Economic News Category

February 24, 2023
USD/JPY Regains Strength

USD/JPY Regains Strength USD/JPY climbed higher above the 132.50 resistance zone. A connecting bullish trend line is forming with support near 134.50 on the 4-hour chart. EUR/USD slowly moved below the 1.0620 support zone. The US GDP grew 2.7% in Q4 2022, less than the 2.9% forecast. The US Dollar gained strength for a steady

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February 23, 2023
FOMC Minutes Instant Insight

FOMC Minutes Instant Insight In their January meeting, Fed officials agreed to continue rate hikes until high inflation is controlled. The Fed is still attuned to the risk they may have to do more to keep inflation falling, a hawkish tilt that may come into more precise view when policymakers issue new interest rate and

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February 22, 2023
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement Feb 2023

RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement Feb 2023 The Reserve Bank raised the official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 4.75%, and maintained its projection of a 5.5% peak in the coming months. There was almost no change to the projected OCR track compared to the November policy statement. The OCR is still expected to peak

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February 21, 2023
European Flash PMI’s and Canada Inflation Report

European Flash PMI’s and Canada Inflation Report Australia’s ASX 200 index fell by -12.7 points and currently trades at 7,338.80 Japan’s Nikkei 225 index has fallen by -37.31 points and currently trades at 27,494.63 Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index has fallen by -207.23 points and currently trades at 20,679.73 China’s A50 Index has fallen by

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February 20, 2023
EUR/USD Recovery Attempt Could Face Hurdles

EUR/USD Recovery Attempt Could Face Hurdles EUR/USD traded as low as 1.0612 and is currently correcting losses. A key bearish trend line is forming with resistance near 1.0685. GBP/USD is struggling below the 1.2120 resistance zone. Gold price is attempting an upside break above the $1,840 resistance. The Euro remained in a bearish zone below

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