Abstract:At the end of the Asian market on Wednesday (November 8), Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman recently stated that she still believes the Fed will need to further raise interest rates to curb inflation. Michel Bowman stated that;
At the end of the Asian market on Wednesday (November 8), Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman recently stated that she still believes the Fed will need to further raise interest rates to curb inflation. Michel Bowman stated that; I still expect that we will need to further raise the federal funds interest rate in order to timely reduce the inflation rate to the target of 2%. Since September, the soaring yield of US treasury bond bonds has led to the tightening of the financial environment. The dollar index rose slightly yesterday, closing near the intraday midline. The dollar index rose at the opening of the Asian market today, but it has not yet broken through yesterday's high point. The current price is 105.69. Spot gold continued to fall yesterday, The US market period was supported below and ultimately closed near the intraday median. Gold faces further downside risks due to the easing of fundamental tensions. Early this morning, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) lowered its forecast for future oil prices. EIA predicts that the price of Brent crude oil in 2023 will be $83.99 per barrel, compared to the previous estimate of $84.09 per barrel. The expected price of Brent crude oil in 2024 is $93.24 per barrel, compared to the previous estimate of $94.91 per barrel. Yesterday, US crude oil plummeted by more than 4% in the market. US crude oil continued to decline at the opening of the Asian market today, with support at 76.41 below, and the current price is around 76.98.
Multiple global data have fallen into a state of weakness, with the Eurozone's GDP in the third quarter falling into a contraction range and a 0.1% quarter-on-quarter decline from its initial value. The PMI of the Eurozone in October fell to its lowest level in nearly three years. EURUSD continued to decline yesterday, closing near the intraday median and continuing to decline at the opening of the Asian market today, with a current price around 1.06874. Earlier today, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that overall inflation is expected to slow down as cost drivers subside. However, in the medium to long term, he hopes to see inflation gradually accelerate. When there is no longer concern about the possibility of a sharp increase in risk premium, it may be possible to end the Bank of Japan's ETF purchases. After the speech by Kazuo Ueda, USDJPY quickly rose to near yesterday's previous high and broke through yesterday's high of 150.69 in the closing stage of the Asian market, with the current quotation around 150.66.
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Gold XAUUSD· | |
Resistance | 1974.19 – 1984.62 – 1989.17 |
Support | 1960.08 – 1956.60 – 1953.32 |
Crude Oil USOUSD· | |
Resistance | 77.87 – 79.52 – 81.99 |
Support | 79.36 – 75.81 – 74.47 |
EURUSD· | |
Resistance | 1.0706 - 1.0723 - 1.0749 |
Support | 1.0664 - 1.0619 - 1.0591 |
GBPUSD· | |
Resistance | 1.2311 – 1.2347 – 1.2398 |
Support | 1.2262 - 1.2185 – 1.2154 |
Fed Governor Christopher Waller's recent comments have highlighted a cautious stance towards adjusting interest rates, marking a significant moment for the financial markets.
In the forex market, stability was the theme for the U.S. dollar index, holding firm at 104.30. Minor fluctuations were observed across major currency pairs: the Euro slightly weakened against the dollar, closing at 1.0827
In the latest market wrap focusing on the foreign exchange sector, the U.S. dollar index showed minimal movement, holding at 104.31.
On Tuesday, due to February's US durable goods orders growth exceeding expectations and an optimistic economic growth outlook for the first quarter in the US, the US dollar index initially fell but then rose, briefly touching below the 104 mark before recovering during the US trading session, closing up 0.07% at 104.29.