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Gold prices on Tuesday hovered below the record level they reached in the previous session, with the dollar and Treasury bond yields remaining steady after robust US data raised doubts about whether the Federal Reserve (US central bank) would cut interest rates three times this year. By 0624 GMT, gold …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Tuesday, briefly surpassing the 40,000-point mark before some gains were trimmed by profit-taking and concerns about potential intervention by Japanese authorities to stabilize the yen. The Nikkei index ended Tuesday’s session up 0.1 percent at 39,838.91 points. Although the index has risen approximately 19 …

Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of improving demand and escalating tensions in the Middle East, which pushed US futures to their highest level in five months in the previous session. Brent crude futures for June delivery climbed 37 cents to $87.79 a barrel …

With some major markets closed on Easter Monday, the US dollar is the clear winner as of late Monday. As the day began, most attention was on growth-related data, with China releasing positive manufacturing production data for March. Still, the news was insufficient to keep investors upbeat.The news on Friday …

Federal Reserve’s officials and policymakers are surely thinking about cutting interest rates, but one important question is yet unanswered: how will consumer spending patterns affect this choice? Generally speaking; higher interest rates would cause consumers and corporations to reduce their expenditure. Stock prices will retreat as a result, and earnings …

Assistant Governor Christopher Kent of the Reserve Bank of Australia stated on Monday that retaining bonds till maturity has no effect on the present balance sheet breakdown. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD pair is trading at 0.6490, up 0.02% on the day.Key Quotes“The outlook for inflation and monetary …

The second quarter of 2024 began with mixed closing results for US stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.6% and the S&P 500 down 0.2%. Although it was off its early session highs, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ended the day marginally higher. As the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield …

The market is supported by optimistic reports on US manufacturing growth in the United States, however, the price of gold slightly rises. The attraction of non-yielding gold is called into question by the increase in US Treasury yields that followed upbeat news from the ISM and S&P Global.Gold’s rising trajectory …

Strong US manufacturing activity and pricing pressures have caused the GBP/USD to decline, which may feed concerns of a sustained Fed policy. Due to holiday closures, the US economy is resilient while European markets are quiet. The GBP/USD exchange rate may be weighed down by upcoming UK PMI data releases, …

Bitcoin miners have reached a record $2 billion in earnings ahead of the halving event, with earnings reaching a high of $2.01 billion from rewards and transfer fees. This marks the highest revenue in the last year and the highest record month for miner income in the network’s lifetime. The …