The evolution of Fed funds futures market pricing

Here is a great chart snapshot from BMO showing how Fed pricing has changed in the past year. Most of 2023 involved the market buying into the idea of higher-for-longer Fed funds but since October 18, there has been a fresh attempt to price in rate cuts, despite ongoing hawkish Fed rhetoric. That came after

AUD/USD falls for straight fifth trading session on global slowdown fears

Share: AUD/USD refreshes weekly low near 0.6560 as the broader market mood is risk-off. Fed Powell considered current monetary policy as inadequate to bring down inflation to 2%. The RBA MPS report indicated that further tightening would be largely dependent on incoming data. The AUD/USD pair continues its losing streak for the fifth

Gold (XAU/USD) Slips Lower After Fed Powell’s Warning, UST 30-Year Bond Sale Flop

Gold (XAU/USD) Analysis, Prices, and Charts Powell not confident that the Fed has done enough to get inflation down to target. US 30-year bond sale floundered, sending yields sharply higher. DailyFX Economic Calendar Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent risk markets spinning lower, and bond yields higher after he said that the US central bank

FED, ECB President to Facilitate a Move Toward 1.0800?

EUR/USD, PRICE FORECAST: WEEKLY FORECAST: Gold Price Forecast: $1950 Key Support Approaches as Bears Eye Further Downside The Euro appears to be gaining some traction against the Greenback of late. The 1.0700 handle however has proved stubborn with EURUSD unable to maintain gains once crossing the threshold. Markets continue to remain optimistic that the Fed

Gold price flat-lines as traders keenly await Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech

Gold price oscillates in a narrow range amid the uncertainty over the Fed’s rate-hike path. Declining US bond yields caps the recent USD recovery and lends support to the XAU/USD. Traders now await Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech before placing fresh directional bets. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on the overnight bounce from the

The Fed is fighting real inflation this time – Nordea

Share: Researchers from Nordea are out with a note highlighting that the Fed’s (and other central banks’) fight with inflation will remain an ongoing task for longer than most might be expecting, with Nordea currently anticipating a lack of any rate cuts until well into 2025. Major forecasts: Firmly on hold The central