Market Overview - Page 66

It’s not often that Europe produces better-than-expected economic data these days, and today was a rare exception. According to preliminary estimates, eurozone GDP was virtually unchanged in the final quarter of last year, compared with an expected contraction of 0.1%..

Gold rose to $2,040 per troy ounce on Tuesday morning, a two-week high. The positive momentum is being driven by risk appetite on global platforms. One of the reasons for the increase in demand for the metal could be the.

America continues to release strong macro data, with a fresh batch of GDP and New Home Sales figures coming above expectations, supporting dollar-buying interest late in the day. The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 3.3% in the 4th.

The European Central Bank left monetary policy unchanged, keeping the key rate at 4.5% since September. Much of the focus of the Q&A session revolved around the timing of the first decline, with commentators trying to figure out whether June.

The Dollar Index has found a balance around key technical levels in what looks like a consolidation before the start of a new medium-term trend. The DXY has been holding at its 200-day moving average for the past eight days,.

In contrast to mainland Europe, UK PMIs markedly exceeded expectations, noting an overall increase in business activity. The manufacturing PMI rose to 47.3 in January from 46.2, noticeably above the expected 46.7. This is the highest reading of the index.

Preliminary January PMIs for Germany showed a worsening of the situation contrary to the expected improvement. The composite PMI in January was at 47.1 against 47.4 a month earlier, and there are forecasts of an increase to 47.8. The reason.

US indices rewrote all-time closing highs on Monday, with the Dow Jones taking the next round level of 38,000 among them, while a day earlier, the Nasdaq100 climbed above 17,000 in a powerful 2% gain for the day. Japan’s Nikkei225.

The US economy continues to surprise economists by beating retail sales forecasts for the sixth consecutive month. Reportedly, for December, the increase was 0.6%, compared to 0.3% in November and 0.4% expected. Sales excluding autos rose 0.4%, up from 0.2%.

UK inflation statistics sparked a 0.8% rally in the pound on Wednesday morning, supporting GBPUSD gains against a general pull from risk assets. According to data released on Wednesday morning, the General Price Index rose by 0.4% for December against.

Gold lost 0.8% on Tuesday to $2037 due to the impact of a rising dollar after policymakers in Davos flagged overly optimistic expectations for an interest rate easing cycle. Commentators are trying to find a link between hawkish comments from.

The British Pound has lost around 0.5% against the Dollar since the start of the day on Tuesday, falling to 1.2660. Markets have eased expectations for aggressive US interest rate cuts. In addition, UK employment data was released that provided.