Dollar remains vulnerable, focus turns to inflation data

Share: In a shortened week, the US Dollar posted losses again. Next week, the key report in the US will be the Core PCE. Consumer inflation data is also due in the Eurozone with the preliminary November figures and in Australia with the October Monthly CPI. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will

Focus turns to inflation data after Dollar’s rebound

Share: The key report for the week will be on Tuesday with the US Consumer Price Index. Additionally, more US inflation data is scheduled for Wednesday with the Producer Price Index. The Eurozone will report GDP growth, and the UK will release employment and inflation data. Australia will also release jobs data. The

Nasdaq erases a 1% gain and turns negative

Nasdaq Comp We’ve seen this script before. Treasury yields came off the lows and slowly the gains in equities faded. The FX market might have been the tell earlier as money started to move into US dollars, something I alluded to. I just don’t know how you could have a lot of confidence in that

 Dollar holds firm, focus turns to inflation data

Share: Next week, markets will continue to digest the outcomes of recent central bank meetings. Additionally, market participants will closely monitor the release of economic data, with a particular focus on inflation figures from the Eurozone and the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index. Here is what you need to know for

Gold turns choppy amid uncertainty over interest rate peak after stable Fed policy

Share: Gold price trades sideways as uncertainty about the interest rate outlook persists. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged but left doors open for further policy tightening. Unlike other G7 economies, the US remains resilient on the grounds of a strong labor market and upbeat consumer spending. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to find

Morgan Stanley turns “bearish” on emerging market FX again By Reuters

© Reuters. LONDON (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s analysts returned to a ‘bearish’ stance on emerging market FX on Tuesday, predicting China’s economic strains would continue to push down its currency and flagged the growing set of developing countries also now cutting interest rates. “We expect more CNH (yuan) weakness, and China macro risks add to

Gold turns vulnerable as caution deepens ahead of Jackson Hole Symposium

Share: Gold price falls back as the focus shifts to the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. The US Dollar continues to enjoy liquidity amid caution about China’s economic outlook. United States August economic calendar could have a significant impact on the Fed’s September monetary policy meeting. Gold price (XAU/USD) surrenders gains and slips back below

US bank stocks slump on Fitch downgrade warning, 10-year US yield turns south

Share: Fitch Ratings analyst told CNBC on Tuesday that the agency could downgrade several big lenders, including JPMorgan, as reported by Reuters.  The financial-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average opened in negative territory following this headline and was last seen losing 0.6% on a daily basis. Reflecting the poor performance of bank stocks, the