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 continued its rally for the second consecutive session, trading around 1.1720 during the Asian session on Monday. The pair strengthened as the US dollar (USD) weakened after the August US inflation report increased the likelihood that the Fed will cut interest rates again in October. The US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index rose 2.7% year-on-year in August, compared to 2.6% previously. This figure was in line with analysts' projections. Core PCE, which excludes food and energy prices, reached 2.9% year-on-year during the same period, also in line with...
Gold rises in early Asian trade amid hopes for Fed rate cuts that would enhance the allure of the non-interest-bearing precious metal. U.S. economic data released last Friday showed the Fed's preferred inflation gauge met expectations. August's 12-month PCE price index rose to 2.7% from 2.6%, with core steady at 2.9%. The data have painted a steady picture of inflation, Sucden Financial's Research team says in commentary. The data also have reinforced expectations for further monetary-policy easing from the Fed, the team adds. Spot gold is 0.3% higher at $3,769.37/oz. Source: Dow Jones...
Oil declined at the start of the week as expectations that OPEC+ will hike production again in November exacerbated concerns about a glut. Brent dipped below $70 a barrel on Monday after rising 5.2% last week, while West Texas Intermediate traded around $65. The alliance led by Saudi Arabia is considering increasing output by at least as much as the 137,000 barrel-a-day hike scheduled for next month, according to people familiar with the plans. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies are pursuing a strategy to reclaim market share rather than...
Oil prices rose on Friday as Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure cut the country's fuel exports. Brent crude futures closed at $70.13 per barrel, up 71 cents, or 1.02%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude closed at $65.72 per barrel, up 74 cents, or 1.14%. Both benchmarks are expected to post their biggest gains since mid-June. "The market continues to focus on the situation between Russia and Ukraine," said John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital. "These drone attacks by Ukraine are starting to escalate." Russia will impose a partial ban on diesel exports until...
Gold strengthened on Friday (September 26th) after US inflation data matched expectations, bolstering speculation that the Federal Reserve will continue interest rate cuts later this year. Spot gold rose 0.8% to $3,778.62 an ounce at 1:30 p.m. EDT (17:30 GMT), after hitting a record $3,790.82 earlier in the week. The precious metal has risen about 2.5% this week. US gold futures for December delivery closed 1% higher at $3,809. "Monthly PCE data was appropriate, although personal income and spending were only a tenth above expectations. None of this data will deter the Fed from continuing...
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...