The Japanese Yen has taken a significant hit today, losing ground against all major currencies after BoJ refrained from detailing an immediate plan to taper its bond purchases. In the lead-up to the announcement, expectations were high among traders and investors that BoJ would begin tapering soon, fueled by multiple media reports. However, the central
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said the swelling national debt is manageable as long as it stays around where it is relative to the rest of the economy. In a CNBC interview, Yellen also noted that high interest rates are adding to the burden as the U.S. manages its massive $34.7 trillion debt load.
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Gold (XAU/USD) prices are nearly back to the post-CPI highs seen on Wednesday, analysts at TDS note. Gold is on the rise, Silver faces a leg down “Back-to-back weaker-than-expected inflation prints, along with the less hawkish details of the Federal Reserve meeting, have seen appetite for the Yellow Metal increase as markets now price in
The Michigan survey numbers were much weaker than expectations. Despite the sharp declines, the dollar is steady and trading near highs vs the EUR and GBP. The Michigan survey may be losing some of its bite as politics takes control going into the election. If you are Trump supporter, the situation is dire. If you
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Gold August Futures on MCX fell by Rs 3,300 to Rs 71,258 per 10 grams from its peak of Rs 74,777 per 10 grams on May 20 while silver July contracts have dipped by Rs 3,300 so far in June so far to Rs 88,271/kg. Gold and silver dipped amid a rebound in the dollar
Euro is once again capturing market attention today as this week’s significant selloff resumes. The steep decline has been driven by rising political tensions in France, as the snap parliamentary election called by President Emmanuel Macron has heightened investor anxiety, particularly as left-wing parties coalesce against him. There is a growing concern among market participants
The Bank of Japan is largely expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its 2-day meeting ending June 14, 2024. Seen here, the Japanese flag flying high at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday,
Following the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy review meeting on Friday, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members decided to maintain the key interest rate at 0%. The decision matched the market expectations. The BoJ held rates for the second straight meeting in June after hiking for the first time since 2007 in the
The NZDUSD has corrected lower today after extending to a key swing area yesterday on the better CPI and finding sellers. The move lower today has moved down to test the 200-hour MA at 0.6162. Yesterday, the price moved above that MA level on the back of the tamer CPI data. Buyers on the dip,
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Oil prices fell on Friday but were on track for their first weekly gain in four weeks as markets assessed the impact of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates versus solid outlooks for crude and fuel demand this year. Brent crude futures were down 72 cents, or 0.87%, to $82.04 a barrel at 0100 GMT. West Texas
While Dollar had a sharp decline following US consumer inflation data overnight, the selloff was short-lived. The greenback stabilized and recovered after FOMC projections indicated that only one rate cut is likely this year. Stock and bond markets showed little reaction to Fed’s announcement. Attention now turns to upcoming US PPI and jobless claims data
A measure of wholesale prices unexpectedly decreased in May, adding another piece of evidence that inflation is pulling back. The producer price index, a gauge of prices that producers get for their goods and services in the open market, declined 0.2% for the month, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. That reversed
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Natural Gas falls lower with markets having difficulties digesting Fed’s communication. German utility company Uniper terminates Gas supply contracts with Russia’s Gazprom after a court ruling. The US Dollar Index trades sideways after a very volatile session on Wednesday. Natural Gas price (XNG/USD) sinks lower by more than 1%, turning red after a green bounce
The USDCAD has moved up and down since mid-April. Most of the trading has been between 1.36049 and 1.3803 (around 200 pips) in between 6100 and 200 bar moving averages on the 4-hour chart near 1.3685. Prior to the FOMC rate decision and after the US CPI data yesterday, the price move down to test