The dollar rose strongly on Friday, but remained on track for its biggest weekly loss since the end of May after weak US economic data. The euro fell after climbing to a more than two-week high on Thursday when the European Central Bank raised lending costs in its first rate …
Read More »US Existing Home Sales fall by 5.4% in June
Existing Home Sales in the United States sharply declined for the fifth straight month in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million, the National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday. Sales were down 5.4% and 14.2% on a monthly and yearly basis, respectively. Details of the report …
Read More »Turkish lira is at its lowest level since December crisis
On Tuesday, the Turkish lira fell as low as 17.579 against the US dollar. The dollar’s strength and concerns about rising domestic inflation and low-interest rates pushed the currency to its weakest levels since a major currency crisis in December. Since the historic crash last year, the central bank has …
Read More »Gold stuck in a narrow range as central bank meetings approach
Gold prices stabilized on Tuesday, supported by a weak dollar, but prices were stuck in a narrow range as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of major central bank meetings. By 0726 GMT, gold was stable in spot transactions at $1708.35 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.3 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Monday, July 19
The US dollar started the first day of the trading week weaker than the previous week, losing ground against most rival currencies. In the US session, afternoon, the dollar bounced back, as Wall Street was not able to retain its early gains and eventually headed to the red territory.Commodity-linked currencies …
Read More »Gold In Correction On Weaker USD As Fed’s July Decision Awaited
Gold Price s correcting the weekly and daily impulses. The focus is on the US dollar’s performance and the future path of the Federal Reserve in response to latest inflation-linked data. The 50% mean reversion and a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement are brought into focus. At $1709 to $1711, gold price …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap – July 11-15
The US dollar surged to two-decade highs between Wednesday and Thursday after panic across markets that the Fed might decide a record 100-basis point rate hike next to suppress fresh four-decade highs in consumer prices which constitute a threat later downplayed by the US monetary policymakers.On Friday, the US Census …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, July 15
Following a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, though US president Joe Biden said he expected Saudi Arabia to take further steps to increase the oil supply in the coming weeks, oil surged 2.5% on Friday after a US official said that an immediate Saudi oil output …
Read More »US Dollar edges lower as Fed’s rate decision eyed
The dollar slid lower on Friday as investors evaluated how high the Fed is likely to raise interest rates by when it meets later in July. Investors also took profits after a strong USD’s rally that sent the American currency to a two-decade high.The dollar has jumped as the Fed …
Read More »Gold Retreats On Stronger USD
Gold prices fell on Friday, July 15, and remained on track for the fifth consecutive weekly decline, as the continued rise in the dollar and fears of a sharp rise in US interest rates affected the demand for bullion. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.3% to …
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