Bears are taking a breather after heavy losses last Friday, but remain intact on prospect of longer…
The Dow Jones falls further on Monday, in extension of last Friday’s 3.2% drop (the biggest daily loss since May 18), as US central bank’s plan to continue tightening its monetary policy to fight soaring inflation, even at the cost of…
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Gold falls to one-month low as dollar benefits from hawkish Fed
Spot gold price fell to one month low on Monday, in extension of last Friday’s 1.2% drop, under fresh pressure on comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who signaled that the central bank remains on track for further policy…
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Bears remain fully in play but face headwinds from key support zone
The Aussie dollar started the week in negative mode, opening with gap lower after hawkish comments from Fed chair Powell further boosted the US dollar and extending last Friday’s 1.2% drop.
Fresh bears cracked key supports at 0.6850 zone…
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USDJPY eyes 2022 high and psychological 140 barrier in dollar-supportive environment
The USDJPY rose to six-week high on Monday after markets digested comments from Fed Chair Powell last Friday and hawkish stance that the central bank kept, sent stocks lower and further lifted the dollar.
Strong Fed’s hawkish stance that…
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Euro remains in red under parity but hopes of more aggressive ECB keep losses limited for now
The Euro edges lower in early Monday’ following a triple-Doji last week that signaled strong indecision but the action is still moving above new 2022 low at 0.9900, posted on Aug 23.
The single currency came under pressure on Fed’s hawkish…
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Sterling continues to trend lower on rising dollar; pandemic low coming in focus
Cable remains in strong defensive mode and accelerates below 1.17 handle in early Monday, hitting new lowest since March 2020.
Fresh dollar’s strength following Fed Powell’s signals of extended period of higher interest rates and slower…
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Dollar hits new 20-year high on signal that interest rates would remain high for some time
The dollar hit new 20-year high against the basket of major currencies in early Monday, driven by fresh demand on US interest rate outlook.
The dollar index opened with gap higher on Monday and rose to the highest since June 2002, after…
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Fed Chairman Powell: Extended period of painful restrictive policy and slow growth needed to restore…
The message from the US Federal Reserve Chairman Powell’s highly anticipated speech in Jackson Hole symposium was mainly in line with expectations regarding high inflation, its impact on the economy and the general action of the central…
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German consumer sentiment fell to new record low on soaring energy prices
The data from German Gfk Institute showed that consumer sentiment continued to fall for the third consecutive month and hit new record low heading into September.
The Consumer Climate Index fell to -36.5 from downwardly revised -30.9…
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US economy contraction in Q2 was milder than expected
The US economy contracted at 0.6% rate in the second quarter after shrinking by 0.9% in the first three months of this year but showed better performance from expectations for 0.8% contraction.
Better than expected Q2 figure, although…
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