Preview of the Fed Meeting: Finding a Balance is a Tough Task
Last year the Fed pursued the most aggressive monetary policy in many years, but in December 2022, officials began laying the groundwork for reducing the pace of tightening to standard 25 bp hike. There are signs that the US expansion is losing momentum while risks of sharper inflation easing gradually build up which contribute to […]
Increasingly likely that it will slow down next week – Rabobank
Next Wednesday, the FOMC will announce its decision on monetary policy. Analysts at Rabobank point out it has become increasingly likely that the Fed will slow down its hiking cycle to 25 bps. Decline in inflation has increased the probability of smaller hikes “The next meeting of the FOMC, on January 31 and February 1, […]
BoE & Fed to Dictate Pound Sentiment
POUND STERLING ANALYSIS & TALKING POINTS More certainty around BoE leaves USD factors more interesting by means of Fed guidance (Jerome Powell). U.S. economic data including NFP and ISM to clarify the picture moving forward. Will the rising wedge strike again? Recommended by Warren Venketas Get Your Free GBP Forecast GBP/USD FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST: BEARISH Trade […]
Fed set to deliver quarter-point rate hike along with ‘one last hawkish sting in the tail’
The Federal Reserve will downshift to a 25 basis point rise in its policy interest rate at their upcoming interest-rate meeting and will work overtime to make sure that the market doesn’t get the idea that rate increases are finished, economists said. “Despite the good news on inflation and being one step closer to done, […]
USD/JPY keeps the red below 130.00, eyes US PCE Price Index for fresh impetus
USD/JPY meets with a fresh supply on Friday and is pressured by a combination of factors. Strong Tokyo inflation fuels speculations about a hawkish shift by the BoJ and lifts the JPY. The emergence of fresh USD selling contributes to the intraday slide ahead of the US PCE. The USD/JPY pair comes under some renewed […]
USD/JPY slides below 130.00 as upbeat Tokyo CPI pleases BoJ hawks ahead of Fed’s preferred inflation
USD/JPY takes offers to refresh intraday low, fades bounce off weekly bottom. Firmer prints of Tokyo CPI for January renews hawkish concerns over BoJ and weigh on Yen prices. Mixed concerns surrounding Fed’s next move, hopes of BoJ’s hawkish turn also please USD/JPY bears. Fed’s preferred inflation gauge eyed for clear directions ahead of next […]
U.S. inflation roller coaster prompts fresh look at long-ignored money supply
NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The amount of money sloshing around the U.S. economy shrank last year for the first time on record, a development that some economists believe bolsters the case for U.S. inflation pressures continuing to abate.The Federal Reserve’s main measure of the nation’s money stock – known as M2 money supply […]
Things set to remain tough for the Dollar – Commerzbank
The US Dollar struggles to stay resilient ahead of the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data. The greenback could remain under pressure on signals of a cooling of the US economy, economists at Commerzbank report. Positive review, shaky outlook “A rate hike by ‘only’ 25 bps at the next Fed meeting is now increasingly likely […]
Caution triggers as global growth encounters a downward revision
Asian stocks are expected to remain cautionary as global growth has encountered a downward revision. Global markets are likely to remain on tenterhooks ahead of the US GDP release. Oil price has dropped below $80.50 as the US recession fears are still solid. Markets in the Asian domain are showing signs of caution amid the […]
XAU/USD bulls approach $1,967 ahead of United States Gross Domestic Product
Gold price takes the bids to renew nine-month high, up for the fourth consecutive day. US Dollar weakness underpins XAU/USD upside amid cautious mood ahead of the key United States Gross Domestic Product. Dovish bias surrounding the Fed contrasts with the hawkish outlook over ECB to weigh on USD and favor Gold buyers. Convergence of […]