NZD/USD retreats from daily highs ahead of FOMC minutes

[ad_1] Share: NZD/USD rose to a high of near 0.6000 but settled near 0.5950. RBNZ held rates steady at 5.5% as expected but sounded hawkish. Investors await key FOMC minutes for forward guidance. On Wednesday, the NZD/USD traded strongly following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decision but failed to maintain its momentum

US Dollar, Gold, Crude Oil, Nasdaq 100, RBNZ, FOMC Minutes, CPI

[ad_1] Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free USD Forecast The US Dollar outperformed its major counterparts this past week, with the DXY Dollar Index gaining over 0.8 percent. In fact, the DXY just wrapped up its 4th consecutive weekly gain. The last time the same winning streak occurred was back in February. A 5th

FOMC, ECB, US GDP and Earnings Spur on Advances

[ad_1] Dow, DAX Index Analysis Recommended by Richard Snow Get Your Free Equities Forecast DAX Pushes Past Significant Resistance as Earnings Season Continues The DAX received a boost ahead of the ECB rate announcement today as earnings season grips the German index. A broad list of stocks that have reported positive earnings updates this week

Stock indices in negative territory ahead of FOMC

[ad_1] As the Fed decision looms at the top of the hour, the major indices are trading lower led by the NASDAQ index. The Dow is down marginally. A close lower today would snap its 12-day winning streak. The record is 13 straight days of gains. A snapshot market currently shows: Dow industrial average -3.28

Euro Snapshot Ahead of the FOMC Rate Decision, EUR/USD EUR/JPY

[ad_1] Euro Analysis (EUR/USD, EUR/JPY) Recommended by Richard Snow Get Your Free EUR Forecast FOMC to Hike by 25-bps in July but Where Will Rates Peak? The FOMC concludes its two-day meeting with the monetary policy statement at 19:00 UK time today. A string of encouraging inflation prints have allowed markets to entertain the possibility

US Stocks Ease Ahead of FOMC Despite Positive Earnings

[ad_1] S&P 500, Nasdaq Analysis Recommended by Richard Snow Get Your Free Equities Forecast Markets Brace for the Fed’s Rate Decision Market participants eagerly await the FOMC statement and press conference where we will hear form Jerome Powell as he answers questions around the terminal rate and whether or not we’ll see further hikes from

Struggles to gain momentum beyond 1.3200, eyes on FOMC

[ad_1] Share: USD/CAD struggles to gain momentum beyond the 1.3200 area on Wednesday. The pair holds below the 50- and 100-hour EMAs with a downward slope. The immediate resistance level is seen at 1.3200; the initial support level is located at 1.3145. The USD/CAD pair attracts some follow-through buying but struggles to gain