Dollar rebounds broadly in early US session, following benchmark treasury yields higher. But at the time of writing, Aussie is the strongest as supported by positive risk sentiment. Euro follows as it pares back some gains despite more hawkish ECB comments and an upbeat Bundesbank monthly report. Yen is currently the worst performer for the
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10-year JGB yields are dribbling lower again today, easing to 0.38% as the BOJ looks to have successfully thwarted the attempt by bond bears to break their resolve – at least for now. Kuroda resigned to defeat with regards to any policy changes during his tenure and that means we shouldn’t expect any major changes
MELBOURNE – Oil prices drifted lower in early trade on Monday, thinned by the Lunar New Year holiday in east Asia, but held on to most of last week’s gains on the prospect of an economic recovery in top oil importer China this year. Brent crude futures retreated by 46 cents, or 0.5%, to $87.17
Euro opens the week higher as support by hawkish comments from ECB officials over the weekend. Overall, it’s more likely for ECB to deliver at two more 50bps hike before slowing down, despite some market speculations. Dollar and Yen turned softer again. Trading is subdued, nevertheless, with many Asian markets closed on Lunar New Year
The major European indices are closing the day with gains led by the Spanish Ibex which rose by 1.42%. The German DAX is up 0.76%. The final numbers are showing: German DAX, +0.76% France’s CAC, +0.63% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.3% Spain’s Ibex +1.42% Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.30% For the trading week, the gains today did
Inflow in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) plunged by 90 per cent to Rs 459 crore in 2022 due to rising prices of yellow metal, increasing interest rate structure coupled with inflationary pressures. This was way lower than an inflow of Rs 4,814 crore seen in the segment during 2021 and Rs 6,657 crore in
There was little in the way of economic data today, but there was some final Fedspeak to end the week. It also would the last opportunity for Fed officials to speak ahead of their blackout period before the Fed meeting and decision on February. Fed’s George and Waller were both speaking. George is not a
Oil prices rose on Friday on optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ends its tightening cycle, buoying the economy and boosting fuel demand. Brent futures for March delivery gained 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $86.64 a barrel by 0113 GMT, while U.S. crude advanced 54 cents to $80.87 per barrel, a 0.7% gain. The
The major US stock indices are ending Friday with solid gains. For the week the Nasdaq is closing marginally higher for the 3rd week in a row but the S&P and Dow closed the week lower. The final numbers are showing: Dow Industrial Average rose 330.93 points or 1.00% at 33375.50 S&P index rose 73.74
The year 2022 was the most volatile period ever for natural gas prices. Issues in the global supply chain of energy commodities due to the Russia-Ukraine war, export hindrances from the US, and unexpected weather conditions in major energy consuming countries resulted in unusual price fluctuations throughout the previous year. The benchmark US NYMEX gas
BoJ and Davos were the major focuses of last week. Much volatility was seen in Nikkei, JGB yields, and Yen. As dusts settled, the Japanese currencies ended as the worst performer, but closed inside prior week’s range. Australian Dollar was the next weakest after poor job data. Dollar was the third, after many Fed officials
A heads up for Asian timezone holidays coming up next week. There are a lot of them. Singapore and Hong Kong are major forex trading centres so their absence will create a big hole in FX market liquidity. China is the world’s second-largest economy and while not a major centre for global forex trade their
Gold prices moved higher and look set for fifth consecutive weekly gains as investors bet on the safe haven amid uncertainty over the US Fed Policy. On Friday, gold futures were up 0.21% or Rs 121 at Rs 56,666 on . Analysts also attributed the rise in gold prices to fresh positions built by participants.
Yen weakens broadly in Asian session despite data showing that inflation hit a four-decade high. Speculations on any BoJ move should cool for a while, given that there is no meeting until March. There is room for Yen to correct lower to digest recent rally. Meanwhile, the Japanese currency is also the worst performer for
The major stock indices are moving higher led by the NASDAQ which is up nearly 2% as Feds Waller’s comments are less hawkish than a feared. Dow Industrial Average is up 155 points or 0.47% at 33199.71 S&P is up 48.24. or 1.24 percent at 3947.01 NASDAQ index is up 213.41 points or 1.96% at
QNew Delhi, Gold prices jumped by Rs 433 to Rs 57,025 per 10 grams on Friday amid a rally in the metal in the global markets, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had ended at Rs 56,592 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also zoomed Rs 990 to Rs 69,208 per kg.
Yen’s weakness continues into US session after BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda repeated his dovish stance. Swiss Franc is also trading notably lower, reversing some of this week’s gains. Aussie, Kiwi are extending recovery but there is no clear upside momentum. For the week, Sterling is still the strongest, followed by Swiss Franc while Yen is
The dollar is trading somewhat mixed ahead of European trading, with trading sentiment being dictated by a couple of factors at the moment. The euro remains resilient after comments by ECB policymakers yesterday while the yen is continuing its volatile trip, being the laggard today as bond yields keep a slight bounce from yesterday. The