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...
Gold's price (XAU/USD) is flirting with a near 0.50% gain this Tuesday in the European trading session, with the precious metal trading around $2,910 at the time of writing. US yields are catching up on events after the US President's Day holiday on Monday. Still, Gold is in favor of traders as a safe haven for tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) President of Philadelphia Patrick Harker advocated on Monday night for the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged. He pointed out that recent inflation reports and gauges are not tracking economic...
The Pound Sterling (GBP) gives up an upbeat United Kingdom (UK) labor market data-driven recovery against its major peers on Tuesday. The British currency falls back as Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey has reiterated his concerns over the economic outlook. Bailey said in an event hosted by Bruegel, in Brussels in Tuesday's European session that we (officials) are facing a "weak growth environment" in the UK and added that we are in a period of "heightened uncertainty". Bailey also said in his interview with the BusinessLine on Monday that the economic outlook is sluggish and...
The dollar rises as its recent downward correction has likely run its course in the absence of tangible negative drivers, ING analyst Francesco Pesole says in a note. Markets will remain focused on any developments on U.S.-Russia talks over the Ukraine war, he says. Barring any major breakthrough, the "optimistic push and relative upbeat risk sentiment may stall or fade in the next couple of days and the dollar can continue to recover some ground. The DXY dollar index rises 0.3% to 106.915 after falling to a two-month low of 106.566 on Friday. Source: Marketwatch
Gold prices extended their gains on Tuesday, as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans continued to dominate market sentiment, driving safe-haven demand amid fears of a potential global trade war. Spot gold was up 0.6% at $2,913.79 an ounce, as of 0714 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.9% to $2,925.50. "We've seemingly got pretty significant central bank buying and that we've also got these potential shortages in Europe on the basis that there seems to be a rush to get gold in the U.S., to avoid possible tariffs," Capital.com's financial market analyst Kyle Rodda...
The USD/CHF pair extends its recovery to around 0.9030 during the early European session on Tuesday, bolstered by a firmer US Dollar (USD). Investors brace for the release of the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index for February, which will be published later on Tuesday. Also, the Federal Reserve's (Fed) Mary Daly is scheduled to speak later in the day. Last week's data showed U.S. consumer prices climbed at the highest pace in almost 18 months in January, highlighting the Fed's message that it was not in a hurry to continue reducing rates despite rising economic uncertainties. This, in...
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...