USD Still LifelessThe US Dollar remains largely subdued today despite a broadly hawkish set of comments from Fed chairman Powell yesterday. Powell was testifying at the senate confirmation hearing for his Fed chairman re-nomination yesterday and provided plenty of insight into the Fed’s outlook and policy plans for the year ahead. On the back of […]
Type: Bearish ReversalKey Levels:Resistance: 1.14633Pivot: 1.13852Support: 1.1233Preferred Case:On the H4, price is reacting below our pivot level at 1.13852 which is in line with horizontal swing high resistance, 50.0% Fibonacci retracement level. We are biased that price will potentially drop to 1st support at 1.1233, which is in line with horizontal swing low support. This […]
Shares of KB Home KB, +2.79% rose more than 3% in the extended session Wednesday after the home builder reported fourth-quarter profit above expectations and sales that matched forecasts, saying it had to meet “healthy demand” for housing amid “extremely challenging” operating conditions. KB Home said it earned $174 million, or $1.91 a share, in […]
Powell’s speech disappointed proponents of the idea that the Fed is in a hurry to normalize policy with the pace priced in by market expectations, which were shaped after the release of the minutes of the December FOMC meeting. Despite assurances that the Fed will not allow high inflation to take root in consumers expectations, […]
US CPI In FocusThe main data focus today, and for the week as a whole, is the December US CPI reading. Given the high level of hawkish Fed expectations the market will be looking to today’s data to essentially confirm a March rate hike. While the December jobs number was weaker than expected, bulls are […]
The successful launch of YuzuSwap on Oasis Network suggests that demand for decentralized exchanges continues to grow following a record-breaking 2021. Source: Cointelegraph