BoE, Fed and the Dollar, the greenback under strong pressure

Frank Walbaum

Important news for the day:

Thu, 11th 14:30 CET US consumer price index.

Thu, 11th 14:30 CET US unemployment claims.

Wed, 10th 16:00 CET US Fed chair Powell testifies.

Interest rate decisions

According to statements from Catherine Mann, a rather hawkish member of the Bank of England, she would be also willing to cut interest rates soon. Rates have been kept at 5.5% as they want inflation figures to come down further before acting. Their economist Huw Pill also stated the same saying that this would remain an open question. Meanwhile in the US Jerome Powell seems rather reluctant to cut rates. During the second day of his testimony he emphasizes again that he wants inflation figures to come closer to the 2% level. Meanwhile though some impact of higher rates can be seen at the employment figures. Another such reading will follow this afternoon.

Market talk

The Dollar remains wek with most currencies rising against the Greenback. Precious metals are holding their recent gains but might be in for a breezer today. Gold looks more vulnerable for losses compared to Silver. Oil instead might start to rise off the current support zone. The market bounced before having tested the USD 80,00 price level. Equity markets also continue to rise with most indices pushing higher. Bitcoin and Ether on the other hand seem not able to move to the upside. BTC needs to break the USD 58,200 zone first. The New Zealand Dollar has not been able to break higher and instead is falling back below the long- term falling resistance zone. Losses might increase below the 0.6050 price level.

Tendencies in the markets:

Equities positive, USD weak, BTC sideways, ETH positive, oil positive, metals sideways, JPY weak

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Frank Walbaum

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