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5/5 © Reuters. Emergency services work as smoke rises following a pipeline explosion at the facilities of state-owned oil company Pemex, according to local authorities, in Ixhuatlan del Sureste, Veracruz state, Mexico, February 23, 2023 in this still image taken from vi 2/5 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Three fires broke out on Thursday at different facilities in Mexico and the United States operated by Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex. One of the fires broke out in a storage facility in the state of Veracruz, leaving five workers missing and three hospitalized, a statement published by the firm said. The cause…

Is the $25K handle too much for Bitcoin (BTC/USD) bulls? In case you missed it, BTC/USD has been struggling to surpass its $25,250 intraweek highs as traders continue to price in higher interest rates from the Fed and maybe slower-than-expected global growth this year. Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 1-Hour Chart by TradingView BTC/USD is now trading closer to the $24,000 mark that served as support last week AND was a big resistance level back in late January/ early February. Can Bitcoin maintain its range? Moving averages are favoring more selling as the 100 SMA just crossed below the 200 SMA. If you…

Earlier we had Bank of Japan Governor nominee Ueda remarking on the lag in monetary policy impacting the real economy. Deutsche Bank have noted this in the context of Bank of England rate hikes:with the MPC ascribing to an 18-24 month lag for rate hikes to fully feed through into the real economy much of the pass-through has yet to actually feed through into the economy. While there’s plenty of uncertainty around this estimate, assuming a standard (and linear) 18-24 month lag in monetary policy transmission, we calculate that only 30% of the Bank’s rate hikes have likely already fully…

Share: AUD/USD picks up bids to extend the previous day’s recovery from seven-week low. Headlines from China, Japan seem to propel the latest price moves. Geopolitical fears, hawkish Fed concerns keep bears hopeful ahead of US Core PCE Price Index for January. AUD/USD braces for the key US data around 0.6825, extending the previous day’s rebound from a seven-week low during early Friday. In doing so, the Aussie pair seems to cheer the latest headlines from China and Japan as they tame the previous risk-off mood. However, fears surrounding Russia and the US-China ties join hawkish Federal Reserve…

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shoppers check food items at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation hit a fresh 41-year high in January as companies passed on higher costs to households, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to phase out its massive stimulus programme. The data underscores the dilemma policymakers face as soaring prices of fuel and daily necessities hit households, many of whom have yet to see wages rise enough to make up for the higher cost of living. The…

The Reuters Corporate Survey is a monthly poll. Main findings from the latest: 47% say new BOJ chief should change policy on negative rates More than a quarter of companies want revision to price target Companies gave middling to positive grades for Kuroda’s tenure Most firms still pessimistic over the near termComing up soon re CPI data from Japan followed later by Ueda’s testimony: Source link

Share: USD/CHF is looking for recovery after a pullback move amid the risk-off impulse. S&P500 futures have ignored the risk-aversion theme amid the upbeat US economic outlook. Geopolitical tensions between the US and China have improved the US Dollar appeal. The USD/CHF pair has corrected marginally to near 0.9330 after printing a fresh six-week high around 0.9350 in the early Asian session. The Swiss franc asset is expected to recover sooner as the risk profile is supporting the safe-haven assets. The US Dollar bulls seem in control as the Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers are reiterating the requirement of…

BITCOIN OUTLOOK:Bitcoin slides as U.S. stocks struggle for directionNasdaq 100 scores wild swings as Fed jitters undermine sentimentMarket attention now turns to U.S. PCE data on Friday Recommended by Diego Colman Get Your Free Equities Forecast Read More: EUR/USD Subdued as US Dollar Retains Upper Hand, Gold Can’t Shake Off the BluesThe Nasdaq 100 rallied at the cash open as solid corporate earnings from chipmaker Nvidia bolstered positive sentiment, but optimism was short-lived as sellers quickly returned to fade the strength in the equity space amid Fed jitters. In late afternoon-trading, the tech index, however, resumed its advance, but wild…

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