Gold price clings to all-time highs and awaits US Inflation data for further action. The US CPI data will indicate whether the Fed gets confident that price stability is ensured. The US NFP report keeps hopes of a Fed rate cut in June alive.Gold price (XAU/USD) rally hit a pause …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: Gold gets brighter at historical levels as markets await key data
Last week witnessed several important events and movements in terms of their impact on overall trading transactions. The week closed with a sharp decline in the US dollar in addition to weak performance of risk-linked assets amid mixed risk appetite due to the growing importance of the statements and data …
Read More »Post-NFP Sentiment Pushes EUR/USD To Fresh High Before retreating
Following the US NFP print, EUR/USD pair surged, although the markets were confused by conflicting data. Although the US NFP revealed an increase in jobs, sharp revisions have reduced risk appetite. On Friday, the EUR/USD pair got some breathing room and surged to a new weekly high close to 1.0980. …
Read More »US Stocks Retreat Following NFP Print
US stocks retreated on Friday, closing out a choppy week as Nvidia’s incredible rally took a breather. The S&P 500 lost 0.65% to 5,123.69, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.16% to 16,085.11. All three major indexes finished the week lower, with the broad S&P 500 pulling back by 0.26%, the …
Read More »US bond yields decline following wage growth slowdown
Benchmark US Treasury bond yields declined at the end of Friday’s trading session following the employment data that painted a bleak picture of the labour market in the United States last February.Ten-year US Treasury bond yields fell to 4.080%, compared to the last daily close, which at 4.085%. The index …
Read More »Gold Price Soars on Rate Cut Expectations, Jobs Data
Gold prices have been rising due to expectations for US rate cuts, geopolitical tensions, and China’s economic woes. Gold futures rose 1.04% to $2,182.55 per ounce at the time of writing, reflecting bullish sentiment in the gold market. The Chinese central bank’s gold purchases as well as the country’s domestic …
Read More »US Dollar stabilizes lower after upbeat NFP print
The US dollar was expected to end the week at a significant loss, but on Friday it recovered some of its losses after the US Jobs report for February revealed an increase in unemployment and businesses’ reluctance to pay more for labour force. As of this writing, the US Dollar …
Read More »Could MFP data reinforce rate cut scenario?
The US jobs data released on Friday revealed an improvement in the performance of the US economy in general during February, as labor market forces began to weaken with a decline in wage growth, which supports bets on interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve by June or even May …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March 7
WTI crude oil prices continued their consolidative trend in the commodities market, hovering around $80.00 per barrel, amid anticipation of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve and higher crude oil imports by China in January and February.Gold prices continued to rise, surpassing $2,160 per ounce to reach an all-time …
Read More »Crypto rally continues as fresh all-time highs enthusiastically eyed
Early on Thursday, traders saw a surge in the price of bitcoin as bulls began to reduce their stakes in the biggest cryptocurrency in the world. It peaked earlier on Tuesday at $69,202, then later on Wednesday, it dropped to about $60,000.The digital currency has experienced a spectacular rise, rising …
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