Risk of ‘wrathful Old Testament–style’ reaction from central banks is rising, JPMorgan says
The “gentle and forgiving path” taken by developed-market central banks to rein in inflation over the past year is likely to prove unsuccessful and trigger the need for more forceful, biblical-type action.That’s the view of economists Bruce Kasman, Joseph Lupton and Michael Hanson of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.10%, who described the response of […]
Strategist who loves challenging consensus sticks by call for 8% fed-funds rate
Dominique Dwor-Frecaut, a former associate with the New York Fed and outlier from the rest of the financial-market pack, is standing by a bold call she made a year ago: She says the Federal Reserve needs to hike its benchmark interest rate to 8%, versus the current level of 4.5%-4.75%, to stabilize inflation and could […]
US Dollar (DXY) Rattled by a Slightly Less Hawkish Fed Chair Powell
US Dollar (DXY) Price and Chart Analysis The US dollar slips after the Fed chair dials back on the hawkish narrative. S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 are within touching distance of new multi-week highs. Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely and compelling market commentary from the DailyFX team Subscribe […]
U.S. could be heading into period of ‘transitory disinflation,’ traders and strategists say
Hopes for a further decline in U.S. inflation this year are giving way to a risk seen in some corners of the financial market that any improvement in price gains will turn out to be fleeting.Strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.22% and BofA Securities, along with Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Asset Management, […]
Dollar Index (DXY) Heads for 104 Ahead of Powell
U.S. DOLLAR ANALYSIS & TALKING POINTS USD looks to Jerome Powell for direction – will the rally continue? Key inflection point on daily DXY chart awaiting catalyst. Recommended by Warren Venketas Get Your Free USD Forecast USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP The Dollar Index (DXY) has shown no signs of letting up its recent gains after the […]
Oil futures get lift on China demand hopes
Oil futures rose Tuesday, finding support as ongoing hopes a revival in crude demand from China run strong. A devastating earthquake that left thousands dead in Turkey and Syria and Turkey’s Ceyhan oil export terminal, with a capacity of 1 million barrels a day, was expected to be closed through Wednesday, Reuters reported. See: How […]
DXY Triple Zigzag to Lower Prices!
The current DXY structure suggests we are at the end of a global corrective trend. This is in the form of a triple zigzag pattern Ⓦ-Ⓧ-Ⓨ-Ⓧ-Ⓩ. It seems that the sub-waves Ⓦ-Ⓧ-Ⓨ-Ⓧ have ended. In the near future, the price depreciation is expected to continue in the primary wave Ⓩ. It is also like the […]
Gold prices finish higher after falling to a 3-week low
Gold prices finished a bit higher on Monday after tumbling to their lowest level in three weeks following Friday’s surprisingly strong jobs report, which helped send Treasury yields and the dollar higher to the detriment of the yellow metal. Price action Gold for April delivery GC00, +0.19% GCJ23, +0.19% rose $2.90, or nearly 0.2%, to […]
Gold prices rebound after hitting 3-week low
Gold prices rebounded on Monday after tumbling to their lowest level in three weeks following Friday’s surprisingly strong jobs report, which helped send Treasury yields and the dollar higher to the detriment of the yellow metal. Price action Gold for April delivery GC00, +0.47% GCJ23, +0.47% rose $9.50, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,885 an […]
Why the 2023 stock market rally may depend on further U.S. dollar weakness
The U.S. dollar may be losing its appeal as one of the few reliable safe-haven assets in times of economic and geopolitical uncertainty after an 18 month rally, but a further fall by the currency could fuel a 2023 stock-market rally, market analysts said.The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +1.22% fell to a nine-month low […]