Share: The Greenback opens higher this Friday though fails to hold on to gains. Traders can let the dust settle in a very light calendar ahead of the festivities next week. The US Dollar Index is steady above 104, though faces some pressure towards the weekend. The US Dollar (USD) gave traders and
Share: S&P 500 rises 1.54%, closing at 4,414.57, marking its seventh consecutive week of gains. Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Industrial also post gains, with technology and consumer sectors leading. Market players overlook Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments, focusing instead on mixed economic data. Upcoming week to focus on US inflation data,
Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, S&P 500, Russell 2000 Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 recovery runs out of stream The FTSE 100 has come off Thursday’s 7,466 high amid hawkish comments by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell and as the British economy stalls in the third quarter.
© Reuters. Investing.com– Most Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Friday, while the dollar steadied following somewhat mixed comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on the path of interest rates. Persistent concerns over the Israel-Hamas war also kept traders largely wary of risky assets, especially amid growing fears over a bigger conflict
Share: XAU/USD trades at $1971.15, marking a 1.24% gain. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at the Economic Club of New York led to expectations of no further rate hikes by the Fed. Powell states that policy is restrictive and emphasizes the need for careful policy setting. Gold price (XAU/USD) extended its gains to
© Reuters. On Wednesday, the euro appreciated against the U.S. dollar, influenced by a decrease in Treasury yields following dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials and anticipated Chinese stimulus measures. Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic, speaking at the American Bankers Association, expressed that no further interest rate hikes were necessary. This statement led to
Share: EUR/USD drops to 1.0500, down 0.69%, as rising US Treasury bond yields and expectations of additional Fed tightening weigh heavily on the pair. Contrasting economic outlooks with improving US business activity and decelerating Eurozone factory activity contribute to the Euro’s decline. The EUR/USD is bearish biased, with significant support at 1.0500 and
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar fell in early European trade Monday, retreating from a six-month high, while the Japanese yen surged as comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled a potential change in monetary policy. At 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of
Ueda drove USD/JPY to its biggest daily loss here in 2 months: Other: Bank of Japan Governor Ueda gave an interview with Yomiuri last week. The media group published comments from the interview over the weekend. In a nutshell, Ueda said that he thinks its possible that the BOJ will have enough information by the
Market Recap Recommended by Jun Rong Yeap How to Trade FX with Your Stock Trading Strategy Major US indices attempted to stabilise towards the end of last week (DJIA +0.22%; S&P 500 +0.14%; Nasdaq +0.09%), but gains remained feeble following recent de-risking in tech and concerns of a resurgence in inflationary pressures. Thus far, Wall
