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Recession fears and continued interest rate hikes put pressure on gold
On Friday, gold prices began to stabilize. Previously, the yellow metal was losing ground significantly amid growing recession risks and expectations of higher interest rate peaks by some leading central banks.
16 December 2022
Metals Market Events for 12/16/2022
The focus is on speculative positions in gold and silver.
15 December 2022
Energy Events for 12/16/22
On the agenda are data on rigs from Baker Hughes and speculative positions on oil and gas.
15 December 2022
Important Forex Events for 12/16/22
On the agenda are the decision of the Central Bank of Russia on the interest rate, inflation in the Eurozone, the business climate and retail sales of the UK, the unemployment rate of Sweden and the trade balance of Singapore.
15 December 2022
Dollar stopped falling after Powell talked about the need for further rate hike
On Wednesday, the dollar rate changed after the speech of the head of the Fed Jerome Powell. According to the Fed’s forecasts, in 2023, the borrowing costs will increase at least by 75 basis points.
15 December 2022
Japan’s trade balance deficit continues to exceed forecasts, as the yen rises
Last month, Japan’s trade balance deficit decreased less than it was expected. The impact of a weaker yen has extended to the country’s imports. In November, the actual deficit was 2.03 trillion yen.
15 December 2022
Fed talks about further rate hikes, but the market thinks otherwise
At the moment, there are significant contradictions in the assessment of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) actions. On the one hand, Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell is talking about further raising interest rates and fighting inflation.
15 December 2022
Swiss National Bank raised rate by 50 basis points
The Swiss National Bank raised its policy rate by 50 basis points on Thursday. It is the third increase this year in terms of curbing inflation. Interest rates in Switzerland are at their highest level since the global financial crisis 14 years ago.
15 December 2022
ECB is about to slow its pace of rate hikes and present plans on QT
As expected, the European Central Bank is going to increase its rates once again on Thursday. This would become the fourth successive hike, although in December a smaller increase is suggested to be delivered.
15 December 2022
Australia imposes cap on gas prices despite industry protests
Australia’s officials decided to cap its domestic gas price, even with energy exporters speaking out against the new law. Such measures are aimed at bringing down rising power bills.
15 December 2022
