Inflation rose in line with expectations in January, according to an important gauge the Federal Reserve uses as it deliberates cutting interest rates. The personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy costs increased 0.4% for the month and 2.8% from a year ago, as expected according to the Dow Jones consensus estimates. The
In this article BBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk past a Best Buy store in Manhattan, New York City, November 22, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Best Buy surpassed Wall Street’s revenue and earnings expectations for the holiday quarter on Thursday, even as the company navigated through a period of tepid consumer
Share: Crude Oil capped after US stocks increase. US PCE print limits risk appetite. Geopolitical headline tension is easing slightly. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Crude Oil traded closely with the $78.00 handle on Thursday as bullish Crude Oil momentum stopped in its tracks as rising US Crude Oil stocks begin to weigh on energy
The RBNZ kept rates unchanged at 5.5%, and were more dovish in their projections and their comments. As a result, the NZD is tumbled lower. The NZDUSD has broken through some key support levels. The 100 and 200-bar moving averages on the 4-hour chart were broken at 0.61310 and 0.6126. More recently in the North
On the yen move, these are the earlier posts: Besides that, there hasn’t been much activity among major currencies so far on the session. In fact, other dollar pairs are only seeing 0.1% change currently. And that speaks to the lack of appetite today and for the most part, this week. Looking to the remainder
Gold prices were steady on Thursday ahead of the inflation numbers that are due for release later today. The yellow metal has traded in a tight range this week and it was trading with a minor uptick in the early trade amid a slip in the dollar index (DXY). The DXY has fallen by nearly
Japanese Yen rallied broadly in Asian session, energized by hawkish remarks of a BoJ official. These remarks served as a potent reminder to the markets of two critical points: Firstly, BoJ is poised to hike interest rates, buoyed by positive developments in wage negotiations; secondly, while April is viewed as the more likely timing for
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Share: NZD/USD plunged by after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reverted to a dovish hold. Economists at DBS Bank analyze Kiwi’s outlook. Fed Chair Powell will seek to discourage markets from repricing excessive rate cuts With the RBNZ’s rate hike bias diminished, NZD/USD is vulnerable to a stronger Greenback on US data surprises
The USDJPY has moved up toward the 2024 hi at 150.87 on two separate occasions today. The first attempt stalled and the price rotated back down to retest its 100-hour moving average (currently at 150.532). The second run to the upside occurred in the US morning session and it moved up once again toward that
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Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Wednesday as the prospect of a delayed U.S. rate cutting cycle offset the boost provided by talk of extensions to production cuts from OPEC+. Brent crude futures fell 38 cents, or 0.45%, to $83.27 a barrel by 0110 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (WTI)
Dollar, Yen, and Swiss Franc emerge as the predominant winners as markets enter into US session, amidst a backdrop of mild risk-off sentiment. Nevertheless, momentum of these safe-haven currencies remains relatively tempered, holding off major range breakouts across the most traded currency pairs. Traders, particularly those focusing on Dollar, seem poised on the sidelines, awaiting
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Share: EUR/USD drifted below 1.0800 after EU sentiment missed the mark. US GDP came in mixed, driving EUR/USD back to baseline. US PCE inflation to be the key data release this week. EUR/USD sagged early Friday after European sentiment indicators came in below expectations, and a lopsided print in US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures
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High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not
Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday, as U.S. bond yields fell, while investor focus was on a key U.S. inflation print and remarks from several Federal Reserve officials this week for fresh clues on the central bank’s interest rate trajectory. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold edged 0.1% higher at $2,031.99 per ounce(Oz), as of 0135 GMT.