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The US dollar is falling awaiting of inflation data
Global stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day on Friday in light of expectations for the growth of the world economy, while the performance of the US dollar is the worst for five weeks as the markets watched US inflation data.
The week ahead (2-6 October)
2 Oct 2017 11:18 AM |The US dollar succeeded in stabilizing higher than an important support at the end of the third quarter of 2017, as the dollar index rose from 92.40 after it continued its decline since the end of the first quarter of the year, reaching the lowest level since January 2015 at 90.97.
Daily wrap up -26 September
26 Sep 2017 09:02 PM |On the economic calendar today, the most prominent headline was Janet Yellen, FED Governor speech, entitled "Inflation, Uncertainty and Monetary Policy", warning FOMC from moving too gradually and confirmed that the Fed able to meet the inflation target of 2%, and not considering changes in the target, noting that it is the uncertainty that strengthens the policy of gradually rate hike, which she supports despite the weakness of inflation.
Yellen: Uncertainty strengthens the gradual approach to raise interest rates
26 Sep 2017 07:51 PM |The remarks by Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Governor, were as follows:
- A gradual approach to rate hikes is appropriate in the light of subdued inflation.
- It would be unwise to leave interest rates unchanged until inflation reaches 2%.
Evans: We shouldn't raise interest rates before ensuring the sustainability of inflation growth
26 Sep 2017 09:02 AM |US Federal Reserve member Charles Evans made many statements, the most prominent of which were:
- The Fed needs to see clear signs of rising inflation before raising rates again.
- It is appropriate for the FED to follow the policy of caution and gradually hike.
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The week ahead (25 – 29 September)
25 Sep 2017 02:55 PM |The weekend saw flaming events as elections were held in New Zealand and Germany, New Zealand's ruling National Party has won the largest number of votes, reaching 46%, while the opposition Labor Party has won 35.8%. The next few days will witness talks in order to form a coalition, to form the new government pending the announcement of the results officially on October 7.
Daily wrap up – 21 September
21 Sep 2017 06:44 PM |The markets absorbed the Fed's decisions yesterday, US stocks started to fall from historical highs and the US dollar saw some slight declines after rising overnight after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 1.25% and left the door open for a third raise this year.
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Daily wrap up – 20 September
20 Sep 2017 10:05 PM |The markets were calm today, before the US Federal Reserve announcing the interest rate decision. The economic calendar was not full of major economic events during the day, so the markets were looking to see what the Fed will release tonight
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Daily wrap up – 18 September
18 Sep 2017 06:21 PM |The start of the week's trading was fairly calm, but it saw some notable movements in the US dollar as well as US stocks, which recorded their highest levels historically as market fears about North Korea firing a new missile faded and the focus shifted to the Fed meeting on Wednesday evening.
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The week ahead (18-22 September)
18 Sep 2017 01:36 PM |The new week will see many important economic data and events that will have an impact on market movements in the coming period, most notably the FOMC meeting, the Bank of Japan meeting, and some central bankers' speech.
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