plummeted below 113.00 despite hawkish commentary from the Fed policymaker. The AUD/USD pair is witnessing a mark-up inventory accumulation phase after displaying a juggernaut rally to near 0.6530. The pair is expected to extend its recovery and …
Read More »GBP/USD recovers ahead of rate decisions by BoE, Fed
The GBP/USD pair is expected to finish the current week with more than 1.50% losses, ahead of BoE’s and Fed decisions. The pair is trading at 1.14 at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at 1.1395.The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment improved versus the last month’s reading, while …
Read More »Shift from ‘soft landing’ to ‘hard landing’ impacting gold
Gold fell nearly $40 from daily highs and hit more than two-year lows under pressure from aggressive rate hike expectations as the US dollar and Treasury yields climbed. The precious metal closed at $1696.79 on Wednesday, and on Thursday was unable to break the $1,700 line, instead the price action …
Read More »US: Retail Sales rise by 0.3% in August
Retail Sales in the US stayed increased by 0.3% to $683.3 billion in August, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Thursday. This reading followed July’s decrease of 0.4% (revised from 0%) and came in better than the market expectation for a no-change. Retail Sales ex Autos …
Read More »US Retail Sales Preview
The US Census Bureau will release the August Retail Sales report on Thursday, September 15 at 12:30 GMT, and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts of economists and researchers of three major banks regarding the upcoming data. Commerzbank “The drop in gasoline prices is …
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