Summary
When the global financial crisis hit, central banks the world over decided to cut interest rates quickly to flood the financial system with money and prevent a meltdown. Four years onwards the G7 CB's are facing different challenges and different mandates. Join Mark de la Paz as he discusses the effects of interest rate decisions to financial markets in a live coverage of the ECB's Interest Rate Decision.Latest Live Videos
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AUD/USD bounces back toward 0.7050 amid renewed USD weakness
AUD/USD stages a comeback toward 0.7050 in Friday's Asian trading, after falling about 1% on Thursday. The pair draws support from a fresh selling wave seen around the US Dollar even as risk sentiment remains weak. Surging oil prices due to the Middle East war dent risk appetite.
USD/JPY struggles near 157.50, eyes turn to US NFP
USD/JPY edges lower to near 157.50 in the Asian session on Friday after posting modest gains in the previous session. Broad US Dollar weakness, Japanese FX intervention risks and a risk-off market mood undermine the major, despite uncertainty over the BoJ interest rate hikes. All eyes now remain on the US Nonfarm Payrolls data.
Gold recovers above $5,100 ahead of US NFP report
Gold price jumps back above $5,100 in the Asian session on Friday. The precious metal regains traction, helped by a fresh bout of US Dollar selling and persisting risk-off flows. The US employment report for February will take center stage later on Friday.
Ethereum pull in $169M as validators pile in to stake ETH
US spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded $169 million in net inflows on Wednesday, marking the largest daily intake in two months, according to SoSoValue data. The rise in inflows signals renewed institutional interest in Ethereum amid broader market volatility.
The market compass is pointing at a barrel of Oil
The Asian open is arriving with equities leaning the wrong way, and the reason is not complicated. The market’s compass needle has snapped firmly toward crude. In this tape, oil is not just another input price; it is the gravitational center around which every asset class is orbiting.
Here is what you need to know for Friday, March 6:
The US Dollar (USD) is being supported by crude oil prices, which rose to its highest level since July 2024, amid headlines of potential interruptions to the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on vessels in the region.