Author: FX

Three major catalysts competed for attention Wednesday: the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, a Q2 GDP revision, and a Bloomberg report that Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on Ukraine after concluding peace talks have stalled. Core PCE held at 3.3% year-over-year and came in slightly below the monthly forecast, doing little to change September rate hike odds while keeping a year-end move firmly on the table. The dollar closed the day as one of the top-performing major currencies. Oil whipsawed on the Ukraine-Russia news and finished well in the green, while gold posted one of its sharpest single-session drops of…

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Sterling retreats some 0.39% as the US Dollar stages a recovery after a US inflation report revealed that prices remained elevated, increasing the chances of seeing a rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) towards the end of the year. The GBP/USD exchanged hands below 1.3600, after reaching a high near 1.3651.GBP/USD slips as firm PCE, stronger data lift Dollar before Jackson HoleUS economic data revealed that the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index in July was in line with estimates and unchanged from June’s 3.3% YoY. Headline PCE steadied at 3.7% YoY, above estimates of 3.6%.Other data showed…

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