On Wednesday, the metal rose 1.1% to $9,013.50 on the London Metal Exchange (LME), posting its fifth consecutive daily gain. At the time of writing, the key industrial metal is trading at $4.17 per pound for the first time since June, versus the previous closing price on Tuesday at $4.07. …
Read More »Gold Cautiously Moves Higher Ahead Of US CPI Data
The US Dollar is starting to recover after dropping to seven-month lows and a rebound could follow a higher Consumer Price Index data. Gold price is trading at $1877.24 at the time of writing, higher by almost 0.3% versus the previous closing price at $1871.65 on Monday, after climbing from …
Read More »Dollar fell with the easing of concerns about raising interest rates and optimism about China
The dollar fell to near its lowest levels in 7 months against the other major currencies on Tuesday, January 10, influenced by investor optimism that the Federal Reserve may be close to ending the cycle of increasing interest rates and with the increasing demand for risky assets after the lifting …
Read More »Bitcoin rallies to 3-week highs ahead of US CPI
Bitcoin has been stuck between $16k and $18.5k for 2 months, and currently, it has taken off above the $17,000 mark but doubts do exist among traders ahead of the key CPI data for December in the United States on Thursday, meanwhile, comments and remarks by Fed officials are closely …
Read More »Why Is Wall Street Suddenly Celebrating On Monday?
US equities had a surprise reason for celebrating with the first day of the second trading week in the new year. So far, in 2023, Wall Street has swung from sadness to joy.US Stocks are enjoying a robust year beginning after 2022’s disappointing performance. Even though the Dow fell more …
Read More »Gold closer to eight-months highs as US Dollar retreats
Gold price holds onto latest gains as the rally in Wall Street continues. Monday’s weaker US Dollar offers support to the Gold Index that continues to look forward to $1,880.Strong demand for Treasury bonds as market participants await a less hawkish Fed. Gold prices are holding up and near the …
Read More »Dollar near its lowest level in seven months after the jobs data
On Monday, the dollar approached its lowest level in seven months against other major currencies, after data last week showed that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of decisions to raise interest rates, while the reopening of Chinese borders boosted higher-risk currencies. The yuan in foreign transactions approached its …
Read More »Stability of USD as investors assess the path of raising interest rates
The dollar stabilized on Monday after investors digested a batch of economic data released last week that raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would slow the pace of interest rate hikes. Data on Friday showed that non-farm payrolls in the United States increased by 223 thousand jobs in December, while …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 2-5
Wall Street’s major indices closed higher on Friday, supported by reports that although jobs increased in the United States more than expected, wage increases slowed and services activity contracted, easing concerns about the path of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) …
Read More »What Could New House Speaker McCarthy Mean For Financial Markets?
Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican, is officially the new speaker of the US House after a hot Capitol Hill drama that continued for almost four days and 15 rounds of votes. If the House chaos for electing a new speaker had continued for weeks, the financial markets could have worried …
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