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 euro hit a fresh four-month peak against the dollar on Tuesday on hopes a German defense spending deal could be reached by the end of the week, while the dollar index slumped to its lowest since October on U.S. recession fears. German Green Party co-leader Franziska Brantner said in an interview with Bloomberg News that her party was ready to negotiate a deal to boost state borrowing to boost defense spending and revive growth. That lifted the euro to $1.09205 against the dollar in early European trading, its highest since November. It was last up 0.7%. "The market really liked the...
Silver (XAG/USD) prices surged sharply near $32.50 during the European session on Tuesday (3/11). The white metal strengthened as the US Dollar (USD) faced a sharp sell-off, with investors cautious about the US economic outlook amid President Donald Trump's tariff agenda. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of six major currencies, fell near 103.35, the lowest level seen in four months. A lower US Dollar makes precious metals, such as Silver, more attractive to investors. Market participants are concerned that President Trump's tariff policies will lead to...
Gold (XAU/USD) prices rose to an intraday high during the early European session (11/3) and is now looking to build on its intraday positive move beyond the $2,900 level. Ongoing concerns about the potential economic impact of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and geopolitical risks turned out to be key factors that continued to underpin the safe-haven bullion. Additionally, the prevailing risk-off environment and sustained US Dollar (USD) selling further benefitted the precious metal. Investors now seem convinced that a tariff-driven slowdown in US growth could force the Federal...
The British pound (GBP) turned sideways after a strong rally in more than a month around 1.2900 against the US dollar (USD) in European trading hours on Tuesday (3/11). The GBP/USD pair traded firm as the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, struggled above a four-month low of 103.45 ahead of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for February, due for release on Wednesday. Investors will be watching the US inflation data as it will influence market speculation over the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy outlook. Year-on-year...
Oil prices pared earlier losses to inch up during trade on Tuesday, despite concerns over a potential U.S. recession, the impact of tariffs on global growth and as OPEC+ sets its sight on ramping up supply. Brent futures edged up 18 cents, or 0.3%, to $69.46 a barrel at 0640 GMT after falling in early trade. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $66.12 a barrel after previous declines as well. Despite the market noise, Brent at around $70 a barrel is quite a strong support and oil prices may look to stage a technical bounce at current levels, said Suvro...
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...