Consumer sentiment 54.7 vs. 59.5 Current conditions 57.8 vs. 64.0 estimate expectations 52.7 vs. 56.0 estimate inflation expectations 1 year 5.1% vs 5.0% last month inflation expectations 5 year 3.0% vs 2.9% last month Not a great report all the way around as inflation expectations tick higher while consumer sentiment falls. The US stocks are
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Gold price in the national capital rallied Rs 294 to Rs 52,663 per 10 grams on Friday amid a rise in price of the metal in the international market, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,369 per 10 grams. Silver also surged by Rs 638 to Rs
Dollar is overwhelmingly the worst performer for the week, after yesterday’s post-CPI selloff. Yen is the strongest one, with help from the steep decline in US yields too. European majors follow as next strongest, with Swiss Franc having an upper hand against Euro and Sterling. While US stocks surged and Asia followed, commodity currencies are
A softer US inflation reading yesterday was already a major catalyst for the stunning gains in Wall Street but confirmation that China is indeed easing its zero-Covid policy is very much a boost in its own right too. The idea of the latter has been floating about for over a week now but it looks
Oil prices rose on Friday as fears of a U.S. recession eased but were on track for weekly declines of more than 4% after a jump in COVID-19 cases in top oil importer China raised the spectre of weaker fuel demand. Brent crude futures were up 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $93.80 a barrel at
The selloff in cryptocurrencies spread to global stocks. Commodity currencies tumbled broadly following risk-off sentiment. Swiss Franc and Euro are currently the biggest winner from market sentiment, while Sterling softened notably against European peers. Dollar and Yen are mixed for now. Focuses will turn to US inflation today, which has the potential to trigger further
The idea that Sam Bankman-Fried was some sort of MIT trading savant is coming undone. The WSJ now reports that FTX lent billions of dollars worth of customer assets to fund risky bets at Alameda, his trading firm. Now Alameda owes FTX about $10 billion. That makes it likely that Alameda is now unwinding positions
Gold rallied by Rs 135 to Rs 51,898 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday amid a rise in price of the metal in international market, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had settled at Rs 51,763 per 10 gram. Silver, however, dropped by Rs 250 to Rs 61,618
Dollar dives sharply in early US session after lower than expected CPI readings. CPI might have really started to turn around, and that would support Fed to start slowing the pace of tightening. For now, Sterling, Aussie and Yen are the strongest ones while Swiss Franc and Euro are lagging behind. But it will take
US October inflation data, CPI, is due at 1330 GMT. This snapshot below is from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here. The times in the left-most column are GMT. The numbers in the right-most column are the ‘prior’ (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to
Oil prices fell for a fourth day on Thursday on concerns that new COVID curbs in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, will impact fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell 34 cents, or 0.4%, to $92.31 a barrel at 0115 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 31 cents at $85.52 a
Dollar was sold off broadly overnight, following risk-on sentiments. Investors appeared to welcome the results of US mid-term election so far. But the decline in the greenback is not too committed so far. Dollar is still holding on to near term support levels against European majors, and even Aussie. The skepticism about risk sentiment is
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, Gold price in the national capital fell Rs 141 to Rs 51,747 per 10 grams on Wednesday amid rupee appreciation, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had settled at Rs 51,888 per 10 grams. Silver, however, climbed Rs 132 to Rs 62,400 per kilogram. The rupee appreciated 50 paise to
Swiss Franc rises broadly today as yesterday’s risk-on sentiment quickly faded. Dollar is also recovering together with Canadian while Yen is also slightly higher. On the other hand, Sterling is under some pressure, in particular against European majors. Australian and New Zealand Dollar are not far behind. In other markets, Gold lacks follow through buying
Markets aren’t doing a whole lot so far today as most investors are focusing their attention on the US midterms. Most projections heading into this week showed that Republicans were likely to easily take control of the House and arguably wrestle back control for the Senate as well. That hasn’t quite panned out in the
NEW DELHI: Gold prices retreated on Wednesday from a one-month peak scaled in the previous session, although prices flitted in a tight range as cautious investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of US inflation data due later this week. Investors’ focus remains on the US consumer price index report due on Thursday. The data is
The currency markets are generally quiet, without committed directions. Dollar is recovering broadly, ahead of near term support against European majors. Commodity currencies are softening while Yen is mixed. Some focuses be on US mid-term elections, as well as a Bundesbank symposium. But overall trading activities might remain subdued until US CPI release on Thursday.