GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Little hope for bulls, as focus shifts to Fed minutes After charting a Doji candlestick in the previous week, sellers returned this week and left GBP/USD in close proximity to two-week lows of 1.3050. The divergent monetary policy outlooks between the US Fed and Bank of England (BOE) weighed heavily on the
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The greenback remains buoyant in the session, weighing on the Japanese yen. Upbeat US macroeconomic data boost US Yields. The yield curve is inverted in 2s-10s and 5s-30s. USD/JPY Price Forecast: The uptrend remains intact and might exacerbate an upward move towards 125.00 if it reclaims 123.00. The USD/JPY recovers after dipping 350-pips in the
EUR/JPY rebounded into the mid-135.00s as the yen suffered from higher yields and the euro benefitted from hot EZ inflation. ECB rhetoric was also notably more hawkish and, as a result, short-term EUR/JPY bulls are eyeing a retest of 137.00. EUR/JPY rebounded back into the mid-135.00s on Friday as higher yields, particularly in the US weighed
A Kremlin spokesperson said on Friday that Russia will not turn off gas supplies to Europe from April 1. “Payments on gas deliveries due after April 1 come in the second half of April and May,” the spokesperson explained. Additional takeaways “Gazprom will closely work with its gas buyers.” “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order of
Breakout of the descending triangle formation will be followed by volatility and volume expansion. The 200 EMA is offering a cushion to the greenback bulls. The RSI (14) in a 40.00-60.00 range has kept investors on the sidelines. The USD/JPY pair is oscillating in a narrow range of 121.28-122.45 in the previous two trading sessions
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USD/CHF is balanced in a narrow range of 0.9220-0.9240 below 61.8% Fibo retracement. A death cross of 50 and 200-period EMAs signals more downside going forward. The RSI (14) has slipped into a bearish range of 20.00-40.00, which indicates more pain ahead. The USD/CHF pair is oscillating in a narrow range of 0.9220-0.9240 in early
The fate of gold price remains in the hands of sellers so far this week, as the sentiment in the bond markets and incoming Ukraine headlines continue to remain the main drivers. Inflation concerns are back in play, pushing yields across the globe higher, reducing the demand for non-yielding gold, despite a broad meltdown in
AUD/JPY’s rally eased on Tuesday, with the pair on course to post only its second daily loss since 14 March. But after dipping as low as the 91.40s, the pair managed to recover back above above the key 92.00. Any pullback towards support in the form of 2017 highs around 90.00 likely to be viewed
Gold price remains in the red so far this week, as the US Treasury bonds see no reprieve, leading to the relentless surge in the yields. The US dollar is tracking the rates higher, weighing heavily on gold price. Hopes for progress on the Russia-Ukraine peace talks are boosting the overall market mood, adding to
The gold price is down on the day, losing around 1.9% at the time of writing as the US stock market rises later in the day for a positive close in hopes of a breakthrough in peace talks surrounding the Ukraine crisis. Ukraine Peace talks hopes The FT released an article that states that Russia
“Fertilizer prices were already high before the war. They have now reached record levels amid a precipitous drop in Russian supply… The result is that fertilizer is about three to four times costlier now than in 2020” – Jon Emont and Silvina Frydlewsky, Wall Street Journal writers Sanctions against Russia following its invasion on Ukraine have
CNN’s Andrew Carey and Yulia Kesaieva in Lviv have been reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and wrote in an update that Ukraine’s military intelligence head said that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be looking to carve Ukraine in two – like North and South Korea. ”Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Defense
GBP/USD trims two days of losses but fails to reclaim 1.3200 amid a positive sentiment The British pound rebounded from intraday losses in the mid-North American session, though it failed to reclaim the 1.3200 mark, courtesy of a risk-on market mood, Fed hawkishness, and Bank of England’s rate hike, with one dissenter, perceived as a
The yellow metal spent the week in positive territory but short of the previous cycle high. Geopolitical issues would keep influencing gold, and any risk-off market mood should benefit precious metals. The energy agreement between the US and EU would make Europe less dependent on Russia’s natural gas. XAU/USD Price Forecast: Upward biased, but failure
The Bank of Canada is “prepared to act forcefully” to return inflation to its 2.0% target, said Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki on Friday, reported Reuters. Additional Remarks: “It’s important to be clear that returning inflation to the 2% target is our primary focus and unwavering commitment.” “The pace and size of rate hikes and the start
The shared currency barely moves vs. the greenback as traders head into the weekend. The EU and the US reached an agreement on natural gas supply. EUR/USD Price Forecast: Confined to the 1.0960-1.1000 range. The EUR/USD remains subdued amid a choppy trading day, as the market mood swings from risk-on to off continue, on “hawkish”
Following the release of the German IFO Business Survey, the institute’s Economist Klaus Wohlrabe said that “the economy faces uncertain times.” Additional quotes Industry supply chain issues have become worse, 80.2% of companies facing them (vs 74.6% in February). Price expectations have risen, two-thirds of companies want to increase prices. Price expectations have risen in retail