Gold price (XAU/USD) trades slightly in the green in Wednesday’s early New York session but has an uncertain outlook in the near term as investors have scaled down expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts in June. The precious metal recorded its second-largest single-day decline in a month on Tuesday after …

After US inflation data came in higher than anticipated, the dollar maintained its good start to the week, supporting investors’ further repricing of a Federal Reserve rate cut in June.As confidence in the Fed’s summer easing cycle increased, the USD Index recovered the territory above the 103.00 mark. A light …

François Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of the Bank of France and an ex officio member of the European Central Bank, emphasised on Tuesday that the ECB’s pragmatism about rate decreases is independent of Federal Reserve policy.Villeroy’s remarks follow the Bank of France’s revision of its first-quarter growth estimate for …

Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday due to a higher-than-expected forecast for US crude oil production and bearish economic data. Brent futures for May delivery settled 29 cents, -0.34% lower, at $82.13 per barrel, while the April US West Texas Intermediate crude contract ended 15 cents, -0.21% lower, at $77.77 …

Gold has been declining since the beginning of daily trading on Tuesday, under pressure from the rise in the US dollar. The dollar found momentum after Tuesday’s US inflation data that shed light on the rise in consumer prices to levels higher than expectations last February.The precious metal slumped -1.31% …

The CPI report’s inflation data reveals greater price growth in February, indicating that the road to more reasonable consumer price increases following a pandemic-induced jump may remain rough. According to the Labour Department’s consumer price index, overall prices increased 3.2% over the previous year, slightly higher than 3.1% in January. …

Despite higher-than-expected February inflation data, US stocks continued to rise, with the S&P 500 rising nearly 1%, the Nasdaq Composite climbing 1.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing 0.6%. Treasury yields also rose, with the 10-year yield rising 4 basis points to trade around 4.15%. Gold prices fell 1% …

The US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) stated on Tuesday that inflation, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased to 3.2% on an annual basis in February from 3.1% in January. Annual Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, rose 3.8% during the …

The BTC/USD pair has risen past $72,000, setting a new record, but this is a long way from the top that some analysts of the biggest cryptocurrency in the world had predicted. By year’s end, Standard Chartered believes bitcoin will hit $100,000, while research company Fundstrat has set a target …

In the commodity market, WTI crude oil prices maintained their consolidative stance in the commodities market, circling the pivotal 200-day SMA and attempting to break through the $78.00 region. At $77.77 per barrel, US crude oil was last observed up 0.53%. Tuesday’s weekly update on US crude oil stocks as …