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...
EUR/USD trades lower around 1.1350 during European trading hours on Friday. The major currency pair weakens due to a recovery move in the US Dollar (USD) on hopes of an improvement in trade relations between the United States (US) and China. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against six major currencies, resumes its upside recovery on Friday after correcting to near 99.20 the previous day. The USD Index rises to near 99.65 and aims to break above the weekly high around 100.00. The confidence of financial market participants that the trade war between the world's...
The U.S. dollar rose Friday at the end of a volatile week, boosted by hopes for a degree of compromise in the trade war between the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies. At 04:10 ET (08:10 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, climbed 0.3% to 99.415, after a sharp rebound from a three-year low in the previous session. Dollar helped by potential trade compromise The dollar traded higher, helped by a Bloomberg report indicating that China's government is weighing the exemption of some U.S. goods from its 125% import...
Oil prices rose for a second session on Friday buoyed by potential de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, but the market was headed for a weekly decline of around 2% amid concerns about oversupply. Brent crude futures gained 31 cents to $66.85 a barrel by 0650 GMT, falling 1.7% so far for the week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 35 cents to $63.12 a barrel, having declined 2.4% for the week. "For today, oil prices are slightly up as the market responds to signs of easing tensions around Trump's tariffs and a potential shift in the Fed's policy stance, contributing to a...
Gold price (XAU/USD) recovers slightly from the daily low and climbs back above the $3,300 mark in the last hour, though it retains the negative bias through the first half of the European session on Friday. China's Foreign Ministry denied any ongoing negotiations with the US on tariffs, keeping a lid on the optimism in the markets and lending some support to the safe-haven precious metal. Apart from this, the protracted Russia-Ukraine war keeps the geopolitical risk premium in play and helps limit the downside for the bullion. Moreover, the prospects for a more aggressive policy easing by...
Silver prices slipped to around $33.30 per ounce on Friday, paring gains from earlier in the week as signs of easing in global trade tensions lifted the dollar, pressuring greenback-denominated commodities. The dollar strengthened as US President Donald Trump claimed that trade talks with China are ongoing, with additional signs of progress in negotiations with Japan and South Korea further boosting investor sentiment. China is also reportedly considering waiving its 125% tariff on certain US goods, raising hopes of further de-escalation in the trade war. Moreover, Trump made a u-turn on...
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...