Taiwan’s Presidential election was held over the weekend. William Lai, of the pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been elected President. The party has governed Taiwan for the past eight years. This will be its third consecutive presidential term. Lai won 40% of the vote. Ahead of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party’s Hou Yu-ih
Notwithstanding a Friday uptick, Gold is set to close the week on declines dragged by a higher dollar index (DXY). Today, in the early trade the yellow metal advanced with some softening in the greenback. Taking cues from the international market, MCX February gold futures were trading at Rs 61,884 per 10 grams, up Rs
Sterling fell broadly today following weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Despite this, the British currency’s losses have been somewhat contained, indicating a degree of resilience. Concurrently, Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar are showing attempts to recover, but these efforts lack significant follow-through momentum. The day’s activities seem more reflective of temporary consolidations rather than indicative of
An employer representative at a Veteran Employment and Resource Fair in Long Beach, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Department of Labor is scheduled to release initial jobless claims figures on January 11. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumers have grown more confident about the direction of the economy and inflation
Share: The Japanese Yen languishes near its lowest level since November 28 against the USD. Japanese consumer inflation eases as expected and reaffirms bets for a BoJ status quo. A positive risk tone also undermines the safe-haven JPY and lends support to USD/JPY. Reduced bets for a March Fed rate cut and rising US bond
Gold prices were set on Friday for their worst week in more than a month, as the dollar and Treasury yields strengthened after U.S. central bankers pushed back against expectations of early rate cuts amid signs of resilience in the economy. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold edged 0.1% higher to $2,023.52 per ounce by 0158 GMT.
The NZDUSD trended lower into yesterday’s trade, but after reading it at 200 day moving average near 0.60901, and a swing area between 0.6078 and 0.6085, the selling baby in the price corrected the upside. That move to the upside took the price to an Asian session high of 0.6135. That was short of the
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The forex market displayed relative tranquility in Asian session, with major currencies confined to tight ranges. This subdued atmosphere reflects a degree of stabilization in investor sentiment, mirrored in the performance of major Asian stock indexes which are either experiencing mild recoveries or registering only slight losses. A notable exception to this picture is China’s
Raphael Bostic at Jackson Hole, Wyoming David A. Grogan | CNBC Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic expects policymakers to start cutting rates in the third quarter of this year, saying Thursday that inflation is well on its way back to the central bank’s goal. Bostic, a voting member this year on the rate-setting Federal
Share: The US Dollar trades in the green in the aftermath of the weekly US Jobless Claims. Traders hear Fed’s Bostic call again for a steady-for-longer outlook. The US Dollar Index failed to close above the important technical level of 103.40. The US Dollar (USD) trades slightly higher in the aftermath of US Jobless Claims
Gold prices rose on Thursday, helped by a softer U.S. dollar and the Middle East conflict lifting safe-haven appeal, while investors await further comments from a Federal Reserve official to gauge the central bank‘s interest rate trajectory. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $2,015.79 per ounce by 1255 GMT, but was lingering near its five-week low
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The major US stock indices are mixed in early US trading. A snapshot of the market currently shows: Dow Industrial Average -83.40 points or -0.22% at 37185.50 S&P index up 20.63 points or 0.45% at 4760.50 NASDAQ index is leading the way with a gain of 155 points or 1.04% at 15008.10 The small-cap Russell
Dollar bounces in early US session, buoyed by unexpectedly low initial jobless claims data, which also lifts US 10-year yield. One of the key themes emerging this week is recalibration of market expectations regarding rate cut by Fed in March, with the probability now down to around 56%. Today’s job data is likely another factor
A networking and hiring event for professionals of color in Minneapolis, MN. Michael Siluk | Getty Images The labor market continued to show surprising resiliency in the early days of 2024, with initial jobless claims posting an unexpected drop last week. Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 187,000 for the week ended Jan. 13, the
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The world’s largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday posted better-than-expected profit and revenue on the back of weaker macroeconomic conditions. Here are TSMC’s fourth-quarter results versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 625.53 billion New Taiwan dollars ($19.62 billion), vs. NT$618.31 billion expected Net income: NT$238.71 billion, vs. NT$225.22 billion
Share: AUD/JPY moves above a key level of 97.00 after the Australian economic data. Aussie Consumer Inflation Expectations and Unemployment Rate remained consistent at 4.5% and 3.9%, respectively. Japanese Yen faces challenges as BoJ is expected to maintain an ultra-dovish stance. AUD/JPY extends its gains for the second straight session, improving to near 97.10 during