The EUR/USD pair’s rally slowed down following the ECB rate hike and hawkish remarks from central bankers. US Consumer Sentiment improves, supporting a stronger USD; Eurozone inflation slows as expected. Hawkish stances by both ECB and Fed officials hint at potential further tightening. Upcoming key events include the German May …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 10/02/2023
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s crude and fuel.Brent crude futures rose to settle at $1.89, or 2.2%, to $86.39 a barrel. …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/01/2023
US stocks rallied on Friday to mark another winning week fueled by better-than-expected economic growth and a pop in Tesla shares. The dollar index is now nearing a range that could lend support to the S&P 500, The USD Index latest reading is 101.922 versus the previous closing at 101.818.Key …
Read More »Gold rises in light of the decline in the dollar and bond yields Ahead of FED meeting
Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the US dollar and bond yields declined, although investors were cautious as markets awaited policy expectations from the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting starting later Tuesday. And gold rose in immediate trading 0.5% to $ 1641.43 an ounce by 0548 GMT, after earlier touching its …
Read More »Gold prices are heading towards achieving their seventh monthly loss in a row
Gold prices headed for a 7th consecutive monthly loss Monday, October 31st due to pressure from inflated US interest rates as cautious investors focus on the US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on its future position. The price of gold settled in spot transactions at $ 1642.55 an ounce at …
Read More »Gold retreats as US dollar strengthens
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as the US dollar and US Treasury yields surged. The most active gold contract for December delivery fell 20.8 U.S. dollars, or 1.25 percent, to close at $1645.20 per ounce at the time of writing …
Read More »USD/CAD pares earlier losses
US data revealed, Friday morning, lifted the USD/CAD above its 100-DMA when the University of Michigan showed that the US Consumer Sentiment improved from 52.5 as estimated to 55.1, reaching a three-month high. That is very good news for the Federal Reserve policymakers; however, US inflation expectations for a 5-year …
Read More »UoM consumer sentiment rises above expectations
University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment has slightly rebounded in July. The University of Michigan final sentiment came in a little bit stronger than estimate and higher than the preliminary. However, the data still remains near historic low levels.Current conditions were also higher and above last month 57.1. The expectations Index …
Read More »UOM Consumer Sentiment Touches Record Low
The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index declined to 50 in June’s final reading from 50.2 in the flash estimate. This marked the lowest print on record.Further details of the survey revealed that the Current Conditions Index dropped to 53.8 in June from 63.3 in May and the Consumer Expectations …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 27 May
The EUR/USD reached a fresh four-week high, around 1.0765, but in the last hour, retreated 30 pips, as the New York session come to close, on a positive trading session, courtesy of positive US data. At 1.0735, the EUR/USD is set to record weekly gains of 1.66% amidst a week …
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