Pasangan USD/JPY bergerak turun mendekati 155,40 pada sesi Amerika Utara hari Rabu (29/1). Aset tersebut diperdagangkan dengan hati-hati meskipun Dolar AS (USD) berkinerja kuat menjelang keputusan kebijakan moneter Federal Reserve (Fed) pada pukul 19:00 GMT. Indeks Dolar AS (DXY), yang melacak nilai Greenback terhadap enam mata uang utama, menyentuh level tertinggi tiga hari mendekati 108,30. Indeks USD menguat karena para pedagang yakin bahwa Fed akan mengumumkan jeda dalam kebijakan ekspansif dan mempertahankan suku bunga tetap pada kisaran 4,25%-4,50%. Dalam tiga pertemuan kebijakan...
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, following a rise in U.S. crude inventories and easing concerns over Libyan supplies, while focus shifted to potential U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports. Brent crude futures were down 59 cents, or 0.76%, at $77.90 a barrel by 0916 GMT, while U.S. crude futures were down 55 cents, or 0.75%, at $73.22. The White House said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday. "Crude prices continue to follow the beat of Trump's tariff orchestra, with Canadian tariffs coming into effect on...
The US dollar has edged lower this week, and amid all the noise affecting financial markets, the foreign exchange market is primarily focused on tariff uncertainty, according to Bank of America Securities. At 8:20 a.m. ET (13:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was trading 0.3% higher at 108.045, but remains slightly lower on the week. Ahead of the presidential inauguration, market speculation that some broader tariff announcements would be on the agenda for "Day 1" sent the Dollar Index to its highest point in 2 years. Since...
Gold (XAU/USD) prices are trading broadly flat and steady around $2,760 at the time of writing on Wednesday (1/29) after a volatile start to the week. No major moves are expected, as some traders wait until the Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision later in the day. Lower US interest rates are often seen as favorable for Gold to trade higher. Market expectations suggest that the Fed is likely to keep interest rates unchanged in the 4.25%-4.50% range, so traders would rather focus on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments on the central bank's policy outlook. And here, traders may be in...
EUR/USD traded cautiously near 1.0420 in the European session on Wednesday (29/1), with investors focused on the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy announcement at 19:00 GMT. The Fed is widely anticipated to keep interest rates steady in the 4.25%-4.50% range as officials worry that the disinflationary trend towards the central bank's 2% target has stalled and the labor market has stabilized. With markets already fully pricing in the Fed leaving rates unchanged, investors will be closely watching Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference after the policy decision. Investors will be...
