XAU/USD aims to extend rally above $1,920 as Fed to ease policy tightening pace
Gold price is looking to extend gains above $1,920.00 decisively amid weakness in the US Dollar Index (DXY). The Fed is expected to scale down the policy tightening pace amid declining inflation. S&P500 recorded a four-day winning streak, portraying a risk-on market mood. Gold price (XAU/USD) has turned sideways after a juggernaut rally to near […]
End to rate hikes will coincide with an end to USD gains during early 2023 – Wells Fargo
In the view of economists at Wells Fargo, end to monetary tightening should bring the US Dollar’s gains to an end by early 2023. Eventual US recession to soften the greenback “An end to rate hikes will coincide with an end to USD gains during early 2023. Indeed, we believe a peak in the trade-weighted […]
USD Index accelerates the rebound well north of 102.00
The index reverses part of the recent acute sell-off. US yields remain directionless across the curve on Friday. Flash Michigan Consumer Sentiment will be next on tap. The greenback’s recovery picks up extra pace and revisits the 102.65/70 band when gauged by the USD Index (DXY) on Friday. USD Index meets contention around 102.00 Following […]
EUR/USD prints fresh bull cycle highs, on course for 5-day rally
EUR/USD bulls take on fresh bull cycle highs but bears are lurking. US CPI weakened the outlook for the US Dollar but a cohort of Fed speakers remain hawkish. Breakout traders could be feeling the heat of a sizeable correction in the coming sessions. EUR/USD has popped to a fresh bull high following the day’s Consumer […]
Policy rate will need to be higher for longer
St. Louis Federal Reserve leader James Bullard, following today’s Consumer Price Index data that came in as expected on the whole, besides the one exception on a monthly basis in the headline number, stated that the most likely scenario is inflation remaining above 2%, so the policy rate will need to be higher for longer. Key […]
NZD/USD bulls are tiring ahead of US CPI as the main event
NZD/USD bulls eye a test of resistance before Thursday’s CPI event that leaves the 0.6470s exposed. NZD/USD traders will be looking to the lower timeframes for signs of deceleration from the bulls that could lead to a break of 0.6200. NZD/USD is heading into the end of the North American session flat on the day so […]
NZD/USD aims to extend recovery above 0.6250 amid risk-on impulse, US NFP hogs limelight
NZD/USD is looking to stretch its recovery above 0.6250 backed by a rebound in the risk-on mood. The US Dollar Index is struggling below 104.80 ahead of the US NFP data release. Upbeat US ADP Employment Change data has resulted in more troubles for the Fed policymakers. The NZD/USD pair is struggling to extend its […]