What’s next for AUD/USD
What’s next for AUD/USD RBA board meeting will take place next week and an increase in Cash rate is expected, How much ? It’s a question. RBA discussion in June brought a hawkish element to the RBA’s monetary policy, noting that the current level of the cash rate is well below the estimated neutral rate, […]
Second quarter GDP figures are expected to be strong recession signal
Second quarter GDP figures are expected to be strong recession signal Second quarter GDP figures are expected to be strong. Economy is expected to regain the positive momentum and expectations of analysists are of 4.5% compared to 3.1% registered in the first quarter of the year. The monthly reading for June is also expected to […]
NZD First Impressions: Retail Trade
NZD First Impressions: Retail Trade The volume of goods sold fell by 2.3%. That is lower than the forecast for muted 0.3% rise, and well below the average analyst forecast for a 1.7% gain. Today’s fall follows a 0.9% drop in spending in first quarter, leaving spending volumes down 3% through the first half of […]
USD/CAD: A Tale Of Two Labor Markets
USD/CAD: A Tale Of Two Labor Markets Traders are still trying to digest last week’s US jobs report, but one thing is clear that The US labor market is outperforming Canada’s labor market. Markets are starting to settle into the traditional “Dog Days of Summer” trade, major indices, commodities and currency pairs seeing relatively little […]
AUD/USD After RBA Meeting
AUD/USD After RBA Meeting Policy rate as expected by RBA was raised by 50 bps to 1.85% last Tuesday. This is the fourth consecutive hike and steepest in almost 30 years. This helped a little to raise AUD/USD, which was down by almost 1% from the beginning of this week. This release leaves the pair […]
The FOMC raised rates by 75 bps which was widely expected
The FOMC raised rates by 75 bps which was widely expected As widely expected, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the range of its target for the the federal funds rate by 75 bps, which brings the top end of the range to 2.50%. There was widespread support for another supersized rate increase-the FOMC raised […]
European Central Bank Interest Rates
European Central Bank Interest Rates The European Central Bank also joined the global rate hike on yesterdays announcement, announcing a larger then expected 50 bps deposit rate increase, to 0.00%. The ECB said a further normalization of interest rates could be expected at upcoming meetings. ECB also approved the Transmission Protection Instrument, a tool aimed […]
What we can expect from European Central Bank Meeting
What we can expect from European Central Bank Meeting Scarring affects from a pandemic, energy crisis, Italian politics, and unprecedented inflationary pressures, ECB has a very difficult job. We are definitely expecting a rate hike on Thursday, which will be the first since 2011. What will be the size of that hike, no one knows. […]
Upcoming Market Updates : AUD, CHF, GBP, EUR, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, CHF, GBP, EUR, USD Time 04:30 AM GMT+3 AUD: Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes, It’s a detailed record of the RBA Reserve Bank Board’s most recent meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to set interest rates. Time 05:00 AM GMT+3 AUD: RBA Deputy Gov […]
All eyes on Europe – Huge volatility expected in EU equities
All eyes on Europe – Huge volatility expected in EU equities The platform is set to start the new week on a positive footing after the solid retail sales last Friday. The index of US500 closed retail at absolute highs after the Friday gain of 1.9% which brought the loss on the week to 1%- […]
Upcoming Market Updates : NZD, GBP, EURO, CAD, USD
Upcoming Market Updates : NZD,GBP,EURO, CAD, USD Time 01:30 AM GMT+3 NZD: Business NZ Manufacturing Index, it measures level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers. Time 01:45 AM GMT+3 NZD: CPI q/q, it measures change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers. Time 02:01 AM GMT+3 GBP: Rightmove HPI m/m, […]
AUD low confidence on business conditions by uncertainty globally
AUD low confidence in business conditions by uncertainty globally This week’s data from Australia highlighted the growing big difference between current activity and confidence. The business conditions continue to show strength across the economy, confidence has fallen below its long-run average. Arguably this deterioration stems from the availability and price of labor and other inputs […]
Upcoming Market Updates : NZD,CNY,JPY,EUR,CAD, USD
Upcoming Market Updates : NZD,CNY,JPY,EUR,CAD, USD Time 01:30 AM GMT+3 NZD: BusinessNZ Manufacturing Index, it measures level of a diffusion index based on surveyed manufacturers. Time 05:00 AM GMT+3 CNY: GDP q/y, it measures change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy. Time 07:30 AM GMT+3 JPY: Tertiary Industry […]
NZDUSD, What’s(expected) next for this pair
NZDUSD, What’s(expected) next for this pair Wednesday the 13th July, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expecting the increase of cash rate to 2.5% by increasing the cash rate by 50 points. For the first time in past 2 years NZDUSD finished below .6200. The cause of the fall of NZDUSD is global fears […]
USD/JPY oversteps 137.00 as odds of further divergence in Fed-BOJ policy escalate
USD/JPY oversteps 137.00 as odds of further divergence in Fed-BOJ policy escalate JPY: Core Machinery Orders m/m, it measures change in the total value of new private-sector purchase orders placed with manufacturers for machines, excluding ships and utilities. JPY: M2 Money Stock y/y, it measures change in the total quantity of domestic currency in […]
UK Inflation Remains at Multi-Decade Highs, GBP/USD Nudges Higher
UK Inflation Remains at Multi-Decade Highs, GBP/USD Nudges Higher NZD: Trade Balance, it measures difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month. JPY: Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes, It’s a detailed record of the BOJ Policy Board’s meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to […]
XAU/USD closes in to the golden ratio of 61.8 percent
XAU/USD closes into the golden ratio of 61.8 percent In Asia, the price is attempting to break below the 50% mean reversion line, exposing the 61.8 percent Fibo target of $1,850 once more. Following a move into the 50 percent mean reversion level of the hourly bullish impulse highlighted in earlier trading, the gold price […]
As volatile trading on Wall Street continues, stocks dip
As volatile trading on Wall Street continues, stocks dip Investors were disheartened to see further evidence of inflation’s impact on businesses and another grim forecast for the global economy on Wall Street Wednesday, erasing most of their gains for the week. The losses come after a string of choppy trading days, with key indexes swinging […]