Market Outlook

“Rising coronavirus cases in China triggers a shift in market sentiment that emphasize favor towards safe havens.” New Zealand dollar edged down slightly during European trading session as the market weighs on rising economic concern in China. Lately, China has recorded an upsurge in coronavirus cases which prompts the government to impose strict lockdown measure. The economy has suffered

“Fed minutes shows possible slowdown in policy tightening, pushing greenback downwards.” US dollar tumbled across the board soon after Federal Reserve released their latest minutes from November’s meeting. From the minutes, Federal Reserve raised its interest rates by 75 basis points last month to combat rising price of goods across the nation. The minute also shows that Fed officials

“Bears pushes euro downwards as China recorded a surge in coronavirus cases.” Euro struggled to make any substantial gains against the greenback as risk aversion sentiment dominates the financial market. According to reports, China has recorded a significant jump in daily coronaviruses cases with two virus-led death on Monday. The report sparks concern over the government’s action which

“US dollar tumbles as focus redirected back to risky assets, Canada data in view.” Greenback struggled against its major peers after US government downplayed the significance of missile strike that was launched towards one of Poland’s villages. Following the announcement, fear in the market recedes substantially, reducing the premium for holding greenback as safe-haven asset. On the

“US dollar pullback eyed as no new signal was delivered by Fed official’s comment.” New Zealand dollar kickstart the day with substantial bullish momentum despite hawkish signal from Fed official. According to report, Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard commented while they may reduce the pace of rate hikes, she still supports the case for a 50-basis points increase. She also emphasized that

“Greenback climbs back up, while the market awaits more data from the United States.” US dollar nursed its losses earlier today as recent comments from Federal Reserve official revived bull’s quiver to thrust forward one more time. Recently, the release of October’s CPI from the US has tempered market’s expectation towards the greenback after showing slight retreat from the peak.

“BoE flames up the market with more interest rates ahead, bulls cheer by pushing sterling higher.” Bulls thrust forward on GBP/USD, buoyed by hawkish signal from Bank of England. According to reports, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey commented that “more interest rates increase is likely for the coming months”. Bailey also emphasized that their efforts to bring inflation under

“Fed remains hawkish, confounding market expectation for interest rates to peak anytime soon.” Bullish tractions were observed upon the greenback as Federal Reserve may hike interest rates further, well above what the market has expected previously. Yesterday, the Fed raised interest rates by 75 basis points, citing concerns over rise in inflation which remains “sticky” due to supply

“EURJPY slides as recent data dampens expectation towards Euro zone.” Euro declined substantially against Japanese Yen while investors geared up for upcoming FOMC meeting later in the day. Recently, Germany’s labor market report showed an increase in unemployment, coinciding with depreciation of Manufacturing PMI. In addition, Japanese Yen gained substantially as the government step in

“Dow Jones roiled up US equities market with its stellar performance, never been seen since 1976.” Dow Jones Industrial Average clings to its recent high as investors look forward for Federal Reserve’s interest rates decision later this week. The index gained more than 14% in October, its biggest gains since 1976 as Feds may not be as aggressive in terms of policy tightening as the