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Dollar selloff resumes today on the back of extended rally in the stock markets and decline in treasury yields. Selloff in particularly apparent against Euro and Sterling, and to a slightly lesser extent Aussie. Yen also manages to resumes recent rally against the greenback. But Swiss Franc is lagging behind, as dragged down by selloff

Michigan consumer sentiment falls Consumer sentiment 54.7 vs. 59.5 Current conditions 57.8 vs. 64.0 estimate expectations 52.7 vs. 56.0 estimate inflation expectations 1 year 5.1% vs 5.0% last month inflation expectations 5 year 3.0% vs 2.9% last month Not a great report all the way around as inflation expectations tick higher while consumer sentiment falls.

Gold price in the national capital rallied Rs 294 to Rs 52,663 per 10 grams on Friday amid a rise in price of the metal in the international market, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,369 per 10 grams. Silver also surged by Rs 638 to Rs

Dollar is overwhelmingly the worst performer for the week, after yesterday’s post-CPI selloff. Yen is the strongest one, with help from the steep decline in US yields too. European majors follow as next strongest, with Swiss Franc having an upper hand against Euro and Sterling. While US stocks surged and Asia followed, commodity currencies are

At some point there’s no more bad news. The UK has cycled through governments, seen the central bank panic-buy bonds and stumbled through a near-death experience in the bond market. As the market crawled through that swamp over the past month, something happened: A series of higher lows. Late last week as the US dollar

Gold price in the national capital gained Rs 81 to Rs 51,201 per 10 grams on Monday, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 51,120 per 10 grams. Silver, however, dropped Rs 244 to Rs 60,596 per kilogram. In the international market, gold was trading flat at USD

European majors are the stronger ones for today, with help from better than expected investor confidence data. Sterling is leading the way, followed by Swiss Franc and Euro. While risk sentiment appears to be mildly positive, there is no clear buying in commodity currencies. Instead, they are the softer ones overall. Dollar and Yen are

Six major central banks delivered decisions in the last eight days and five of them had the same thing in common — a dovish surprise. Why did they all tilt unexpectedly? Is there something else going on? The easy answer is that they shifted because the facts shifted. The growing consensus of a looming global

Gold price in the national capital fell Rs 402 to Rs 50,597 per 10 grams on Thursday, amid weak global trends, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 50,999 per 10 grams. Silver, also, tumbled Rs 1,244 to Rs 58,111 per kilogram. “Gold inched lower on Federal Reserve

Sterling dives sharply after dovish BoE rate hike, which saw two doves dissented. Aussie and Kiwi are following as next weakest as risk-off sentiment persists. Dollar’s post-FOMC rally is accelerating, partly supported by expectation of a higher terminal rate for Fed, and partly by risk aversion. Yen is following as next strongest, and then Canadian,

The US stocks continued their move to the upside despite some concerning earnings from Amazon after the close yesterday. That was offset by Apple whose earnings and guidance was better than expectations. This week other big mega caps did not do all that well either with Microsoft, Google and Meta all underperforming, but that did

Maize prices in the benchmark market of Chhindwara lost by over 11 per cent month-to-date and around 9 per cent week on week (WoW), thanks to the good weather, which boosted the harvest pace and the new crop arrivals picked up. As the market resumed post-Diwali holidays on October 27, the maize prices in Chhindwara

Dollar ended as the worst performer, followed by Yen and Swiss Franc. The US stock markets traded with risk-on sentiment, on talks that Fed would start slowing down tightening pace after one more 75bps hike. But it should be noted that such sentiment was not seen everywhere in the world, in particular China. Thus, rally

Overall market sentiment is mixed today. European stocks are trading up together with US futures. But heavy selling was seen in Hong Kong and China stocks earlier. Commodity currencies appear to be weighed down by the negative side of the picture, while Dollar is firmer with European majors. Sterling is so far the better performer

The conspiratorial-minded traders on Friday noted what seemed to be a coordinated communication strategy from the Fed to tamper down on rate hike expectations. The response was a bid in stocks and bonds. The thinking among that crowd was that something bad was happening in the bond market — similar to what happened in the

Gold prices slipped on Monday, having risen 1.8% in the previous session, as the U.S. dollar firmed, although faint hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will adopt a less aggressive policy stance later in the year cushioned further decline. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,654.68 per ounce, as of 0330 GMT. Prices marked their biggest

Dollar softens slightly today after failing to have a decisive rally against Yen. Nevertheless, the battle for 150 is still on. Sterling is lifted slightly by news of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation, but there is no follow through buying. Commodity currencies are trading mildly higher as risk sentiment stabilized. Overall, there is no

The US leading index for the month of September shows: US leading indicators signals likelihood of recession Leading index fell -0.4% vs. -0.3% prior month was revised to 0.0% from -0.3% previously reported index comes in at 115.9 after remaining unchanged in August the index is down 2.8% over six-month period from March to September