The saying is that central banks will look to stick with their prevailing argument/narrative for as long as they can get away with it, and that will apply again to the ECB as we kick start the new year. I mean, you don’t have to look too far back to be reminded of how stubborn
In this article WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday reported fiscal first quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s estimates after an early flu season boosted demand for cough and cold medicine. The company said it also raised its full-year revenue outlook due in part to its U.S. health care
Gold prices held steady on Thursday, hovering close to a near seven-month high scaled in the previous session, while market participants prepared for U.S. jobs data that could influence the Federal Reserve‘s policy trajectory. * Spot gold held its ground at $1,854.89 per ounce, as of 0042 GMT. Prices rose as much as 1.4% to
Overall, the movements in the markets remain indecisive. Yen is staying soft after reversing all of earlier gains in the week, but holds above near term support levels. Dollar is stuck in familiar range against European majors and commodity currencies. The hawkish FOMC minutes provided no inspiration to the greenback. While Aussie surged yesterday, there
Crude oil falls 5.3%. Largest decline since September 2022 The price of WTI crude oil futures tumbled 5.3% today. That was the largest move to the downside since September 7 when the price fell -5.73%. The low price today reached $72.79. That was just above the low of a swing area between $72.76 and $73.31
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Demand for employment remained high in November as companies looked for workers to fill positions despite worries of a looming recession, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for the month showed available positions at 10.46 million, down just fractionally from October’s total and above the 10 million forecast by
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Digital assets funds saw inflows totaling $433 million during 2022, the lowest level since 2018, when inflows in the crypto industry reached $233 million, according to the cryptocurrency investment firm Coinshares. Investors’ appetite for digital assets seems not to have been fully affected by the crypto winter, but otherwise encouraged investments in crypto assets in
Gold prices extended their New Year rally to jump more than 1% and hit their highest since mid-June on Wednesday, helped by a weaker dollar and growing expectations of less aggressive interest rate hikes at upcoming Federal Reserve meetings. Spot gold jumped 1% to $1,857.71 per ounce by 1326 GMT, hitting its highest since June
It’s looks like a rather typical risk-on day today, with Dollar and Yen trading broadly lower, while Aussie leads commodity currencies higher. Major European indexes are firmly up while US futures also point to higher open. US and European benchmark yields are trading down again. Gold is extending recent rebound, but oil prices are falling
The Federal Open Market Committee released the Minutes of the December 14-15 Meeting, spurring little action across the FX board. The US Dollar was little changed with the news, although US short-term interest-rate futures dropped. Key notes Most participants welcomed inflation easing in October and November but agreed it would take “substantially more evidence” of progress, to
NZDUSD failed on the break of the 200 day MA The NZDUSD moved above its 200 day moving average (green line in the chart above) the first day of December, and stayed above that level December 22 when the price closed below the moving average level. However the very next day the price moved back
The dot plots revealed that the Fed was seeing a more hawkish outlook for interest rates and it will be interesting to see what is it in the meeting minutes to reveal such sentiment. Especially when we are seeing inflation pressures cool off, not just in the US but also in Europe now. That said,
A woman walks past rundown, shuttered shops in Romford, England. John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. economic contraction of 2023 will be almost as deep as that of Russia, economists expect, as a sharp fall in household living standards weighs on activity. In its 2023 macro outlook, Goldman
Oil prices held their ground on Wednesday after tumbling in the previous session as markets braced for minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting. The Fed raised interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) in December after four consecutive increases of 75 bps each. If the Fed intensifies its rate hikes, that could
Aussie rises broadly today on news that China is considering to lift the ban on its coal partially. The move also takes Kiwi higher. On the other hand, Dollar is turning softer together with loonie. Despite yesterday’s rally attempt, the greenback is clearly hesitating ahead of today’s ISM manufacturing and FOMC minutes, as well as