Market Overview - Page 39

Gold has been rising steadily since the end of last week and is attempting to consolidate above $2470 per troy ounce on the spot market for the third time in the last 30 days. Gold has moved in tandem with.

Weak macro data in early August triggered a simultaneous sell-off in equities and the dollar on fears of an economic meltdown. Over the past ten days, however, several important statistical releases have changed expectations. Thursday’s retail sales and weekly jobless.

The US inflation report was in line with expectations, showing a 0.1 percentage point slowdown in July to 2.9% y/y for the headline measure and 3.2% y/y for the core measure, which excludes food and energy. Tuesday’s producer price data.

The rally in US indices passed an important milestone on Tuesday, greatly increasing the chances of ending the market correction that took place in the second half of July and early August. US indices have been rallying strongly since last.

The British Pound jumped 0.25% against the Dollar and 0.33% against the Euro due to the employment data. Although key parameters of the report exceeded market expectations, the overall negative trend remains. In the three months to June, the unemployment.

China’s consumer inflation accelerated to 0.5% y/y in July from 0.2% in the previous month. This is well above the expected 0.3% and reduces the risk of deflation taking hold. At the same time, producer prices fell by 0.8% y/y.

Gold has experienced increased volatility over the past seven days, falling 4.4% from Friday’s high to Monday’s low and then rising 2.5% from the low. Much of gold’s recovery on Thursday was in tandem with a massive rally in equities.

The British Pound has been under increased pressure over the past few weeks, facing serious resistance as it tries to break important long-term levels against the Dollar and Euro. GBPUSD exceeded its 200-week moving average at 1.2850 in July, repeating.

The New Zealand dollar is up more than 1% against the US dollar on Wednesday, breaking above 0.6000. A rebound in global markets and better-than-expected local data support the rise. The unemployment rate increased to 4.6% from 4.4% in the.

USDJPY jumped more than 2% after comments from the Bank of Japan’s deputy governor reduced the chances of further policy tightening soon. Uchida said that the central bank will not raise interest rates when markets are unstable. These words brought.

The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate on hold at a 12-year high of 4.35%, as widely expected by markets. In a statement along with the decision, the RBA noted that inflation is still well above its target.

After starting Monday with a plunge of more than 3%, oil recovered almost all losses by the end of the day. However, as the price approached the $74 level, the balance of power shifted back to the sellers, and by.