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...
Silver (XAG/USD) prices recovered from recent losses, trading around $30.80 per troy ounce during the Asian trading session on Friday (1/24). Demand for non-interest bearing Silver increased following comments made by US President Donald Trump on Thursday night. Trump expressed his desire for the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates without delay. "With oil prices going down, I will demand that interest rates be cut immediately, and interest rates should be cut all over the world," he said during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Additionally, industrial demand for...
Gold rose above $2,770 an ounce on Friday, hitting its highest level since October, just shy of a record high of $2,790, after President Trump called for an immediate interest rate cut. That boosts gold's appeal as a safe haven, with lower interest rates making the non-yielding precious metal more attractive. Traders continued to flock to the safe haven asset, remaining cautious amid uncertainty over the impact of Trump's proposed tariffs and immigration policies. A weaker U.S. dollar also supported the uptrend. Meanwhile, investors are eyeing upcoming policy announcements from global...
GBP/USD extends its gains for the second straight day, trading around 1.2400 during Asian hours on Friday (1/24). The pair's gains could be attributed to remarks by US President Donald Trump on Thursday night. President Trump said that he wants the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut interest rates soon. "With oil prices going down, I'm going to demand that interest rates go down soon, and interest rates go down around the world," Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Traders expect the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 4.25%-4.50% at...
The Australian dollar (AUD) continued its upward momentum against the US dollar (USD) for the third straight session on Friday (1/24). The AUD/USD pair gained traction after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) conducted a medium-term lending operation. The Chinese central bank kept interest rates at 2.00% and injected 200 billion yuan ($27.46 billion) through a one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) to certain financial institutions, according to Reuters. Traders are likely to keep an eye on the release of the preliminary US S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) and the...
The US dollar index fell below 108 on Friday (1/24), set to drop more than 1% for the week. The decline came as President Donald Trump refrained from imposing aggressive tariffs after his inauguration, contrary to market expectations. In his speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump also called for immediate interest rate cuts and reiterated his commitment to lower taxes on US-based manufacturers, while promising tariffs on companies that produce overseas. Despite Trump's comments, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week. Market...
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...