The XAU/USD is trading around $2035 with a 0.40% loss, following the release of the US’s October Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) figures. The figures aligned with expectations, reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s stance on inflation. The headline figure dropped to 3% YoY, while the core measure increased to 3.5% YoY. The …

The final GDP for France’s third quarter fell by 0.1% from the preliminary estimate, and the euro is currently trading at 1.0893. The preliminary CPI for France in November was +3.4%, suggesting that rate cuts in the Eurozone might occur sooner rather than later. This is because the economy is …

The OPEC+ coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, has announced plans for a 1 million barrel cut to daily production, along with an extension of an earlier cut of equal size.Oil prices fell after rising by over 1% earlier in the session after OPEC+ oil producers agreed to voluntary …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has celebrated its best month since October 2022 on Thursday, when gain has hit a new high for the year thanks to Salesforce’s earnings and declining inflation data. The Dow of 30 stocks rose 291 points, or almost 0.8%, above its previous peak set in …

The US dollar trades in the green against all major currencies. US traders are seeing PCE confirming sticky pace of inflation. The US Dollar Index climbs above 103 and could still flip this week’s overall performance into positive territory. The dollar bulls are being back by Wednesday and Thursday’s data …

US Dollar Index stays in the positive territory around 103.40. Pending Home Sales in the US rose 1.1% in October.On Thursday, the National Association of Realtors reported this reading followed a 1% increase recorded in September (revised from 1.1%) and came in better than the market expectation for a decrease …

Although it recovered somewhat from monthly lows, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was still under pressure. In the third quarter, the US economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.2%, which was higher than the previous estimate of 4.9%. The US will release important data on Thursday, such as the …

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is expecting international growth to slow down to 2.7% in 2024, the slowest annual growth since 2020’s pandemic.The combination of rising interest rates, high inflation, and wars is predicted to cause the world economy to contract in 2019. The OECD forecasts that …

As the Euro declines in value relative to the Pound Sterling, the Euro/GBP is testing 0.8640. Consumer confidence in the eurozone does not change, but the business outlook does. The Euro is expected to lose ground to the Pound Sterling, setting up the pair for a fifth day of losses …

Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday as investors focused their attention on an upcoming OPEC+ output policy meeting and looked past a jump in US crude, gasoline and distillate stockpiles. Brent crude futures were up $1.01, or 1.2%, to $82.69 a barrel by 1:34 p.m. ET …