The European trading session, on Wednesday, was quiet for the second consecutive day. The U. S. dollar became further steadier earlier in the European session, but it is now following a more mixed trading pattern, with the sterling tracking lower as it moved away from key resistance near 1.3800.Gold’s gains …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 18-10-2021
US shares have undergone mixed performance, and tended to rise with the beginning of Monday’s trading session, attempting to overcome the impact of U. S. and Chinese data that cast negative shadows across the global markets after a decline in the growth of the second largest economy in the world.Economic …
Read More »EUR/USD improves amid risk sentiment
EUR/USD has advanced during the New York trading session, up 0.07%, trading at 1.1610. During the session, market sentiment conditions improved despite a weaker than expected third quarter China’s GDP for the third quarter rose by 4.9% (YoY), lower than the 5.0% expected, which trailed the 7.9% increase of the …
Read More »U. S. to extend debt ceiling measures past 3 December
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a letter to Congress said that the Treasury must use extraordinary measures before 3 December 3 to meet all its obligations. She urges a long term debt ceiling increase.Yellen said the extended debt issuance suspension period would mean that Treasury would continue its suspensions of …
Read More »The U.S. suffers from sash glut
The U. S. economy faces some problems. A pandemic is barrier, but has not developed into a financial crisis yet because it has not damaged credit markets or household balance sheets, as the housing bubble of the early 2000s did. Instead, the pandemic caused a sharp, brief recession.Today, the unemployment …
Read More »The rise of Bitcoin does not threaten USD
An executive at Fidelity Investments says that Bitcoin (BTC) may reach $100,000 by 2023, but that won’t threaten the value of the US dollar (USD).In a new interview with CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Fidelity Investments director of global macro Jurrien Timmer predicts that the largest crypto asset by market …
Read More »UoM Index: U.S. Consumer Sentiment Decreased in Early October
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. slightly and unexpectedly decreased in early October as the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant and supply-chain strains impacted the Americans’ mood.Americans grew more concerned about both current conditions and the economic outlook. The preliminary estimate of the index of consumer sentiment released Friday by …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 14-10-2021
Once again, on Thursday, inflation related concerns were steering investors’ decisions on picking safe haven assets away from interest bearing investments.Speaking to a virtual gathering of the Euro50 Group on Thursday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard described the inflation trend as “concerning.”U.S. shares surged Thursday reacting to banks’ strong …
Read More »Gold gains as seek haven amid inflation surge
Gold rose to the highest in a month as investors sought haven amid stubbornly high inflation and the looming reduction in stimulus.Real interest rates fell and that supported gold. There is a rising perception in the market that inflation could stay elevated for longer.The U.S. consumer price index data paves …
Read More »Gold Rises to Its Highest Level in a Month
Gold price is posting strong gains in midday U.S. trading Wednesday, hitting 4 week highs. Buy stop orders were hit in the futures markets after key technical resistance levels were penetrated on the upside.A selloff in the U.S. dollar index today also worked in favor of the precious metal market …
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