The Federal Reserve is likely to start a series of interest-rate cuts next week and keep going through the end of the year, traders bet on Wednesday after tamer-than-expected producer price inflation last month calmed worries that price pressures would hold the central bank back from policy easing. Traders stuck to bets the Fed will start with a quarter-point reduction at its meeting next week, and continue with same-sized cuts through year-end, based on pricing of futures contracts that settle to the Fed's policy rate. The producer price index increased 2.6% in August from a year earlier,...
Gold prices edged lower as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a hawkish hold. The Fed removed inflation language, an indication of a pivot towards maintaining rates unchanged. The XAU/USD trades volatile within the $2,750 - $2,740 range as Fed Chair Jerome Powell crossed the wires. Powell's first question was about having been contacted by US President Donald Trump. He answered he had not spoken with Trump and firmly stated that he wouldn't comment on Trump's policies or politics. In addition, Powell said that monetary policy is "less restrictive than it had been," adding that the Fed...
Gold's price (XAU/USD) is starting to turn a bit lower on Wednesday in the US trading session after a very whipsaw start to the week. No big moves are expected until later this this Wednesday, as several traders sit on their hands until the Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision later in the day. Lower US rates are often seen as beneficial for Gold to trade higher. Market expectations show the Fed will likely keep interest rates unchanged in the range of 4.25%-4.50%, so traders will rather focus on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's comments on the central bank's policy outlook. And here,...
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...
President Donald Trump said he would fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors if she does not resign her post over mortgage-fraud accusations from a top...
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...