Share: GBP/USD stays in green territory, though under pressure as sentiment shifts sour. The US Dollar Index erases earlier gains, cushioning the Pound Sterling advance. BoE’s Bailey: Inflation is down due to energy prices falling; monetary and fiscal policy would do the rest of the job. GBP/USD climbed above the 1.2600 figure during
Share: USD/JPY extends its rally for the fifth day, flirting with the 151.00 level, driven by rising US Treasury yields and Fed Chair Powell’s inflation concerns. Market sentiment shifts following the University of Michigan data, indicating lower confidence in the economic outlook and persistent inflation fears. Japanese Yen’s further decline is tempered by
© Reuters The experienced a 0.33% decrease on Thursday, October 19, 2023, following Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s indication of maintaining interest rates steady at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and his cautious stance towards additional policy firming. This decline was mitigated by the 10-year Treasury note yield reaching a 16-year peak and
© Reuters. U.S. dollar banknote is seen in this picture illustration taken May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held firm against its peers on Thursday ahead of remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Powell as expectations grew that the U.S. central bank will keep rates higher for longer.
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki arrives for a news conference during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, following last month’s deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 13, 2023. REUTERS By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday declined to comment on
Share: Mexican Peso stalls the USD/MXN rally towards 18.00, as the pair clings to losses of 0.02%. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment indicates growing pessimism amongst Americans as inflation expectations rise. Dovish comments from Fed officials, including Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, suggest a rate hike pause. Mexican Peso (MXN) calmly stands off
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda was cited in Japanese media over the weekend with ‘exit’ comments featuring. Earlier, in chronological order: Bank of Japan Governor Ueda says his focus is on a ‘quiet exit’ reducing monetary easing USD/JPY indicating a big figure lower than Friday after ‘exit’ comments from BOJ Gov Ueda More on Bank
Share: AUD/USD fell more than 0.50%, to a daily low near 0.6380. Jerome Powell opened the door to another hike in this tightening cycle. Rising US yields make the USD gain interest. At the end of the week, the USD gained ground against its rivals, mainly driven by the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) chairman, Jerome
