The US Dollar Index, a gauge of the buck’s value vs. a basket of its rivals, advances 0.30% at 110.895. Market participants turn to the next week’s Open Market Committee (FOMC), in which most analysts expect the Fed to hike rates by 75 bps. However, December’s meeting is split between …
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 »Market Drivers – US Session 27/10/2022
The American dollar restores its previous weak tone, as US Treasury yields edged sharply lower following the release of the preliminary estimate of the Q3 Gross Domestic Product. Important events are streaming on the macroeconomic calendar having less impact than anticipated, despite bringing about some new developments. Wall Street got …
Read More »Gold Under Pressure On US Dollar’s Correction
Gold prices are under pressure. The precious metal is actually forced back into the neutral zone on the daily chart. The hourly charts show that the price is balanced at a critical stage. Investors are eying Friday’s PCE and next week’s Fed. The price of gold has been pressured on …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 26/10/2022
The American dollar resumed its journey to the south, falling against its major rivals. The EUR/USD pair reclaimed parity and approaches 1.0100 ahead of preliminary Q3 Gross Domestic Product estimate in the United States, September Durable Goods Orders reading (expected to up by 0.6%) and the European Central Bank monetary …
Read More »US: International trade deficit widens to $92.2 billion in September
The data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday that the US international trade deficit widened by $4.9 billion to $92.2 billion in September from $87.3 billion in August. The US Dollar Index recovered slightly from multi-week lows it touched earlier in the day and was last seen …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 26/10/2022
The US dollar gave up during the US session, finishing the day with losses against its major rival currencies. The EUR/USD pair trades near parity early Wednesday and ahead of important monetary policy announcements scheduled for next Thursday.Commodity-linked currencies benefited from higher US equities. AUD/USD flirts with 0.6500 while the …
Read More »Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 17-21
Japan’s government and central bank intervened in the currency market early Saturday to support the retreating yen, triggering a dramatic rebound against the dollar after the Japanese currency had reached a fresh 32-year low of nearly 152 against the dollar.Finance Ministry Vice Minister Masato Kanda told reporters he would not …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard: Have to react if inflation doesn’t ease
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard hinted at the possibility of raising interest rates by 75 basis points at each of its next two meetings in November and December. The US dollar bounced, it has from two-week lows on Wednesday with a rise in US Treasury yields …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 17/10/2022
The US dollar was softer at the beginning of the trading week as UK news impacted global government bonds and the demand on the American currency. The AUD/USD pair trades around 0.6280 after failing to retain gains above 0.6300, while USD/CAD is down to 1.3720, despite discouraging Canadian data. The …
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