The assassination attempt on US President and 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump put the financial markets to a difficult test as a new week of trading began.The markets showed slight confusion at the beginning of trading on Monday, but risk appetite quickly took control of the price movement in the …
Read More »USD experienced minor losses after Powell’s forecast
On Tuesday, the DXY Index showed a decrease in gains to hover near 105.70. The Greenback is influenced by rising JOLTS figures and Jerome Powell’s comments about the inflation outlook.The US Dollar experienced minor losses following Jerome Powell’s disinflation forecasts, with JOLTs figures from June coming in higher than expected. …
Read More »USD/JPY surpasses 161.00 on BoJ’s uncertainty
Despite the Japanese Yen’s extreme weakening, the USD/JPY remains firm above 161.00. With the Yen weakening, the BoJ anticipates tightening policy much more. The US dollar is affected by the weak US Manufacturing PMI. The USD/JPY pair moves up above 161.00 during the New York session on Monday. Amidst ambiguity …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, June 25
Along with a respectable increase in US rates, the US dollar recovered some of the ground it had lost during Monday’s dismal session, and investors’ forecasts of a September and December rate drop remained unchanged. A modest increase in US rates helped the USD Index (DXY) overcome its Monday decline …
Read More »Gold prices decline following higher than expected US data
Gold has reversed earlier gains following the release of higher-than-expected US PMI data, which showed strong activity levels in US Manufacturing and Services in June. This indicates that inflation and interest rates will remain higher for longer, causing gold to drop off a cliff to trade in the $2,330s on …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, June 17
Even while US yields rose in reaction to an improvement in overall risk appetite trends and a modicum of relief from political unrest in Europe, the US dollar lost some of its recent gains. Amidst investor speculation of two Fed interest rate cuts in 2024, the USD Index (DXY) posted …
Read More »Gold prices continue to suffer from Fed’s rhetoric
Gold prices have continued to decline since the beginning of trading on the first day of the new week’s trading, following in the footsteps of commodities that took a downward trend since the opening bell.Spot gold contracts fell to $2,318 per ounce, compared to the previous daily close, which recorded …
Read More »Market Drivers: US Session, June 5
The US dollar continued its weekly recovery, gaining ground even as US yields displayed a mixed tone across the yield curve. Investors are now factoring in the possibility of two interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve later this year. Meanwhile, market participants are fully anticipating a 25 basis point …
Read More »What is behind speculations on looming US economic slowdown?
As a result of recent weaker than expected US data, particularly from last week and the first two days of the current new trading week, worries and concerns have surfaced regarding the likelihood that the US economy could slide into a deep slowdown in the near future. Investors first thought …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, June 3
The New York Stock Exchange said Monday that a technical issue that halted trading for some major stocks and caused Berkshire Hathaway to be down 99.97% has been resolved. In an update, NYSE said impacted stocks have reopened and “all systems are currently operational.” Inter-continental Exchange, the parent company of …
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