US Treasury yields ended Friday’s trading in a bearish trend, affected by the relative stability in US inflation rates, which was reflected by fresh data. Bond yields for ten years fell to 1.782%, compared to the last daily close, which recorded 1.804%.Economic DataThe oil and gas rig count, an early …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 26 January 2022
The dollar is ending Wednesday firmly higher across the FX board, following the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.As widely anticipated, rates and taper were left unchanged, although the statement indicates that “the Committee expects it will soon be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate.” …
Read More »XAU/USD Bears Sink Their Teeth Into The Market On Hawkish Powell
Gold prices have dropped and now trading at $1,817.59. Gold is moving towards the close and down some 1.65% after falling from a $1,850.11 high to test a low of $1,814.98. The drop came on the back of a hawkish twist at the Federal Reserve event on Wednesday.Initially, the Federal …
Read More »US Dollar Moves To Top Spot On CSI, Fed Powell’s Comments
The US dollar and yields have shot higher, extending the post-Fed statement gains during Fed Powell’s hawkish pivot. Bulls have got behind a faster pace of tightening than what had been priced in. The Federal Reserve did what was expected from them in the main and there had been low …
Read More »Gold is Stable, And Ukraine Risks Offset The Possible US Rates Hike
Gold prices stabilized on Wednesday as investors held off big bets ahead of a decision on the pace of monetary policy tightening at the US Federal Reserve meeting, while tensions surrounding Ukraine kept gold near a 10-week high hit in the previous session. And gold settled in spot transactions at …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 25 January 2022
Traders and market participants await the US Fed to adopt firm plans to raise interest rates and taper its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, which have swollen its balance sheet to about $9 trillion.The Fed’s two-day meeting ends Wednesday. Analysts’ views of the meeting are mixed, with …
Read More »Euro falls to one-month low as Ukraine tensions persist
The Euro fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine drew investors to the dollar, a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to reveal details on its plans to tighten monetary policy.Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was …
Read More »Bulls Still Control Gold Price Ahead Of Fed’s Rate Decision
The gold index (XAU/USD) has rallied on Tuesday, adding around 0.5% to the scale after climbing from a low of $1,834.95 to a high of $1,853.88 so far. The US dollar has come under pressure after reaching a two-week peak over tensions between Russia and the West. However, there was …
Read More »Gold Prices Jump Boosted By T-Yields Drop
A quick drop in US yields boosted XAU/USD that jumped from $1840 to $1853, reaching the highest level since November 19. It then pulled back all the way to $1840 and now is approaching the $1850 area again. Prices remain volatile in metals, stocks and bonds. The spike in gold …
Read More »Why Might Fed’s Meeting Shock Financial Markets?
Since 13-14 December meeting, financial markets have been nicely cooperating with the Federal Reserve’s efforts to restrain inflation. They are doing the Fed’s work for it by creating tighter financial conditions and exhibit no panic.But as the US central bank’s policymakers meet on Tuesday, an underlying question they face is …
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