Euro/Dollar
During the versatile dynamics of trading, the euro turned against the dollar to the level of 1.0992.
The yield of ten-year US bonds on Monday showed a slight decline to the level of 2.440%.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, John Williams, suggested that the Fed could raise the rate by 0.5 percentage points in the near future. He also noted that central banks, before making decisions on monetary policy, should think about how certain actions may affect other countries.
The consumer confidence index is expected to be released on Tuesday. The US currency may react this week to the publication of changes in the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits, the level of employment in the non-agricultural sector and GDP.
Pound/Dollar
The pound/dollar currency pair continues to adhere to a downward trend. Having reached the minimum level of 1.3081, there was an attempt to make a reversal and form a new price range amid the expectation of important news. In case of growth, the first target is the resistance area of 1.3146.
The yield of ten-year British bonds has turned around from the maximum values and is currently fixed at 1.6210%.
Trading Monday showed the strengthening of the US dollar against the British pound, the Japanese yen and the single European currency. This is facilitated by the stable growth of treasury securities, due to increased expectations of another Fed rate hike. At the moment, the market provides for an increase in the rate by 2 percentage points.
The income of 2-year-old US Treasuries increased by 13 bps, 10-year-old - by 5 bps. The increase in rates contributes to an increase in purchasing activity around the US currency.
Today, the pound will be sensitive to the volume of mortgage lending. Among the important economic indicators on Tuesday are the PMI in the manufacturing sector, GDP, the BRC retail price index, the change in the value of residential real estate Nationwide.
Gold
At the moment, the banking metal has dropped to the trading framework of last week, continuing to adhere to the downward trend. A further decline may lead to reaching the mid-March levels of $1,906 per ounce.
Trading Monday ended with the growth of the US stock market on the background of positive dynamics from the sectors of technology, consumer goods and services. The Dow Jones approached a one-month high, rising by 0.27%, the S&P 500 index rose by 0.71%. Gold held up negatively.
The dynamics of trading is still affected by the news background. The weakening of the yen was influenced by the growing divergence in the monetary policy of the Bank of Japan with other Central Banks.
Meanwhile, on Monday, there was an increase in the yield of 10-year Japanese bonds to 0.25%.
The downside risks of the global economy are still very high. According to S&P Global Ratings, due to record inflation rates in the UK, economic growth will slow down to 3.5% this year.
Cryptocurrencies
BTC continues to adhere to positive dynamics. In the case of another wave of growth, the prospect of reaching the resistance area – 49511 and 50611 will open.
According to the results of Monday, the capitalization of the crypto market amounted to 2.13 trillion US dollars, while on Sunday there were figures of 2.10.
According to media materials, the association “Virtual Assets of Ukraine” with the support of deputies proposed to make the country a full member of the European Blockchain Partnership. The request was made in the form of a letter, among the addressees are the head of the Administration of the President of the European Commission, Bjorn Siebert, as well as the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The document says that blockchain technologies can greatly help in the restoration of Ukraine after the end of hostilities.
Meanwhile, Fed Governor Chris Waller believes that blockchain is overvalued, and some CBDC studies are very similar to commercials.