Gold price has dropped despite the week’s strong performance in an expected reaction to US job growth that exceeded expectations for May 2023.Rising US Treasury bond yields as well as the robust USD do exert downward pressure on the precious metal. US debt-ceiling resolution contributed to easing bond yields, a …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will testify at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on June 22, panel chief Sherrod Brown said on Friday. The testimony will come a week after the June 13-14 FOMC meeting. The testimony marks the second iteration of the Fed chair’s twice-yearly reports to Congress on the …

Data released on Friday, showed Nonfarm Payrolls rose by 339K in May surpassing expectations. Analysts  point out payroll strength keeps the door open for another rate hike by the Federal Reserve in June. The two-month net revisions also added a notable 93k jobs to the employment series, which resulted in …

Oil prices have rallied for the second day on Friday as global markets breathe a sigh of relief after the US Senate votes through the debt-ceiling extension bill, vaulting the final hurdle prior to implementation. The possibility of OPEC+ announcing more production cuts at its June 4 meeting further supports …

The US Dollar rebounds on impressive US jobs report for May. The American currency managed to stage a modest rebound following Thursday’s selloff.The US Dollar Index stays below 104.00 and looks to snap a three-week winning streak. It registers 103.982 at the time of writing. Impressive May jobs data from …

The US has added 339K jobs in May, beating estimates, but the USD/CAD pair stays relatively hot. The Canadian dollar gains momentum on a 1.70% surge in WTI crude oil prices. Uncertain Fed rate hike path in July overshadows USD’s future trajectory.The USD/CAD pair registers modest losses after an outstanding …

American crude oil fell early on Friday. After gaining the most in a month the day before, WTI crude oil loses upward momentum at $70.00 early on Friday in Asia. The price of oil both illustrates the normal pre-NFP market positioning and supports the price-depressing catalysts coming from the energy …

The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has vowed to stay in session until the debt ceiling bill that was passed by the House a day earlier is sent to President Biden’s desk. This comes one day after the House passed the debt ceiling bill in a resounding, bipartisan vote of …

US stocks advanced on Thursday after the US House passed a debt ceiling bill in a crucial step to avoid a default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded up 153.3 points, or 0.47%, to end at 33,061.57. The S&P 500 gained 0.99% to finish at 4,221.02, while the Nasdaq Composite …

Gold is trading at $1976.69 at the time of writing and bulls are likely correct, but they still have more ambitious objectives. The NFP numbers from this Friday are now everything. Gold’s price rose on Thursday, rising for the day from a low of $1,953.44 to a high of $1,983.15 …