Market reactions were indecisive after Fed’s much-anticipated rate cut overnight. The initial optimism that sparked a rally in US stocks quickly fizzled out, with major indexes closing in the red, while Treasury yields staged a recovery. The reaction was somewhat anticlimactic but understandable given the unusually high level of uncertainty surrounding this FOMC meeting. In
Fundamental Overview Yesterday, the Fed finally started its easing cycle and decided to do it with a 50 bps cut. The market was already leaning towards a 50 bps move, so it wasn’t a surprise. The larger cut was framed as kind of an “insurance” cut with the dot plot showing two more 25 bps
We’re seeing fresh highs now for the euro, pound, and the commodity currencies against the dollar. EUR/USD is up 0.5% to 1.1170 with GBP/USD also up 0.5% to 1.3280 currently. AUD/USD in particular is seeing a strong jump to its highest levels for the year, up 1% to 0.6835. The pair had struggled to clear
Gold October futures contracts as well as silver December futures contracts at MCX opened flat today after the US Fed cut the interest rates by 50 bps. The former stood at Rs 72,916 per 10 gram, which is down by 0.19% or Rs 139 while the latter stood at Rs 88,375/kg, up by merely 0.09%
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates co-chairman and co-chief investment officer, speaks during the Skybridge Capital SALT New York 2021 conference. Brendan McDermid | Reuters As the U.S. Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut since the early Covid pandemic, billionaire investor Ray Dalio flagged that the U.S. economy still faces an “enormous amount of debt.”
The Australian Unemployment Rate is foreseen unchanged at 4.2% in August. Employment Change is expected at 25K, more than halving the 58.2K posted in July. AUD/USD stands below 0.6800, with a bullish bias in the Federal Reserve’s aftermath. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the monthly employment report at 1:30 GMT on Thursday.
Sterling strengthened across the board today after UK CPI data revealed reacceleration in core inflation. The uptick in core CPI provides additional support for hawkish members of the BoE’s MPC, bolstering the case for a rate hold at tomorrow’s decision. A rate cut is still expected in November, when new economic projections will be available.
The EURUSD moved higher (lower USD) after the Fed cut rates by 50 bps. The price extended higher and toward swing highs for the year. The 2nd to last swing high target was at 1.11897, and that level was reached. What wasn’t reached was the double top at 1.12009 from August 23 and August 26..
The jobs market report for August is due today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: 11.30 am Sydney time 0130 GMT 2130 US Eastern time As you’ll see in the screenshot below, the previous month’s report, July, showed another huge gain in jobs, carrying on the trend of strong employment growth over the past year.
U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points, sending the dollar lower. Spot gold was up 0.9% at $2,592.39 per ounce as of 02:17 p.m. ET (1817 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled 0.2% higher at $2,598.60. “Gold surges to all-time highs but bond yields have also jumped higher. A 50 bps is good
If Robert Kaplan still had a say in the matter, he’d be pushing for a half percentage point interest rate reduction at this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The former Dallas Fed president told CNBC on Tuesday that making the bolder move of 50 basis points would better position policymakers heading into the latter part of
UK inflation data released on Wednesday quashes hopes the BoE will cut interest rates on Thursday. Whilst this is bad news for UK mortgage holders the Pound Sterling rose on the news. Eurozone revisions of flash estimates to its inflation showed a downwards revision, weighing on the Euro. EUR/GBP is trading lower on Thursday, exchanging
The much-anticipated FOMC day has finally arrived, and the financial world is eagerly waiting to see if Fed will opt for a 25bps or a more assertive 50bps rate cut. With market expectations split nearly down the middle, and likely some internal divergence within FOMC itself, the outcome is poised to trigger significant market volatility
Fundamental Overview Copper has been on a sustained downtrend since reaching its peak in May. A lot of the weakness has been attributed to the struggling economic recovery in China. Copper is sensitive to the manufacturing cycle, and after a pickup in the first half of the year, we’ve been seeing a notable pullback as
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Gold October futures contracts at MCX opened flat on Wednesday at Rs 73,260 per 10 gram, which is down by 0.23% or Rs 166 while silver December futures contracts were trading at Rs 88,750/kg, down by 0.44% or Rs 390. Gold and silver showed profit taking ahead of the Fed meeting outcomes with gold prices
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City Dia Dipasupil | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images SINGAPORE — U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio named the top five forces at the front and center
NZD/USD gains ground near 0.6190 in Wednesday’s early Asian session. The Fed is anticipated to reduce its borrowing costs on Wednesday. New Zealand’s GDP will be released on Thursday, and it is projected to contract by 0.4% QoQ in Q2. The NZD/USD pair attracts some buyers around 0.6190 on Wednesday during the early Asian session.