Short-dated Treasury yields soared on Friday while the dollar rose as investors bet on US interest rate hike next week and grew alarmed at signs of a global economic slowdown.The two-year U.S. Treasury yield, a bellwether for interest rate expectations, topped 3.9%. Coupled with a decline in the benchmark 10-year …

The GBP/USD pair is expected to finish the current week with more than 1.50% losses, ahead of BoE’s and Fed decisions. The pair is trading at 1.14 at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at 1.1395.The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment improved versus the last month’s reading, while …

The USD/JPY pair is maintaining mixed trading as Japanese intervention in the forex markets is underway. The pair is neutral, but a break below 143.00 could pave the way toward 142.99.The USD/JPY slumps for the second day in the week after falling short of testing the YTD high at 144.99, …

US stocks fell Friday as Wall Street headed toward a big losing week, and traders absorbed an alarming warning from FedEx concerning earnings and slowdown of the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 306 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slid 1.2% and 1.6%, respectively.Shares …

Gold has been trading below the $1,700 mark for three days. Gold is now trading at $1677.15. The Fed policymakers will meet next week, and an increase of 75 basis points is broadly anticipated. Strategists at Commerzbank have examined how the precious metal could react to such a move. “If …

Germany took control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery on Friday, risking retaliation from Moscow as Berlin struggles to hold up energy supplies and meet its European Union commitment to cut Russian energy imports by the end of 2022.The economy ministry said it was putting a unit of Russian oil …

Gold price is fighting its own battle against soaring Treasury yields and the rising US dollar. Gold has lost about $40 on the day and hopes for a catalyst to rebound. The market is getting more nervous that the monetary mistake would lead to a severe session for gold like …

Gold fell nearly $40 from daily highs and hit more than two-year lows under pressure from aggressive rate hike expectations as the US dollar and Treasury yields climbed. The precious metal closed at $1696.79 on Wednesday, and on Thursday was unable to break the $1,700 line, instead the price action …

Oil prices fell on Thursday on demand concerns even after two influential international groups are still defending predictions for strong demand this year and next.Brent crude the international standard, fell 3.7%, to $90.65 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate the US benchmark, fell 3.9%, to $85.02 a barrel. Both rose …

Canada’s currency slides to 2-month low on risk aversion, so, the Canadian dollar weakens 0.4% against its American counterpart. The current level touches its weakest since July 14 at 1.3214. The decline comes on Thursday as oil prices fell and the prospect of aggressive tightening by the Fed’s next meeting …