Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to boost the U.S. labor market. Miran told Bloomberg Television's Surveillance program that Fed officials had room to further reduce rates given his view that underlying inflation was likely running at 2.3%. "I'm looking for about a point and a half of cuts. A lot of that is driven by my view of inflation," Miran said. "Underlying inflation is running within noise of our target, and that's a good indication of where overall...
The U.S. dollar languished near its lowest since February 2022 against major peers on Wednesday as traders considered the potential impact of President Donald Trump's spending bill, and looming tariff deadlines. Market participants are in a holding pattern until they get clarity on those matters and as they await U.S. jobs data for June, and the dollar inched up slightly but remained near recent lows. The euro was down 0.3% at $1.1774, on Wednesday, but close to its highest since September 2021 hit Tuesday, and the pound was down 0.15% at $1.3722, after hitting a three-and-a-half year top...
The US Dollar is showing a slightly firmer tone on Wednesday with the USD/CHF bouncing up from multi-year lows at 0.7875, but still capped below previous lows at the 0.7960 area. The Greenback drew some support on Tuesday from a strong US JOLTS Job Openings report and a larger-than-expected improvement in manufacturing activity. These figures endorsed Fed Powell's earlier comments at the ECB Forum oc Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal, where the chair of the US central bank confirmed his cautious stance toward interest rate cuts, amid a likely increase on inflation stemming from Trump's...
Silver prices hovered around $36 per ounce on Wednesday, remaining largely unchanged for a third consecutive session and gaining support from a weaker dollar amid growing trade and fiscal uncertainties in the US. Those moves came as Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated on Tuesday that the central bank remains patient regarding additional interest rate cuts but did not rule out easing at this month's meeting. He also noted that the Fed would have already cut rates if not for the inflationary effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Adding to investor caution, the Senate narrowly approved...
Gold price (XAU/USD) trades with a mild negative bias during the early European session on Wednesday and for now, seems to have snapped a two-day winning streak to a one-week top touched the previous day. The US Dollar (USD) ticks higher and moves away from a three-and-a-half-year low, which, in turn, undermines the commodity. Moreover, a generally positive risk tone is seen as another factor denting demand for the safe-haven precious metal. However, expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will resume its rate-cutting cycle in the near future and concerns about the fiscal...
Oil futures were little changed on Wednesday as markets weighed expectations from more supply from major producers next month, a softer U.S. dollar and a mixed bag of economic and market indicators from the U.S., the world's largest oil consumer. Brent crude was up 2 cents at $67.13 a barrel at 0345 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1 cent to $65.44 a barrel. Brent has traded between a high of $69.05 a barrel and low of $66.34 since June 25, as concerns of supply disruptions in the Middle East producing region have ebbed following the ceasefire between Iran and...
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that achieving 2% inflation is getting closer, although real inflation remains low. Ueda emphasized that the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its cash rate at 4.1% during its April meeting, holding borrowing costs unchanged after slashing 25 bps in the February meeting, aligning with market...