Spot gold drops 0.56% to $1919.74 as the Fed’s decision to maintain and revise rates upward pressures gold prices.US real yields hit a YTD high at 2.115%, which continues to be a significant headwind for Gold.Mixed US economic data and hawkish stances from other central banks globally add to the …
Read More »Gold price seeking key move despite US CPI
The price of gold is seen under pressure as investors turn their attention to digest the most recent US inflation data due to worries that increase the chance of a last interest rate hike by the US central bank in the remaining months of 2023 could result from upside risks …
Read More »BoE’s Mann: I would rather err on the side of over-tightening
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine Mann stated on Monday that overtightening is simpler to correct than not changing interest rates. She continued by saying that overshoot would result from underestimating how long inflation would last. The GPB/USD pair is trading at the highest level in five …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, August 21
Although a sparse macroeconomic calendar kept key pairs at known levels, the US dollar lost some gain on Monday. While government bond yields increased, reflecting the prevailing cautious approach, market sentiment remained negative. Investors’ concerns that global central bankers will continue their monetary tightening programmes to control inflation caused the …
Read More »GBP/USD dropped on BoE’s policy decision speculations
The GBP/USD exchange rate fell to its lowest point since July 6 on Friday, and investors are still worried that the Federal Reserve will be attacked by hawks in the wake of the US’s release of stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP figures.On August 3, the Bank of England is expected to raise …
Read More »US stocks rise ahead CPI data
Investors were optimistic that a slowdown in price increases would support an earlier than anticipated conclusion to the Federal Reserve’s programme of fast monetary tightening, which is why the Dow and S&P 500 increased on Tuesday ahead of inflation data. Consumer prices are anticipated to have decreased on an annual …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Mohammed Hashad on Dubai TV – July 07, 2023
Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the US Non-Farm Payrolls report, which is a monthly report that the markets are closely awaiting. Asked whether it is expected to witness a decline …
Read More »EUR/USD stops losing streak amid Fed Powell’s testimony
Powell’s testimony pressured the US Dollar, fueling modest EUR/USD gains. ECB rate hike expectations for July boost euro despite divided view amongst ECB members. The EUR/USD pair snaps three days of consecutive losses and rises toward the 1.0960 region as the US Fed Chair Jerome Powell answers questions at the …
Read More »Stronger US dollar drags GBP/USD pair lower
The GBP/USD pair retraces below 1.2800 on the stronger US dollar ahead of Powell testimony and the Bank of England’s policy decision. The stronger US Dollar, driven by expectations of further tightening by the Fed and an overbought US equity market, has influenced the pair’s price movement. Fed Chair Jerome …
Read More »Yen is falling after the BoJ kept interest rates low
The yen fell after the Bank of Japan on Friday kept interest rates ultra-low and predicted inflation would slow later this year, reiterating its monetary easing stance that runs counter to the tightening policies of other central banks around the world. As widely expected, the BoJ kept the short-term interest …
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