Gold prices jumped to a two-week high in early Asian trade on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech boosted expectations of a lower US interest rate hike. By 0039 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $1,775.77 an ounce, after touching its highest level since November 16. US …

The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 127,000 in November. This reading came in weaker than the market expectation for an increase of 200,000. The publication further revealed that annual pay was up 7.6% yearly in November. …

Gold prices rose on Wednesday, on their way to recording the largest monthly increase in more than two years, while investors await the speech of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, seeking any indications on the path of the US central bank’s monetary policy. Spot gold rose 0.6 percent to $1,760.56 …

The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) eased sharply to 10.0% in November vs. October’s 10.6%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Monday. The market forecast was for a 10.4% print. The core figures steadied at 5.0% YoY in November when compared to 5.0% expectations and …

The dollar fell from its highest level in a week on Wednesday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday, while optimism about easing strict Covid restrictions in China put it on track for its biggest monthly loss in more than a decade. The euro did …

Official data showed on Wednesday that the Turkish economy expanded by 3.9 percent in the third quarter on an annual basis, a rate slightly lower than expected and slower than it achieved earlier in the year, as domestic and external demand were affected by high inflation and the global slowdown. …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, amid expectations that China will ease strict restrictions related to Covid-19, but fears that the OPEC + group will keep its production unchanged at its next meeting limited the gains. Brent crude futures settled at $83.03 a barrel, down 16 cents, or 0.2 percent, while …

Japan’s Nikkei fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as data on weak factory production added to fears of a global economic slowdown, while investors await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech for clues about US monetary policies. The Nikkei index ended Wednesday’s trading down 0.21 percent at 27,968.99 …

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The Canadian dollar reversed the expected bearish trend during the previous analysis, in which we relied on trading remaining below the psychological resistance level of 1.3500, recording its highest level at 1.3646. From the point of view of technical analysis, the stability of trading above the previously breached resistance of …