Bothered by a US Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown, cryptocurrency companies are renewing their efforts on Capitol Hill to reap support for legislation that they hope will control the organization and provide the sector regulatory clarity.According to 6 executives, the Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Crypto Council for Innovation, …

Citibank analysts say commodities have underperformed other asset classes so far this year, but the decline may be coming to an end. The Bloomberg Commodity Index is down 9.3% since the start of the year, while equities, government bonds and corporate bonds are up. The Bloomberg Commodity Index posted a …

Commenting on the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, “we’re likely to need a couple more rate hikes over the course of this year to really bring inflation sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% goal,” San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Monday.The US Dollar Index stays on the back foot …

Fed Vice Chairman Michael Barr said on Monday that inflation was still too high but acknowledged significant progress had been made. “We are very focused on getting inflation down to target,” Barr said.Barr’s comments do not directly affect the US dollar’s performance against major currencies. At the time of writing, …

Data released on Friday showed that Canadian employment rose by 60,000 in June, above the 20,000 expected. Analysts point out that employment growth was brisk in June. However, mt nalysts warn that rapid population growth and a rise in participation meant that the unemployment rate rose two ticks to 5.4%, …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the US Non-Farm Payrolls report, which is a monthly report that the markets are closely awaiting. Asked whether it is expected to witness a decline …

President Joe Biden’s administration announced Friday it’s purchasing 6 million more barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as it continues to slowly refill the emergency stockpile. The purchases, scheduled for October and November, come as the nation’s oil reserve is at its lowest point in 40 years …

Gold price has moved higher near $1,915.00 ahead of US NFP data. After the NFP data release that missed expectations and indicated the addition of 309k jobs in the US during June, gold touched $1,925 per ounce. S&P500 futures are consistently extending losses as investors are anxious ahead of the …

The US dollar weakens across the board after the US official jobs report. The EUR/USD pair gains momentum after breaking above 1.0930. The pair is heading for its highest weekly close since May.The EUR/USD pair gained momentum amid a weaker US Dollar following the release of US employment data. After …

In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said that they don’t need a recession to eliminate inflation concerns, per Reuters.These comments were not able to help the US Dollar find demand. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was down 0.72% on the …