Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the recent half percentage point interest rate cut shouldn’t be interpreted as a sign that future moves will be as aggressive, in fact indicating the next moves will be smaller. The central bank chief asserted during a speech in Nashville, Tennessee, that he and his colleagues will
Month: September 2024
EUR/USD struggles to find fresh bids as price action holds near 1.1150. Key EU inflation print due early Tuesday, investors on the lookout for looming NFP. Fed speakers knock back early expectations of further jumbo cuts. EUR/USD cycled familiar territory to kick off the new trading, holding north of the 1.1100 handle but failing to
The festive season in India combines cultural celebration and economic activity, significantly driving growth, especially between August and December. Historically, indices like Nifty have shown positive momentum during this period. This trend continues this year too, supported by strong financial inflows and strategic government policies, including increased capital expenditure of Rs. 11.11 trillion (3.4% of
Forex market activity was relatively subdued during European trading hours, with Euro recovering against both Sterling and Swiss Franc despite lower-than-expected inflation reading from Germany. However, the common currency continues to face resistance in breaking out of its range against Dollar. Markets will keep a close eye on ECB President Christine Lagarde, who is set
The Stellantis sign is seen outside the FCA Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Jan. 19, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | Afp | Getty Images Stocks of European carmakers hemorrhaged early on Monday as Stellantis and British luxury brand Aston Martin issued profit warnings, citing broader industry challenges and difficulties in the world’s
In this video, I take a look at the three major commodity currency pairs vs the USD: The AUDUSD, USDCAD and NZDUSD. The AUDUSD has been testing swing highs going back to June and July 2023 both yesterday and today. Yesterday the price moved above does highs between 0.68947 and 0.68997, but could not sustain
USD/JPY daily chart The results of the run-off vote should be in the next hour and it’s still a close call now, with ex-environment minister Koizumi bowing out. The Nikkei is happy with the results so far at least, rallying further on the day. And that is weighing on the yen a little, with USD/JPY
A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The Swiss National Bank on Thursday took a third step to loosen monetary policy this year, bringing its key interest rate down by 25 basis points to 1.0%. The trim,
Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook said on Thursday that she endorsed the 50 basis points (bps) interest rate cut last week as a way to address increased “downside risks” to employment, per Reuters. Key quotes “I wholeheartedly supported the decision.“ ”That decision reflected growing confidence that, with an appropriate recalibration of our policy stance,
Gold prices on Thursday jumped by Rs 400 to breach a record Rs 78,000 per 10 gram level in the national capital on sustained buying by jewellers as well as strong trends in global markets. Maintaining its record-breaking run for the second day, gold spurted by Rs 400 to a fresh lifetime high of Rs
Swiss Franc remained relatively stable today following SNB’s decision to cut its policy rate by 25bps, bringing it down to 1.00%. This move defied some market speculations that anticipated a larger 50bps reduction. Despite opting for a smaller cut, SNB issued a decidedly dovish statement, sharply downgrading its inflation forecasts. The central bank signaled a
The logo of Swedish clothing retailer H&M hangs over one of its stores on March 28, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of H&M tumbled 7% on Thursday after the world’s second-largest listed fashion retailer posted a miss on operating profit and abandoned its earnings margin target.
Earlier today, in the kickstart video, I outlined the following key support level for the EURUSD. That level was shown and outlined between 1.1131 and 1.11399. Here is that clip…. So what happened? Below is the chart of the price action today. Of not is the low price stalled between the level outlined in the
The dollar is trading a little mixed on the day, keeping higher against the yen but lower against the aussie. The former continues with the moves from the end of last week, with a slight bounce in bond yields also helping. 10-year Treasury yields are up another 2.6 bps to 3.741% currently. As for the
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has unveiled his latest buzzword to describe monetary policy, with a “recalibration” of policy at a pivotal moment for the central bank. At his news conference following Wednesday’s open market committee meeting, Powell used variations of the word no fewer than eight times as he sought to explain why the
Gold prices remained broadly unchanged in Malaysia on Sunday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 354.36 Malaysian Ringgits (MYR) per gram, broadly stable compared with the MYR 354.50 it cost on Friday. The price for Gold was broadly steady at MYR 4,133.22 per tola from MYR 4,134.78 per tola
A rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and fears of an escalation of conflicts in the Middle East bolstered the appeal of the yellow metal, sending the benchmark London spot prices to a fresh lifetime high of $2599.92 an ounce last week. The Fed slashed its interest rates by a surprise 50 basis points
Dollar finished last week on the back foot, reacting to Fed’s decision to cut rates by 50 bps. While the greenback lost ground to most major rivals, its decline was relatively modest. Notably, Dollar managed to close higher against both Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc, and it continued to hold above key near term support