The Federal Open Market Committee left its funds rate on hold at 5.25-5.5% on Wednesday 1 November, as widely expected.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has emphasized its commitment to global expansion by announcing its largest-ever batch of promotions to the Managing Director (MD) level in India.
At the end of the Asian market on Monday (November 6), the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, stated that at the end of the week, representatives were busy developing a stopgap plan to continue providing funding to the US government after the deadline of November 17.
Last Friday, with weaker than expected US employment data and ISM services data increasing speculation about the end of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike, the US dollar index plummeted and hit the 105 mark in the session, marking the first time since September 20. It ultimately closed down 1.017% at 105.08.
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Unexpectedly Non-farm Data in the United States, with the US dollar plummeting Gold rushes high and falls back after encountering obstacles for consolidation
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Europe's biggest online fashion retailer Zalando ZALG.DE sees continued pressure on demand for the rest of the year and now expects 2023 sales to decline, the company said on Wednesday as it reported weaker than expected third-quarter revenue.
EURUSD has completed a correction to 1.0633. A new fifth decline wave to 1.0125 could start now. Practically, the first structure of this wave is forming, targeting 1.0418. After the price reaches this level, it could correct to 1.0550 (a test from below) and then decline to 1.0277, from where the trend might continue to 1.0125.
WCG Markets:2023-11-06
The Fed day appears showing the routine pre-event anxiety and joins the Gaza woes, as well as the fresh fears about China’s economic recovery, to defend the US Dollar. However, other currencies and commodities, except for the JPY, seem less interesting amid a light calendar during the early part of the day.
FP Markets, a leading broker in online trading for Forex and CFDs, has announced the launch of its redesigned Client Portal. This transformative upgrade features a fresh, intuitive platform, enhanced functionality, as well as a selection of new and exciting features designed to help traders and investors operate and trade more efficiently.
Markets may take a breather with a much quieter week ahead on the risk calendar. Halloween didn’t spook investors as we head into year end, a seasonally weaker time for the dollar and a possible Santa rally?
The gold market has witnessed a consistent pattern over the past few days, with the price of gold, represented as XAU/USD, maintaining its position in a recognizable range. For the second consecutive day on Friday, there has been an observable inclination of buyers towards the precious metal.
The end of the week brings an extension of the better sentiment in the stock market. The US500 is up 1.30%, while the US100 is noted at a solid 1.70% gain.
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At the end of the Asian market on Friday (November 3), the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield further fell to a three week low on Thursday.
Global bond yields fell on Thursday (Nov 2) after the Bank of England also paused rate hikes for two straight meetings following a dovish interpretation of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting, pushing up global stocks and weighing on the dollar index's move.
We are pleased to announce that STARTRADER will launch new products of US Stocks on November 6th, 2023 to provide clients with a broader portfolio of products.