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The US dollar finished Wednesday higher against most major rival currencies on Wednesday, despite suffering a near-term retreat following the release of the FOMC Minutes. The US dollar posted modest advances against safe-haven currencies, with USD/CHF trading around 0.9510 and USD/JPY at 135.00.Gold trades at $1,762.70 per ounce at the …

UK prominent political figure Liz Truss, who aspires to succeed Boris Johnson in office as coming Prime Minister, criticized the green energy levy on all bills. Truss believes that by removing that levy, Britain would save people money on their bills. On the other hand, Truss has said “But what …

The US central bank is continuing its efforts to tame inflation with interest rate hikes and Wednesday’s FOMC minutes have showed that the committee members agreed on the necessity of keeping interest rates higher as a means of combating inflation. Markets were cool in the hours leading up to the …

At the time of writing, gold is trading at $1764.77 an ounce. Gold price has rallied on the FOMC minutes which is not shedding much light on how aggressive US monetary policymakers are expected to be. There was no obvious message that rate hikes will be as aggressive in September’s …

The EUR/USD rallied close to 50 pips after FOMC Minutes. Fed members agreed to hike 75 bps in July. Fed members acknowledge they would slow the pace of tightening at “some point.”The EUR/USD jumped during the last hour as the minutes lifted the Euro near the highs of the day, …

Fed Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Wednesday that US labour market is still robust, the recovery of the service sector, and more fully open schools and childcare centres will bring more women back to the workforce.Bowman also mentioned that the US “continues to see strong employment gains and low …

Gold is trading at $1776.75 per ounce at the time of writing, but the precious metal’s price is attempting to steady ahead of the FOMC minutes. Gold’s selloff might be overdone as prices are not deteriorating despite a surge in global bond yields. UK inflation hit a 40-year high and …

The Minutes of the FOMC policy decision that took place over the July 26-27 policy meeting, that may shed light on just how aggressive they expect to be, have been released as follows:Fed minutes: All participants at July 26-27 policy meeting agreed 75-basis-point interest rate hike was appropriate.Some participants said …

Brent crude rose $1.09, or 1.1%, to $93.45 per barrel by 12:23 p.m. ET (1723 GMT). Earlier in the day, recession worries had pushed the benchmark price to its lowest since February at $91.51. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.39, or 1.6%, to $87.92 per barrel.Crude oil prices rose …

Global equities fell while US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday ahead of the release of the Fed’s meeting minutes that are expected to reveal the extent of officials’ hawkish stance on interest rates and inflation.MSCI’s gauge of stocks in 50 countries across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) shed 0.94%, while the pan-European …