For the fourth quarter, Mastercard's adjusted earnings rose 13% to $2.65 per share on 12% revenue growth to $5.8 billion. That just beat Wall Street expectations of 9.4% earnings growth to $2.57 per share on 10.9% revenue growth to $5.79 billion.
EUR/USD holds at around 1.0860s as traders brace for the Fed and ECB's decisions. The US core PCE, the Fed's preferred gauge for inflation, edges down, sparking speculations for a Fed pivot. Consumer Sentiment improved, while inflation expectations ticked lower.
The bullish trend is currently very strong on AUD/NZD. As long as the price remains above the support at 1.0626 NZD. AUD/NZD is part of a very strong bearish trend. The AUD/NZD is an interesting pair to examine after the release of each country’s respective inflation reports yesterday.
On Wednesday, February 1, the spot gold fluctuated in a narrow range in Asian time, and is currently trading at around $1926 /ounce. Near the decision of the Federal Reserve's interest rate, the market was in a strong wait-and-see mood, because the fourth quarter GDP data of the United States last week performed well, and the market was worried that the Federal Reserve might stress its determination to reach the terminal interest rate predicted by the dot-matrix chart.
The increase in labor costs in the fourth quarter of the United States announced last night eased, showing another sign of slowing inflation in the United States, which is undoubtedly what the Federal Reserve would like to see. Affected by the data, the US dollar index continued to decline, once pushed down to the 102 mark, closing down 0.14% at 102.1. The US dollar index fell 1.33% in January, the fourth consecutive month of decline.
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WCG Markets:2023-02-01
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CNBC reports that the consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, increased 7.7% in October compared to a year ago. Experts predict this trend looks well set to continue for the next quarter too. With inflation soaring, what are the best strategies for fund managers going forward? Apparently, inflation hedging can be accomplished on multiple fronts by trading forex pairs. Read on!
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During the Asian session on January 31, the spot gold fluctuated in a narrow range and is currently trading around $1922. Spot gold closed down 0.28% at US $1923.06 on Monday. The price of gold has risen 17.7% in the past three months and has risen more than 5% since 2023. Although hedge funds increased their bullish bets on gold, analysts warned that the Fed's interest rate decision this week was very important to the gold price trend.
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As the "Super Central Bank Week", the market focus is still on the dynamics of the Federal Reserve in this week. Although the market is still betting that the Federal Reserve will slow the rate increase to 25 basis points on Thursday, the latest article of the "Federal Reserve mouthpiece" said that the overheated labor market may exacerbate inflation concerns in the United States. The dollar index rebounded after falling to 101.66 and regained the 102 level, closing up 0.34% at 102.24.
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WCG Markets:2023-01-31
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