Markets are expecting too much tightening from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) warn analysts at CIBC. They see the USD/ZAR at 15.75 by the end of the first quarter and at 16.00 by mid-year. Key Quotes: “The South African Reserve Bank has followed the November hike with a second 25bp move, taking rates
Month: February 2022
The US jobs report has the market now pricing in a greater than 50% chance that the Fed will hike five times in 2022. Expectations for March and May hike are now at 100%. There is and 82% chance of a June hike and a 56% chance of a July and November hike. Probabilities of
Dollar is rebounding strongly in early US session following much better than expected job and wage growth. The greenback is apparently turning the tide against all major currencies, except Euro. The common currency is still the runaway winner for the week, as boosted by surprised hawkish turn in ECB. In other markets, DOW futures took
USDJPY bounced off 100/200H MAs The USDJPY spiked higher with the USD after the better than expected jobs report. The pair moved up to a high price of 105.387, but has backed off to 115.13. The current price trades at 115.245 between those extremes. Looking at the hourly chart, the 115.03 to 115.113 has been
New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital on Friday gained Rs 34 to Rs 47,918 per 10 grams in line with a rally in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 47,884 per 10 grams. Silver also jumped Rs 330 to Rs 61,006
In this article F Ford Motor Co. signage at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor‘s shares slid after it reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that significantly missed Wall Street’s earnings expectations and slightly missed on revenue. The company’s shares tumbled by
The decentralized finance (DeFi) space is continuing to heat up, with the world’s first ever exchange traded fund (ETF) launching this month. Hashdex, a Brazilian asset manager, is launching an ETF fund in collaboration with CF Benchmarks to track 12 DeFi tokens. The Hashdex DeFi Index ETF will be listed on the Brazilian stock exchange
The benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield holds above 1.8% after rising 3% on Thursday. Economists at Société Générale expect 10Y UST to reach 1.97% with scope for the 2.13% mark. Break below 1.65% to denote a deeper down move “Neckline at 1.65% should be an important support.” “10Y UST is likely to extend its
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Its US jobs report Friday, previews: China was once again out on holiday today. Combined with the wait for the upcoming US January jobs report (nonfarm payroll, previews in the bullets above) much of major FX traded in small ranges. EUR/USD was a bit of an exception. After the ECB and President Lagarde’s less dovish
The forex markets are generally steady in Asian session, as traders await ECB and BoE rate decisions. Dollar is staying as the weakest for the week one after yesterday’s selloff, followed by Yen. Aussie and Euro are the strongest ones. There is upside prospect for Euro even if ECB delivers just a slight hawkish tilt.
EURGBP races to topside resistance The BOE raised rates by 25 basis points with dissenters in the 5-4 vote leaning to 50 bp rise. That initially sent the EURGBP to the downside. However, after Lagarde started to switch course for the ECB, it was “fast break the other way” for the EURGBP with the price
SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed on Friday, extending sharp gains in the previous session sparked by persistent supply concerns and as frigid weather cascades across the United States, threatening to further disrupt fragile oil supplies. Brent crude was up 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $91.27 a barrel by 0102 GMT, after rising $1.16 on Thursday. U.S.
In this article AMZN Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon will report its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings per share: $3.57, according to
More than three months after its release, the ad from crypto exchange Crypto.com featuring Hollywood star Matt Damon was the subject of ridicule in the latest episode of the animated series South Park. In the first episode of its 25th season titled “Pajama Day”, the creators of South Park took on people in the United
What you need to know on Friday, February 4: European currencies soared after central banks’ decisions, putting pressure on the greenback across the FX board. The Bank of England hiked its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% as expected, as all voting members aligned to hike, although 4 out of the 9 participants