Not a great look There’s been a brewing controversy around covid booster shots, which the President touted last month. Biden said they would start rolling out next week. However public health officials have some concerns around the quality of data mandating them. Many argue that the current vaccine regiment is extremely effective at preventing hospitalizations
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Gold prices were set for a second weekly loss as a firmer dollar dented the metal‘s allure for holders of other currencies while investors await a key US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on how soon the central bank will start to taper stimulus. FUNDAMENTALSSpot gold was flat at $1,754.86 per ounce, as of 0037
Retail sales posted a surprise gain in August despite fears that escalating Covid cases and supply chain issues would hold back consumers, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. Sales increased 0.7% for the month against the Dow Jones estimate of a decline of 0.8%. A separate economic report showed that weekly jobless claims increased to 332,000
Since the Jackson Hole symposium and the FOMC minutes, the pandemic has worsened in the US, while economic growth appears to be losing steam. These suggest that all monetary policy measures will stay unchanged with asset purchases staying at US$120B per month and the Fed funds rate target at 0-0.25%. We don’t expect any breakthrough
AUD/USD prints a fresh three-week low at 0.7262. Downbeat market sentiment boosts the demand for US dollars. AUD/USD awaits the FOMC meeting to resume its direction. During the European session, the AUD/USD reached a peak of 0.7321. However, as market sentiment deteriorated and American traders got to their desks, the AUD/USD dipped below 0.7300, pushing the
Something is brewing, and those with finely tuned noses can smell it. As traders have come to expect, Bitcoin (BTC) is doing “Bitcoin things” by bouncing around between the usual “key” support and resistance levels, and to be honest, it’s all starting to feel a bit boomerish. Bitcoin’s long-awaited “moon” depended on institutional investor buy-in,
Yield up from 1.344% a week ago The 10 year yield closed last Friday at 1.344%. The current yield is around 1.372%. So for the week, the yield is up a little less than three basis points. That’s not all that much. Looking at the week, the yield move down on Monday and Tuesday bottoming
State media in China, Xinhua, with the article on remarks as Li Keqiang toured Guangxi province in the south of the country. Plenty in the report is familiar, he said the Party would vigorously promote reform and opening up, maintain economic operations within a reasonable range, form a more stable industrial chain supply chain Bloomberg (may be
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday as energy companies in the US Gulf of Mexico restarted production after back-to-back hurricanes in the region shut output. Brent crude futures fell 33 cents to settle at $75.34 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 64 cents to settle at $71.97 a barrel. For
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve has a big meeting on tap next week, one that will be held under the cloud of an ethical dilemma and a policymaking committee that finds itself with fairly pronounced
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Rally in Yen and Swiss Franc dominated trading for most of the day, and it stays firm in early US session. Nevertheless, as sentiment of US traders are not too pessimistic, buying in both slows a little bit. On the other hand, Australia, New Zealand and US Dollars are taking turns to be the worst
GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Breaking out of range? Duo of central bank decisions to trigger action Do current inflation trends warrant tightening policy anytime soon? The past week’s latest figures have caused jitters, leaving investors confused. Central banks take the stage in the upcoming week, with the Fed’s taper timing and the BOE’s rate hike prospects
Both the NASDAQ index and S&P index declined by -0.91% in trading today The major indices are closing lower for the day and also lower for the week. Both the NASDAQ index and S&P index fell by equal -0.91%. The Dow industrial average fell by -0.48%. The final numbers are showing: Dow industrial average -166.44
Forex news for North America trading on Sept 17, 2021: Markets: Gold down $1 to $1752 US 10-year yields up 4.3 bps to 1.376% WTI crude oil down 59-cents to $72.01 USD leads, CAD lags Coming into New York trade the market mood was fairly neutral. There were some concerns about China/Evergrande but the moves
MELBOURNE: Oil prices barely moved on Friday even as more supply came back online in the US Gulf of Mexico following two hurricanes, with benchmark contracts on track to post weekly gains of around 4% as the output recovery is seen lagging demand. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 2 cents to $72.59
Swiss Franc and Yen are both under some selling pressure today, following rallying major global treasury yields. Sterling is weighed down by weak retail sales while Euro is not too far away. Dollar is mixed and Canadian and Aussie are the relatively stronger ones. The economic calendar is light in US session, and risk markets
EUR/USD reaches a three-week low at 1.2724. Market sentiment weighs on the EUR/USD as flows flew to the safe-haven USD. The US Dollar Index rises above 93.00 despite weak US consumer sentiment data. EUR/USD keeps sliding for the second day in a row, exchanging hands at 1.1728 down 0.30% on the day at the time of writing. After