Federal Reserve (FED)

S&P 500 index reaches for another record The S&P 500 index resumed the climb after the latest FOMC minutes hinted at a rate cut at the next meeting. Most officials supported a September rate cut if inflation continued to drop.…
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Another day, another record, it seems, for gold as prices reached another milestone after gold surpasses $2500. It has been a year to remember, as bullion has jumped over 20% in 2024 so far. Analysts are expecting more to come as the…
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XAUUSD gearing up for another record The recent weakness in the US Dollar provides some support for the yellow metal, as shown in the XAUUSD chart. This came after another failure swing at the recent record high as price action fell away…
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On the surface, the big data out of the US on Wednesday confirmed US CPI expectations for easing. Inflation was lower, as expected. Yet the market reacted by going in the opposite direction, pricing less easing by the Fed and yields higher.…
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Markets Await CPI! Gold led the way as price action pushed for another record high ahead of today’s CPI news. The economy has weighed on investors recently as fears about a recession grew. Will the Fed have no choice but to cut rates…
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Today's US CPI data release is likely to be the most important for the whole week, in light of what happened to the markets last week. The most recent drop (and so far tepid recovery) was driven primarily around the outlook for the US…
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RBNZ Rate Decision: Are We Sure It's A Cut? New Zealand's central bank is the first to wade into the choppy waters of the financial world after last week's "flash crash". Although markets have largely stabilized since then, there has been…
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The shake-up in the markets this week has changed a lot of the fundamentals of major currencies. The UK is no exception. Before last weekend, markets were tentatively pricing in one more rate hike from the BOE. Now they are moving towards…
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