Asia FX muted, dollar set for weekly drop on Fed rate cut bets By Investing.com

© Reuters Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday after strong gains earlier this week, while the dollar headed for a sharp weekly fall as weak labor market data fueled more bets that the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates by mid-2024.  Weakness in the dollar put most regional units on course for a

UK CPI Posts Massive Drop, GBP Offered

UK Inflation Drops Across the Board UK headline CPI 4.6% vs 4.8 exp. Prior 6.7% UK core CPI 5.7% vs 5.8% exp. Prior 6.1% Largest contributors to CPI drop: housing and household services (energy) and food The analysis in this article makes use of chart patterns and key support and resistance levels. For more information

10 reasons for the drop in oil prices this week, and what’s next

WTI crude oil daily WTI crude oil has rebounded $1.22 today but it was flushed lower this week on a series of factors that offer hints on what’s coming next. 1) Technical selling The first reason is the simplest: $80 broke. Oil tested $80 several times before finally breaking it on Tuesday. That sent crude

ECB policymakers keen to cool euphoria over inflation drop

ECB policymakers keen to cool euphoria over inflation drop FULL STORY The European Central Bank needs to see further progress in dampening inflationary pressures, and companies along with governments need to chip in to prevent more policy tightening, ECB policymakers said on Wednesday. Policymakers speaking at various venues across Europe appeared keen to cool any

Dollar extends drop, still vulnerable after Fed By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Woman holds U.S. dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar extended its decline on Monday, having fallen last week by the most since July after the Federal Reserve dialled down its hawkish rhetoric and U.S. data showed signs

Oil climbs up by over 2% but still poised for a weekly drop

WTI crude itself is up roughly 2.5% to $85.28 as oil is seeking a rebound towards the end of the week. The low this week nearly touched the $82 level, where we also saw price find a rebound at the start of the month: WTI crude oil daily chart The tensions in the Middle East

Indonesia president says rupiah’s drop still ‘safe’, flags tax incentives By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A teller counts Indonesian rupiah bank notes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo 2/2 By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday the rupiah’s recent depreciation rate against the dollar was still “safe” for Southeast Asia’s