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 (XAU/USD) prices are looking for direction after hitting a new record high on Monday and after China retaliated early Tuesday against US tariffs issued over the weekend. Beijing imposed 15% tariffs on US energy imports worth less than $5 billion, such as Coal and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and 10% charges on US Oil and farm equipment. Beijing will also investigate Google for alleged antitrust violations. Markets are unclear about what to make of these retaliatory tariffs and have been showing mixed price action on Tuesday. On the economic data front, the calendar is light ahead of...
EUR/USD bounced back from an intraday low of 1.0270 and rebounded near 1.0350 during the European session on Tuesday (February 4). The major currency pair found buying demand as US President Donald Trump's decision to delay tariffs on Canada and Mexico has reduced the safe-haven appeal of the US Dollar (USD). The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, gave up its intraday gains and is trading at 108.44 at the time of writing, right on track to hit Monday's low of 108.40. US President Trump suspended tariffs on his North American partners...
The British pound (GBP) bounced back from an intraday low of 1.2380 against the US dollar (USD) in the European session on Tuesday (February 4). The GBP/USD pair bounced back as the US dollar struggled to gain a firm footing, following US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the imposition of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days. President Trump agreed to the 30-day suspension in exchange for concessions on border enforcement and crime with the two neighboring countries, Reuters reported. The announcement triggered a sharp sell-off in the US dollar (USD). The US Dollar Index...
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices continued to decline for the second straight day, trading near $71.50 per barrel during European trading hours on Tuesday (2/4). The decline came amid subdued market sentiment following China's announcement of new tariffs on US goods in retaliation for US President Donald Trump's trade moves, which has sparked fears of a potential trade war between the world's two largest economies. China's Ministry of Commerce imposed 15% tariffs on US coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, along with additional 10% levies on crude oil, farm equipment...
Gold (XAU/USD) prices seesawed between modest gains/minor losses through the first half of the European session on Tuesday (February 4) as it remained close to its all-time tops touched the previous day. US President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily suspend tariffs on Mexico and Canada, after reaching a border security deal with the two countries, boosted investor confidence. The risk-on flow, along with the Federal Reserve's (Fed) hawkish pause, provided a modest lift to the US Treasury bond yields and helped the US Dollar (USD) regain some positive traction after the previous day's...
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...