All market players are standing on their toes to find clues and directions from the most awaited US inflation data to be released on Wednesday. The US dollar extended its weekly decline throughout the first hours of the trading session, but later the dollar managed to recover some ground during …
Read More »US Nonfarm Productivity Falls 4.6% in 2Q
US labour productivity declined for the second consecutive quarter as overall economic output contracted and employers spent more on labor as they added workers.US nonfarm labor productivity is a measure of goods and services produced in the US per hour worked, fell at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.6% …
Read More »EUR/USD: Looking for another test of 1.0300
After registering modest gains on Monday, EUR/USD has stretched higher and climbed above 1.0200. Nevertheless, euro recovery remains limited ahead of Wednesday’s key data releases. EUR/USD advances for the second session in a row and extends the optimism seen at the beginning of the week, as the greenback continues to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday August 8
The US dollar eased on Monday as government bond yields retreated, providing support to stock markets. Still, the absence of relevant news maintained US indexes seesawing within familiar levels. European indexes posted modest intraday gains, but Wall Street closed mixed.Spot gold retained gains at the end of the day at …
Read More »New York Fed’s inflation expectation retreat to 6.2% in July
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US Consumers’ one-year inflation expectations declined to 6.2% in July from 6.2% in June. The three-year inflation expectations edged lower to 3.2% from 3.6%.The US dollar stays reluctant following this report and the …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad’s Interview, August 8.
Interviewed by Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, shed light on the latest developments in the financial markets: US Jobs Data The US jobs data came on the positive side as the US economy added …
Read More »Chinese exports to Russia rose for the first time in 5 months in July
Official customs data showed that Chinese exports to Russia rose significantly in July after a 4-month decline. Reuters calculations based on customs data indicated that exports to sanctioned Russia rose 22.2 percent in July from the previous year in dollar terms, reversing a 17 percent decline in June, the first …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, August 5
Gold price maintained defensive stance late during the New York session after an early US employment report showed that the Fed is right about pushing back on recession chatter. Gold is trading at $1773.33, down by almost 1%.Before Wall Street opened, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics revealed that the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – August, 4
The dollar fell against most of its major rival currencies, ending the trading day near its latest lows. This constitutes a sign of additional declines ahead in the near term.AUD/USD advanced and hovers around 0.6970, helped by gold, as the bright metal reached fresh one-month highs in the $1,790 price …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday, August 3
US indexes surged, capping the safe-haven dollar’s demand, partially helped by strong Q2 corporate earnings reports and encouraging local data.Commodity-linked currencies, on the other hand, benefited from Wall Street’s strength. AUD/USD trades around 0.6950 while USD/CAD is marginally lower at 1.2840.The EUR/USD pair trades around 1.0160, as tepid European data …
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