The global financial markets have been witnessing significant movements across various currency pairs. This article will delve into the recent trends and reversals observed in pairs such as GBPCAD, USDCAD, EURAUD, EURGBP, GBPUSD, EURUSD, and USDJPY, examining the underlying factors and potential future directions.
The USDJPY currency pair experienced a significant decline following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks last Friday. This downward trend continued into the morning of August 26, exacerbated by escalating geopolitical tensions between Israel and Hezbollah over the weekend. Analysts from Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong, have noted these developments.
Eight months after raising interest rates to the highest in two decades, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are nearing the end of their fight against inflation. In testimony before Congress last week, Powell stressed that the central bank needed “a little more evidence” that inflation was moving toward its 2% target before…
Argentina, against the background of the devaluation of the national currency in December, faced a sharp jump in prices – inflation accelerated to 211% from 161%. Lebanon is in second place, where the rate of price growth over the year increased by 70 percentage points to 192%. The top three is completed by Venezuela, where…
The impending decline in interest rates in Europe has made the euro a prime candidate for financing carry trades. This increases pressure on the euro. Let’s look at what this earning scheme is briefly. Carry trade is a strategy for making a profit in the foreign exchange market due to different interest rates. In reality,…
The ability of American households to cover a $2,000 unexpected expense is at its lowest level in a decade, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. According to the latest survey of consumer expectations and access to credit, conducted every four months by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, only 65.8% of…
Due to the sharp and very strong level of inflation, all developed economic countries began to increase interest rates on credit and deposit money. In such conditions, it is expensive for the manufacturer to borrow money, and it is beneficial for the consumer to save money in bank accounts and not spend it due to…
Joe Biden’s reign over America is getting closer and closer to the end. In fact, the election race has already begun, and all contenders are trying to win the hearts and votes of Americans before voting begins. Trump dominates Republican primaries. Several polls show him leading President Joe Biden in swing states. In one, 59%…
The Japanese yen continues to devalue against the dollar for the ninth month in a row. The Bank of Japan, despite the global trend of fighting inflation and increasing interest rates in leading economic countries, has left its monetary policy unchanged for a long time. Despite recent evidence of a cooling economy in America and…
Argentina may become the first country in a long time to switch to the US dollar. When inflation goes off scale beyond a critical level, the country’s economy cannot get out of the debt hole, then in such cases a default is declared with a transition to a new or world settlement currency – the…
