A resurgence in the U.S. dollar, aided and abetted by the recent hawkish narrative from Fed speakers fizzled as October’s inflation readings showed inflation in the U.S. flat on a month-on-month basis. The immediate spurt in rate cut expectations it triggered resulted in the greenback plunging against the euro, the British pound, the Australian Dollar … Read more
Thu, Sep 7 2023 11:41 AM EDT European stocks close slightly lower European stocks closed slightly lower on Thursday, logging their seventh consecutive negative session amid signs of persistent inflationary pressures in the U.S. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally ended down 0.16%. It represents the longest losing streak for the index since February 2018, according … Read more
The U.S. dollar has been king in global trade for decades — not just because the U.S. is the world’s largest economy, but also because oil, a key commodity needed by all economies big and small, is priced in the greenback. Most commodities are also priced and traded in U.S. dollars. But since the Federal … Read more