Another shutdown is looming in the United States. What does all this mean for the US dollar? Economists analyze dollar’s performance outlook.This is not the first time that a federal government shutdown is looming in the United States. There have also been longer actual shutdowns until an agreement was reached …

Amid ongoing indications of inflation losing steam on both sides of the Atlantic and consistent wagers that the Fed and the ECB will cut interest rates at some point this summer, the US dollar’s continuing purchasing pressure put additional pressure on the risk-linked assets. Economic Data The personal consumption expenditures …

Gold prices surged over 0.50% in the North American session after the release of the Fed’s Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index, which confirmed the continued disinflation trend. The data supported the fall in US Treasury bond yields, which correlate inversely to precious metals prices. The Core PCE report showed …

The global equity index advanced on Thursday after anticipated US inflation reading, which provided little surprise for relieved investors and helped push US Treasury yields lower. Wall Street’s major stock indexes rebounded from the previous session’s decline due to investor jitters ahead of the US personal consumer expenditures (PCE) price …

The House of Representatives has approved a temporary extension of government funding to prevent another deadline to avoid a government shutdown. The short-term extension will fund some government agencies for another week, through March 8, and the remaining agencies until March 22. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate …

The US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading near 104.130, up for Thursday’s session, with the Core PCE Price Index matching predictions. Markets continue delaying rate cuts from the Fed, favoring the Greenback. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) showed no surprises, and the Fed won’t rush to cut rates if there’s no …

The USD/CAD pair rose to an intraday high of 1.3597 before backsliding to 1.3541 after US Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE) inflation figures printed exactly as markets were hoping. The pair is trading at 1.3583, up 0.06% at the time of writing.Annualized Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) printed above …

After the announcement of the data, the dollar has stabilised in a relatively narrow range. The dollar appears reluctant to break free from the level in any direction, but it is currently trading up 0.05% at 103.969 after fluctuating about 104.00. The PCE data mostly matches expectations. Stocks are up …

Bitcoin has hit $63000 after more than two years below this level, and liquidations have surpassed $277 million in the last 24 hours. This massive rally in the pioneer cryptocurrency could be attributed to the spot ETF approval. Bitcoin price has shattered past the $63000 threshold, with the bulls not …

Thanks to recent slew of data on economic growth and a decline in US Treasury yields, the price of gold is stable around $2034 per ounce. Concerns about policy easing from the Fed and mixed US economic data keep gold investors on edge. Gold’s advances are limited by the 50-day …