Under the looming shadow of the fears related to the banking industry, central banks are now in a more challenging position. Oil prices plunged more than $5 trading around $68.444 per barrel to their lowest in more than a year, meanwhile gold prices renewed their recent rally as investors sought …
Read More »Wall St gains as inflation data bolsters bets of smaller rate hike
Wall Street’s main indexes surged on Tuesday as consumer prices in the world’s largest economy grew in line with expectations, supporting betting on the Federal Reserve raising interest rates by a lower amount at its next meeting. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States increased 0.4% in February, …
Read More »Upon Signature Bank, SVB collapses, Wall Street divided about the Fed’s next move.
The collapse of Signature Bank and SVB has economists divided on whether it would affect the Fed’s decision to hike interest rates later this month. Policymakers are now dealing with financial panic and persistent inflation.The debate started late Sunday with anticipations that the Fed won’t raise rates at the conclusion …
Read More »Powell’s comments spark fears on Wall Street of higher rates for longer
US stocks sharply sold off on Tuesday following the comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell who suggested that rates may need to go higher for longer, fueling fears of a potentially larger rate hike at the central bank’s March policy meeting.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was last down 402 points, …
Read More »5 Factors That Will Make March a Month to Remember on Wall Street
Wall Street stocks closed February on a noticeably shaky note, raising concerns about the resilience of a rise that began in early 2023. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had a solid start to the year in January, but it declined by 4.2% in February, bringing the blue-chip index’s annual decline …
Read More »AUD/USD climbs to 0.6730s on mixed US data
On the first day of the new trading week, the AUD/USD capped its downfall on risk-on sentiment and mixed US data. The AUD/USD pair is trimming some of its earlier losses though it remains below the 0.6800 figure after posting a daily high of 0.6743 as the week begins. Gloomy …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 23/02/2023
Risk aversion continued supporting the US dollar on Thursday, reaching fresh February highs against most major rival currencies. The dollar advanced during Asian trading hours on the back of hawkish FOMC Meeting Minutes, finding sufficient momentum during the US session following mixed US data.Economic Data The annualized pace of growth …
Read More »Wall Street climbs as investors await the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting
Wall Street’s major indices opened higher on Wednesday, a day after their worst performance this year, as investors await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting in search of new clues to the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 39.74 points, or 0.12 percent, to 33,169.33 …
Read More »Worst day of 2023 suffered by Wall Street on interest rate concerns
Wall Street suffered from its worst performance of the year on Tuesday, with the main indexes closing down as investors interpreted the recent rebound in US business activity in Feb. as signaling interest rates will need to stay higher for longer to combat inflation.As for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq …
Read More »Wall Street falls after inflation cools by less than hoped
Wall Street is slumping Tuesday after CPI report suggested inflation may not be slowing as quickly and as smoothly as hoped. The S&P 500 was 1% lower in midday trading, while yields shot higher in the bond market as investors braced for the Federal Reserve get firmer on interest rates …
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