Fed's Powell: We didn't expect the jobs report to be this time
<ul><li>Labor market is extraordinarily strong</li><li>Sometimes just I get data the night before it's released, but just me</li><li>Message from last week's FOMC is that disinflationary process has begun but has a long way to go</li><li>Repeats that ongoing rate increases will be appropriate, still have not reacted sufficiently restrictive level</li><li>Vote on monetary policy takes place around noon […]
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 […]
AUD/USD bounces on RBA but still faces Powell hurdle
The RBA delivered with a 25 bps rate hike as expected but it was a change to the forward guidance that really helped to give the aussie a boost so far today. A notable change is that the central bank removed the wording that policy is not on a “pre-set course”, instead choosing to emphasise […]
Indian Rupee steadies near monthly top, Fed Chair Powell, RBI Interest Rate Decision eyed
Share: USD/INR grinds higher around monthly peak, bulls take a breather after three-day uptrend. Cautious sentiment ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech, RBI interest rate decision probes the Indian Rupee pair traders. Firmer Oil price, hopes of dovish guidance from RBI joins hawkish hopes from Fed to keep buyers hopeful. Reuters poll […]
Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones, US Dollar, Gold, Jerome Powell, RBA
Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free Equities Forecast Global market sentiment ended on a cautious note at the end of last week. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones fell -1.59% and -0.38% Friday. Still, the former ended the period in the green. Across the Atlantic Ocean, the FTSE 100 and DAX […]
Wall Street to Jerome Powell: We don’t believe you
Do you want the good news about the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell; the other good news; or the bad news? Let’s start with the first bit of good news. Powell and his fellow monetary-policy-committee members just lifted short-term interest rates another quarter of a percentage point to 4.75%, which means retirees and […]
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, […]
Fed Chair Powell Tests Positive for Covid-19, Has Mild Symptoms By Bloomberg
© Bloomberg. Jerome Powell Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Powell, 69, received the positive test Wednesday and “is up to date with Covid-19 vaccines and boosters,” the Fed said in a statement, adding that he is working remotely while isolating […]
Dollar largely flat; U.S. CPI in focus after Powell fails to provide lead By Investing.com
© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com – The U.S. dollar traded largely flat in Europe Wednesday, with risk sentiment on the rise but attention firmly on this week’s key U.S. inflation release. At 03:10 ET (08:10 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, edged higher to 103.017, holding […]
US Dollar Support Breakout Remains Lackluster After Powell Speech, Focus on CPI
US Dollar, DXY, Fed Outlook, Jerome Powell, CPI – Asia Pacific Market Open US Dollar flat as Jerome Powell offers no new meaningful updates The DXY Dollar Index support breakout has been lackluster so far Australian Dollar now eyeing local monthly inflation gauge next Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free USD Forecast Asia-Pacific Market […]