The financial markets have been more influenced by speculations than by concrete economic data, as anticipation builds ahead of Fed’s interest rate decision on September 18. Recent US economic indicators, including the latest CPI report and the prior week’s non-farm payrolls, pointed toward a cautious and modest 25bps rate cut. However, traders and investors chose
Month: September 2024
The price of crude oil is now trading in negative territory and $69.08. That is down from a high of $70.32. Looking at the hourly chart, the price action this week did move above its 200-hour moving average (currently at $68.93) on its way to the high today. That move higher today also exceeded above
China retail sales, industrial output, investment data for August 2024 – another round of disappointing results. Retail Sales +2.1% (YoY) (Aug) expected 2.5%, prior 2.7% Industrial Production +4.5% (YoY) (Aug) expected 4.8%, prior 5.1% Fixed Asset Investment +3.4$(YTD) (YoY) (Aug) expected 3.5%, prior 3.6% Unemployment 5.3% expected 5.2%, prior 5.2% Also published were home prices
Oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude production resumed following Hurricane Francine and rising data showed a weekly rise in U.S. rig count. Brent crude futures settled at $71.61 a barrel, down 36 cents, or 0.5%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) settled at $68.65 a barrel, down 32 cents, or
Maremagnum | Corbis Documentary | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economy continued to flatline in July on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. Gross domestic product (GDP) came in below the expectations of economists polled by Reuters, who had forecast growth of 0.2%. The country also
For very good reason the market is preoccupied by the potential policy decisions of the Federal Reserve, Rabobank’s Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley notes. Risk of EUR/USD dips back to 1.10 “In July, market expectations regarding a possible September rate cut from the Fed began to firm up. Consequently, since the start of that month
Yen continues to strengthen broadly today, maintaining its position as the best-performing currency of the week so far. Renewed speculation around a possible 50bps rate cut by the Fed has provided an extra lift to the Japanese currency. Additionally, renewed weakness in US and European benchmark yields further supports the Yen’s rally. BoJ is widely
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The major US stock indices closed the day with gains. The NASDAQ and the S&P had a perfect week with five straight winning days. The NASDAQ index erased it -5.77% decline from last week with a gain of 5.95%. A snapshot of the closing levels today shows: Dow industrial average rose 297.01 points or 0.72%
Gold prices soared to an all-time high on Friday as the dollar weakened amid prospects of super-sized reduction in U.S. interest rates next week, while palladium has gained over 15% so far this week. Spot gold was up hitting a record 0.3% at $2,567.23 per ounce by 0703 GMT, after high of $2,570.21 earlier in
Miami Beach, Florida, Cafe Sazon, Cuban flag with seniors at table. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.S. Latino economy grew by 13% from $3.2 trillion in 2021 to $3.6 trillion in 2022, according to a new report released Thursday by economic think tank Latino Donor Collaborative and Wells Fargo. That
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EUR/USD rises as increasing bets of a large cut by the Federal Reserve weigh on the US Dollar. The ECB said it remains data-dependent for further monetary policy action after Thursday’s cut. ECB’s President Lagarde refrained from providing a specific interest-rate cut path. EUR/USD strengthens at the expense of a weak US Dollar. The US
Dollar fell sharply overnight as the probability of a 50bps rate cut by Fed next week increased significantly. According to fed fund futures, the odds of a half-point cut now sit at around 40%, a notable jump from just 14% the day before. Market participants had widely assumed that Fed was firmly on track for
The USDCAD is finding buyers against its rising 100 hour moving average currently at 1.35756 (see rising blue line on the chart below). Stay above that moving average will keep the buyers more in control. Also in play is a 200 day moving average at 1.35889. On the topside, there is work to do to
USD/JPY vs US Treasury 10-year yields (%) daily chart 10-year yields in the US are now down by 5.5 bps to 3.625% and that is weighing further on USD/JPY today. The pair is now down 1% to fresh lows at 140.43 and that is bringing closer the December 2023 low at 140.24 as well as
China, the world’s largest metals consumer, and uncertainty about the timing of interest rate cuts. However, the market reversed course in the following month, with most metals rebounding strongly, particularly aluminium, which managed to recover its earlier losses. After plunging to near six-month lows, aluminium prices staged an impressive comeback, climbing to nearly one-month highs.
Wholesale prices rose in August about in line with expectations, the final inflation data point as the Federal Reserve gets set to lower interest rates. The producer price index, a measure of final demand goods and services costs that producers receive, increased 0.2% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. That matched
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