Market News and Analysis Archive

Oct

Spain Unemployment Change, German Bank Holiday, U.S. JO...

The dollar continues to ascend to new highs against most major currencies, with the dollar index (USDX) reaching levels last seen in November 2022 and adding another 0.74% to its v...

03/10/2023 - 08:14 UTC

Wall Street, Gold stumbled on Fed’s higher for longer s...

On Friday, Wall Street Future surged to the session high after a softer expected sequential core PCE inflation headline, but soon stumbled on details and the fact that overall core...

02/10/2023 - 22:29 UTC

Oct

Eurozone Unemployment Rate, ISM Manufacturing PMI, Fed’...

The dollar has surged in the past few months, reaching highs last seen in November 2022 against most major currencies with the USDX posting a 0.56% gain on the iFOREX platform for ...

02/10/2023 - 08:13 UTC

Do You Need Pips to Trade Forex? - Pip Meaning in Forex...

Why do you need pips in forex trading? If the pilot in the cockpit of your Boeing 747 is ready to take off, but then looks up and sees that none of the flight instruments are worki...

02/10/2023 - 07:09 UTC

Dow and gold slid on another US govt shutdown political...

On Thursday, Wall Street surged on hopes of no government shutdown and a less hawkish Fed stance after Q2FY23 real GDP growth was finalized at +2.1% against market expectations of ...

30/09/2023 - 11:00 UTC

Wall Street recovered on softer GDP revision

Wall Street Futures and gold were already under stress, while USD/US bond yield surged since the Fed’s more hawkish than expected hold on 20th September and subsequent hawkish comm...

29/09/2023 - 09:04 UTC

Sep

U.S. Core PCE Price Index, Chicago PMI, UoM Consumer Se...

The dollar has been uptrending for the past few months on the back of a hawkish Fed stance on monetary policy, rising from lows of 99.24 seen in mid-July to highs of 106.55 seen ea...

29/09/2023 - 08:04 UTC

Sep

U.S. Final GDP, Unemployment Claims, Pending Home Sales...

The U.S. dollar continues to ascend to new multi-month highs on Wednesday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by another 0.48% and reaching as high as 106.55 during the session, level...

28/09/2023 - 07:59 UTC

Gold tumbled as bond yield surged on hawkish Fed jawbon...

Wall Street Futures and gold were already under stress, while USD/US bond yield surged since the Fed’s more hawkish than expected hold on 20th September and subsequent hawkish comm...

27/09/2023 - 22:35 UTC

Sep

Durable Goods Orders, Crude Oil Inventories, FOMC Membe...

The U.S. dollar continues to ascend to new highs on Tuesday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by another 0.22% and crossing briefly the 106.0 mark early on Wednesday to hit levels l...

27/09/2023 - 07:53 UTC

Gold, Dow, and Nasdaq slips on hawkish Fed talks

Wall Street Futures and gold were already under stress, while USD boosted since the Fed’s more hawkish than expected hold on 20th September and subsequent hawkish comments by vario...

26/09/2023 - 21:54 UTC

Sep

US HPI, Consumer Confidence, New Home Sales and Richmon...

The U.S. dollar moved upwards against most major currencies on Monday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.37%, touching levels last seen in November 2022 at 105.80. The Fed held ...

26/09/2023 - 08:21 UTC

Wall Street recovered on hopes of no US government shut...

Wall Street Futures, Gold stumbled, while USD surged since the Fed’s more hawkish than expected hold last week Wednesday (20th September) and subsequent jawboning (comments) by var...

25/09/2023 - 21:13 UTC

Sep

German IFO, UK CBI Realized Sales, ECB President Lagard...

The U.S. dollar showed little change on Friday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.22%, hitting highs of 105.47 during the session, right below the six-month high of 105.54 seen ...

25/09/2023 - 08:17 UTC

GBPUSD slid on an unexpected dovish hold by BOE

On Thursday, the BOE (Bank of England) unexpectedly held its policy bank deposit (reverse repo) rate at +5.25% and lending (repo) rate at +5.50%, keeping borrowing costs at their h...

22/09/2023 - 22:14 UTC

Sep

Eurozone, U.K. and U.S. Flash Manufacturing and Service...

The U.S. dollar showed little change on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.02%, still not far from the six-month high of 105.54 seen last week. Even though the Fed held...

22/09/2023 - 08:01 UTC

Gold, Dow stumbled on a more hawkish hold by the Fed; U...

On Wednesday, all focus of the market was on the Fed’s policy decision, where the Fed was expected to hold the rate with an indication of at least another hike in the rest of 2023....

21/09/2023 - 14:14 UTC

Sep

U.K. Interest Rates, U.S. Unemployment Claims, Philly F...

The U.S. dollar posted moderate gains on Wednesday’s session, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.21% closing in on the six-month high of 105.54 seen last week. The Fed held inter...

21/09/2023 - 07:57 UTC

What are Bull and Bear Markets? - Specifically in Fore...

We all know the expression, “When you smile, the whole world smiles with you”, which feels true, doesn’t it? The same facts of life seem a lot more promising when you’re in a good ...

21/09/2023 - 07:09 UTC

Wall Street slid on the concern of a hawkish hold by th...

On Monday, Wall Street Futures recovered from Friday’s triple witching panic low and closed almost flat, thanks to some short covering/value buying and surging oil above $90; energ...

20/09/2023 - 08:29 UTC

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Spain Unemployment Change, German Bank Holiday, U.S. JO...

Wall Street, Gold stumbled on Fed’s higher for longer s...

Eurozone Unemployment Rate, ISM Manufacturing PMI, Fed’...

Do You Need Pips to Trade Forex? - Pip Meaning in Forex...

Dow and gold slid on another US govt shutdown political...

Wall Street recovered on softer GDP revision

U.S. Core PCE Price Index, Chicago PMI, UoM Consumer Se...

U.S. Final GDP, Unemployment Claims, Pending Home Sales...

Gold tumbled as bond yield surged on hawkish Fed jawbon...

Durable Goods Orders, Crude Oil Inventories, FOMC Membe...

Gold, Dow, and Nasdaq slips on hawkish Fed talks

US HPI, Consumer Confidence, New Home Sales and Richmon...

Wall Street recovered on hopes of no US government shut...

German IFO, UK CBI Realized Sales, ECB President Lagard...

GBPUSD slid on an unexpected dovish hold by BOE

Eurozone, U.K. and U.S. Flash Manufacturing and Service...

Gold, Dow stumbled on a more hawkish hold by the Fed; U...

U.K. Interest Rates, U.S. Unemployment Claims, Philly F...

What are Bull and Bear Markets? - Specifically in Fore...

Wall Street slid on the concern of a hawkish hold by th...

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