He attacks anyone he is disagreeable with......... so, he is not attacking the Fed. Unfortunately, to the market, an attack on Powell is the same as an attack on the independence of the Fed. The President has no business intervening with monetary ...

Trump: The Fed should substantially lower interest rates, now! We should be paying lower...

url . The above will link will give u some understanding of what is going on with gold. To me, gold has gone up too fast in too short a time. This open it up to wild swings despite the general bull trend remaining intact. If u really like gold as ...

Gold volatility explodes as price trades like a meme stock

It has been officially stated a few times that the USD/JPY strength is not supported by fundamental. There have been meetings between Fed and BOJ on this matter. Against this backdrop it was always riskier than usual to go long on USD/JPY. If u ...

USD/JPY falls 0.5% to 153.37

Economy decelerating, prices will follow suit. If Fed is data dependant, it will be irresponsible to hike rate anymore.

EUR/USD plummets below 1.1000 amid decelerating US economy and banking crisis fears

Many countries are de-dollarising. USD is gradually losing its appeal as a reserve currency. US policies are alienating others and they are delusional if they think a weaker USD will strengthen the case for USD as a reserve currency.

China wants weaker US dollar as reserve currency, says Biden economist nominee

a crystal ball will be handy now. it is anyone's guess what will happen next. 'data dependent'....... best to not jump to any conclusion until action is known. be patient so as not to get burnt.

Powell: Fed Is Prepared to Speed Up Rate Rises if Warranted by Data

when employment and wages are still up, people have money and if they spend more than save, it will keep inflation high which erodes real purchasing power. A point will be reached where inflation bites are truly felt and spending declines. Fed is ...

US consumers keep spending. That might not be good news for them or the Fed

I like this article. the views are well supported by what has been going on. Barring political interference or other external shock, the USA may well have a 'softish' landing.

Markets Are Finally Listening to Fed’s ‘Ongoing Increases’ Message

Does this mean USD will go back to around 150yen? I don't think so. Sure, the huge NFP gain was unexpected and rightly jolted the Fed pivot-camp. The USD gain for now is still cautious. If the next NFP still produce an impressive gain, then the ...

Massive Hawkish Reversal In Rate-Hike Odds Sparks Greenback Gains, Bond Bloodbath

Today's NFP and the Services ISM blew everybody away. No analysts were anywhere close forecasting both numbers. This goes against the market expectation and adds uncertainty to the argument that Fed will pivot this year. All those selling USD is ...

Services PMI at 55.2%; January 2023 Services ISM Report On Business