US: The Fed hiked by 25 bps as expected and kept everything unchanged at the last meeting. Fed Chair Powell reaffirmed their data dependency and kept all the options on the table. The US CPI yesterday came in line with expectations, so the market’s pricing remained roughly the same. The labour market displayed signs of
Markets: Gold flat at $1918 US 10-year yields flat at 4.26% WTI crude oil down 48-cents to $87.35 S&P 500 up 0.2% CAD leads, JPY lags The euro ends the day flat but it certainly wasn’t quiet as some hawkish ECB sources reports ahead of next week’s meeting, along with some lumpy flows led to
© Reuters Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved in a tight range on Thursday, while the dollar steadied near six-month highs as signs of sticky U.S. inflation spurred continued concerns over a hawkish Federal Reserve. Weak economic data from China also dented sentiment towards Asian markets, with both and in the country continuing to decline through
US Dollar Index already reach 105.026, raised from 99.512 at 18-07-2023 , Why US Dollar Index Sooo Strong ? I think there’re some reasons : 1. USA’s economy is getting better, the ISM non-manufacture PMI 54.5 , prev value 52.7 , market forecast value 5.25 , 2 larger, we can see that the USA’s economy still
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Share: Saudi Arabia expected to extend its 1 million bpd output cut into October. Russia agrees with OPEC to cut exports next month. Positive business activity reports from China improve the oil demand outlook. US unemployment rate rises, wage growth slows, potentially pausing interest rate hikes. Western Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude
Share: XAU/USD rose to a daily high of $1,952 and then got rejected by 100-day SMA, retreating to $1,940. US yields initially dropped after mixed US NPFs but recovered after strong US ISMs from August. At the end of the week, the Gold spot price XAU/USD erased daily gains, retreating towards the $1,940
SPX weekly chart Closing changes: S&P 500 +0.2% DJIA +0.3% Nasdaq Comp flat Russell 2000 +1.0% Toronto TSX Comp +1.2% Weekly: S&P 500 +2.5% DJIA +1.4% Nasdaq Comp +3.2% Russell 2000 +3.6% Toronto TSX Comp +3.5% There were some larger divergences with energy leading the way today behind a 2.0% rise in the XLE ETF.
Share: EUR/JPY consolidates within the 157.00/158.50 range, with an upward bias influenced by ECB President Christine Lagarde’s hawkish tone on inflation. Technical indicators suggest a new trading range could form if the pair falls below 157.00, with key levels at August 3 low of 155.53 and August 23 low of 156.87. A breach
Share: Gold price prepares to extend upside ahead of US PMI data. Fed’s Barkin hopes that the US recession will be “less severe”. Strength in Gold prices has come from restrictive upside in US Treasury yields. Gold price (XAU/USD) strengthens this week as the rally in US Treasury yields halts amid fading hopes
