© Reuters. The Japanese yen fell sharply on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to keep interest rates in negative territory at -0.1 percent. This decision came just days after the Federal Reserve signaled that U.S. borrowing costs would remain high, exerting pressure on the Japanese currency and raising the possibility of government
Share: Gold price trades sideways as uncertainty about the interest rate outlook persists. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged but left doors open for further policy tightening. Unlike other G7 economies, the US remains resilient on the grounds of a strong labor market and upbeat consumer spending. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to find
Article written by Axel Rudolph, Senior Market Analyst at IG USD/JPY puts pressure on its 10-month high There is no stopping USD/JPY’s advance as the US dollar is on track for its tenth consecutive week of gains amid the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish pause while the Bank of Japan (BOJ) rigorously holds onto its dovish
Wall Street closed with broad losses, but sentiment stabilised somewhat overnight, with China bourses outperforming. Japanese markets didn’t benefit from the BoJ’s ongoing commitment to its ultra-accommodative policy settings and the Yen sold off as the BoJ kept monetary policy parameters unchanged. European futures are in the red, US futures slightly higher, as markets continue
US: The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected. The macroeconomic projections were revised higher as the economy showed much stronger resilience than expected and the Dot Plot showed that the majority of members still expects another rate hike by the end of the year with less rate cuts in 2024. Fed Chair Powell reaffirmed
Number of traders net-short has decreased by 20.26% from last week. SYMBOL TRADING BIAS NET-LONG% NET-SHORT% CHANGE IN LONGS CHANGE IN SHORTS CHANGE IN OI Germany 40 BEARISH 50.07% 49.93% 40.72% Daily 60.80% Weekly -16.90% Daily -20.26% Weekly 4.54% Daily 6.67% Weekly of clients are net long. of clients are net short. Change in Longs
Gold (XAU/USD) Analysis, Price, and Chart US 2yr yields near highs last seen in 2007. Gold unable to break resistance ahead of the latest Fed decision. Learn How to Trade Gold Recommended by Nick Cawley How to Trade Gold US Treasury yields are pressing against multi-year highs as markets continue to price in higher inflation
© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as markets continued to fret over higher U.S. interest rates, while the yen came close to 10-month lows after the Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-dovish policy. The dollar remained relatively well-bid in Asian trade, recovering a measure of overnight losses. The and rose about
Share: The Bank of England (BoE) held its policy rate steady at 5.25%. The decision represents a loss of interest rate support for the Pound, economists at Wells Fargo report. Policy rate pause could also be a policy rate peak We now forecast that the current policy rate of 5.25% will be the
Market sentiments continue to reel in from the post-Fed meeting jitters (DJIA -1.08%; S&P 500 -1.64%; Nasdaq -1.82%), as the US 10-year Treasury yields rose to another fresh 17-year high near the 4.50% handle amid a high-for-longer rate outlook. Some resilience in the US labour market, reflected from lower-than-expected read out of US jobless claims
