Gold prices have gone back and forth during Monday’s trading session, and continued to hang out above the $1750 level.Investors continue to pay close attention to interest rates in the U. S, as they will have a massive influence on what happens next.A breakdown below the $1750 level could send …

Oil prices surged on Monday to significant highs, the move is boosting U.S. materials and energy stocks, but concerns that rising prices would worsen supply chain caused Wall Street to give up early gains.U.S. crude jumped 2.5% to $81.31 per barrel, a level not seen since late 2014, and Brent …

The US dollar has significantly surged during the course of the trading session on Monday to start the week and slice through the ¥112.50 level.The dollar ticked up to a 2-1/2-year high versus the yen on Monday after a soft U.S. payrolls figure did little to alter market expectations that …

Turkey’s lira dropped to a record low on Monday as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies, adding to bearish momentum on the lira since the central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates in September. In addition, the latest statements by President Erdogan concerning the elimination of threats from …

The U. S. supports calls for OPEC+ to do more to manage the economic recovery worldwide, a White House official said on Monday, as crude prices hit multi-year peaks. The official noted that Biden’s administration is closely monitoring the cost of oil and gasoline and using every tool to address …

U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as growth and financial stocks gained, shrugging off inflation concerns in the run up to third-quarter earnings reports from later this week.The S&P 500 financial sector index rose 0.7%, while banks added 0.6% ahead of earnings reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank …

Agustín Carstens, general manager for the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) warned of Big Tech’s increasing reach into financial servicesCarstens said that Big Tech needs monitoring as it broadens its scope of services into credit and beyond. He added that Facebook’s Diem, in particular, needs scrutiny.Carstens delivered his remarks as …

The Australian dollar has rallied about 0.9% so far today and is on track to close its best daily performance over the last months. The pair accelerated its uptrend, after breaking above the 0.7330 resistance area, to reach 0.7370 for the first time since mid-September.Australian dollar’s appreciation has been underpinned …

A one-off shift in workers’ pay in response to recent price spikes wouldn’t be a sign of sustainably higher inflation, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said.“Differentiating between transitory and persistent shifts in the growth rate of wages” will play an important role in assessing the progress of underlying …

The NFP report, Friday, crowned all market related news given its impact on the U. S. Fed’s tapering and consequently its impact on the U. S. economy and currency.The Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around the flatline but finished a volatile week with its strongest gains since June. Volatility returned …