The dollar could continue rallying until the end of the global economic slowdown and growth starts to accelerate again, according to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Until this happens, the dollar is the now obvious safest haven, as it offers a yield premium over its global rivals and peers. “What we …
Read More »US dollar still has chance to surge
The US dollar is maintaining the best performance across the board. Economists forecast that the next phase of US dollar’s resilience will be less linear than it has been in 2022.In the light of Thursday’s CPI reading, Fed has to keep going at 75 bps increases and the US dollar …
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 »Stronger US Dollar Inspires Finding Value Abroad Ideas
The US dollar’s performance undoubtedly attracts investors to favour it above most financial assets and rival currencies. This seems natural as most foreign currencies are now weak. Over the passage of several months in 2022, markets have noticed that European companies underperformed US peers by a significant margin. The same …
Read More »Dollar rises slightly as investors await US inflation data
The dollar rose slightly on Monday as investors awaited this week’s inflation data, which is expected to show that price pressures remain strong. Meanwhile, the British Pound fell for the fourth consecutive session even after the Bank of England extended its support to the markets. US data on Thursday is …
Read More »Gold hits one-week low amid fears of US interest rate hike
Gold prices fell to their lowest level in a week on Monday, after US jobs data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates sharply. Spot gold prices fell 0.5% to $1,686.55 an ounce by 0623 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since October 3. US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 07/10/2022
The US dollar strengthened against major rival currencies on Friday after US data showing employers hired more workers than expected in September, suggesting the Federal Reserve will likely stick to its aggressive tightening policy for now.The dollar reversed early losses against the Japanese yen and was last up 0.2% at …
Read More »NFP Unlikely To Impact US Dollar’s Performance
US employment gain, for September, was not so far rfrom expectations. NFP should be broadly neutral for the USD at this time, in the opinion of economists.Friday’s data will do much to impact the US dollar’s performance. At a minimum, markets will likely have to wait until the upcoming CPI …
Read More »Gold stabilizes ahead of US jobs data
Gold prices stabilized on Friday, October 7, ahead of a US jobs report that may support investors’ expectations regarding the path of the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and is heading towards the largest weekly increase since March. By 01:23 GMT, there was little change in gold in …
Read More »Gold beaten back by stronger US dollar
The price of gold returns back to flat on the day in what has been a correction of this week’s rally into daily resistance near $1,730. The price fell from a high of $1,725.60 to a low of $1,706.95 but held above the prior day’s lows despite firmer US yields …
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