Federal Reserve (FED)

Global equities suffered on two major factors this week. First, US economic releases came in with better than expected results, raising expectations for a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December's meeting. Second, uncertainty toward US…
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After a slow trading day on Monday due to lack of fundamentals across the board, Tuesday comes with many key economic releases for two central banks, which set to have a notable impact on the markets. Eyes turn to the UK and the US…
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US Dollar managed to close last week higher, well above 97.50 and 98.00 resistance area, on a collection of positive economic releases on Friday, including PPI, Core PPI, Retail Sales and Core Retail Sales, while the initial reading of the…
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Global equities suffered from a notable decline over the past few days after higher estimates and fears of a possible rate hike by the Federal Reserve towards the end of this year. This decline is especially a result of the US Jobs Report,…
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The US Dollar recovered all of last week's losses, rising all the way up above 97.50. This occurred on the back of hopes for a rate hike by the Federal Reserve in December. Lack of fundamentals and thin liquidity have also helped the upside…
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For the past few days, commodities have been declining notably on the back of a stronger dollar, which advanced to the highest level in 4 weeks, reaching as high as 96.16 (USD Index). This move is backed by the recent improvement in some of…
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Since the end of last week, the US Dollar has been advancing across the board. It particularly popped at the beginning of this week on the back of better than expected economic releases and on hopes of a possible rate hike by the Federal…
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Global markets cheered up after the headlines of the OPEC deal to cut and limit oil production. This is likely to remain the main driver of the market over the next few days. However, all eyes will be on the US Session today, as we wait for…
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After a lack of fundamentals and low trading volume in Europe today, all eyes turns to the US again. Traders will be awaiting two major events, including Durable Goods Orders and the testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.…
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For the past four months, the Euro has been trading within a range of 1.09 – 1.14 with no clear break above or below these solid levels, leading technical indicators to show flat lines on the longer term view, which makes it more difficult…
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