Cable buyers prod key resistance near 1.2720, Fed inflation eyed

Share: GBP/USD prods one-month-old descending resistance line at weekly top. Looming bull cross on MACD, steady RSI joins higher high formation to favor Cable bulls. 50-DMA acts as additional upside filter for the Pound Sterling buyers to cross. Pullback needs validation from five-month-old horizontal support zone. GBP/USD buyers attack a downward-sloping resistance line

Dollar finds feet as investors await further clues on Fed path By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar on Wednesday clawed back some of the previous session’s sharp declines as investors looked ahead to more labour market data for clues on the path for Federal

US inflation expectations refresh five-week low

Share: US inflation expectations can be held responsible for the market’s latest dislike for the US Dollar, after fueling the Greenback to the multi-day high in the last week. That said, the inflation expectations, as per the 10-year and 5-year breakeven inflation rates from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) data, reverse Friday’s

Asia FX flat as markets weigh Fed outlook, dollar near 3-mth high By Investing.com

© Reuters. Investing.com — Most Asian currencies moved little on Monday as markets weighed hawkish yet somewhat reiterative comments on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, while the dollar retained recent gains and came close to a three-month high. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday warned that U.S. interest rates could still rise further to

Japanese Yen Slides on BoJ and Fed Commentary from Jackson Hole. Higher USD/JPY?

Japanese Yen, USD/JPY, US Dollar, BoJ, Intervention, JGB, Yields, Ueda, Powell – Talking Points USD/JPY is contemplating new peaks after reaching higher this week The BoJ and the Fed appear to be on differing paths, and it might assist USD/JPY The moves in Treasury yields might hold the key for USD/JPY direction Trade Smarter –

XAU/USD bulls eye $1,950 and US inflation, employment clues for confirmation

Share: Gold Price stays defensive within multi-day-old falling wedge after snapping four-week downtrend. Mixed United States data, pullback in Treasury bond yields lure XAU/USD buyers within bullish chart pattern. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, other policymakers defend hawkish bias but cite data dependency to prod Gold bears. Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, NFP will

US Dollar, Gold, Euro, NFPs, Key Fed Inflation Gauge, China PMI

Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free Gold Forecast The US Dollar mostly outperformed against its major counterparts this past week. The British Pound, Euro and Canadian Dollars were some of the worst-performing majors while the Chinese Yuan and Australian Dollar fared better. Taking a look at commodities, gold performed well while crude oil prices

GBP/USD slides to two-month lows amid global economic woes, hawkish Fed stance

Share: GBP/USD falls 0.18%, as concerns over global business activity and China’s real estate market woes fuel a risk-off environment. US Dollar Index (DXY) advances 0.19% to around two-month highs, buoyed by Powell’s hawkish remarks on inflation and rate hikes at Jackson Hole. Mixed US economic data, including lower-than-expected Initial Jobless Claims, adds

Could call for more rate hikes if inflation retreat stalled

Share: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker told Bloomberg on Friday that he doesn’t see the need now for additional rate increases but added that he could call for more hikes if inflation retreat stalled. Additional takeaways “Should hold rates steady and see how policy affects the economy.” “Labor markets are

We are getting close to where we need to be with rates

Share: Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester told CNBC on Friday that they probably have some more work to do with rates, per Reuters. Additional takeaways “We are getting close to where we need to be with rates.” “We need to see more evidence inflation is cooling.” “Economy momentum has been stronger.” “Fed