Gold price climbed to a fresh all-time peak on Thursday amid dovish Fed expectations. The USD languished near the YTD low and shrugged off Thursday’s upbeat US data. The upbeat market mood caps the XAU/USD ahead of the key US PCE Price Index. Gold price (XAU/USD) extended its record-breaking run for the fifth straight day
Month: September 2024
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
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
Headline CPI 2.2% y/y, in line with expectations but down from August expected 2.2%, prior 2.6% Core 2.0% y/y, and ditto, in line with expectations but down from August expected 2.0%, prior 2.4% this is ex food Core-core 1.6% y/y, in line with expectations and an unchanged rate from August expected 1.6%, prior 1.6% this
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
AUD/USD recovers sharply from 0.6820 as the Australian Dollar strengthens. Investors await Fed Powell’s speech for fresh interest rate guidance. The core PCE inflation is expected to have accelerated to 2.7% in August. The AUD/USD pair bounces back strongly from Wednesday’s low of 0.6820 to near the round-level resistance of 0.6900 in Thursday’s North American session.
Asian markets are maintaining a risk-on tone today, despite the lackluster US market performance overnight. Sentiment remains buoyed by China’s recent monetary stimulus measures, even as doubts linger about their overall effectiveness due to the absence of significant fiscal support. Nevertheless, stocks in Hong Kong and China continue to trade higher. In Japan, Nikkei is
Fundamental Overview The US Dollar came under renewed pressure recently following the surprisingly weak US consumer confidence report on Tuesday. The labour market data in the report softened a lot and it generally leads the unemployment rate. The market responded by raising the probabilities for the Fed to cut by 50 bps in November to
The gains picked up during the handover from Asia to Europe, following comments from China’s Politburo here. That amplified Beijing’s commitment from all of the measures announced this week and also drove Chinese equities to surging gains on the day. S&P 500 futures were already up 0.3% at the time but extended that to 0.8%
The initial reaction to the gold import duty cut in the July Budget was short-lived as prices of the yellow metal surged Rs 76,000/10 gms to new record highs in just 2 months. Amid positive global cues and the festive season around the corner, analysts now see gold prices surging further to as high as
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,
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.
The Australian Dollar gains ground as the RBA and Fed adopt different policy outlooks. The Reserve Bank of Australia is highly expected to keep interest rates unchanged in the near future. The US Federal Reserve may deliver more rate cuts by the end of this year. The Australian Dollar (AUD) retraces its recent losses against
Euro is gaining broadly today, even though there is no major fundamental news driving its ascent. Market expectations are mounting that ECB may cut interest rates as early as October, with HSBC projecting 25bps cuts at every meeting from October through April 2025. This would bring the deposit rate to 2.25%, which is considered close
The NZDUSD has been tracking the 100-hour MA higher There have been some brief moves below the 100 hour MA over the last few weeks, with a few times when the price dipped below the MA but quickly rebounded higher. Today, there has been another dip below the 100 hour MA. Seller are “making a
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Gold prices were steady near record highs on Wednesday, as a weaker dollar and an escalated conflict in the Middle East lifted bullion’s safe-haven appeal, while investors braced themselves for new signals on the U.S. interest rate trajectory. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold held its ground at $2,658.07 per ounce, as of 0016 GMT. Bullion hit
AUD/USD struggles to extend its upside above 0.6900, while its upside remains firm. The Australian Dollar remains firm as the RBA is expected to keep interest rates steady at their current levels for the entire year. Firm Fed large rate cut bets weigh on the US Dollar. The AUD/USD pair edges lower after posting a
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