Gold prices retreated on Wednesday from their record high levels amid a resurgence in the dollar and US Treasury bond yields following the release of data indicating higher-than-expected inflation in the United States. This dampened expectations of an imminent cut in US interest rates. Spot gold prices declined by 0.6 …
Read More »Market Driers; US Session, April 8
The US dollar was under pressure throughout the week’s bearish start, but the risk complex was able to gather itself and US rates moved marginally higher across the curve. Ahead of the crucial US CPI, FOMC Minutes, and ECB event, traders continued to evaluate the most recent payroll prints. Amidst …
Read More »Fuel Prices Trigger US Consumers’ Concerns
FuelBuddy released its most recent statistics on Monday, which show that fuel costs are skyrocketing in most states and towns. In Louisville, for example, the average cost of a gallon of petrol increased by 27.5 cents over the previous week to $3.51, based on a survey covering 644 petrol stations. …
Read More »Oil retreats amid fresh international calls for Middle East truce
US West Texas Intermediate crude closed down 48 cents, or 0.6%, at $86.43, while Brent crude futures down 79 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $90.38 a barrel. For Brent, it was the first drop in five sessions, and for WTI, it was the first in seven. A Hamas spokesman …
Read More »Gold Rallies Ahead of CPI Data
Gold is up 0.50%, trading at $2341.29 per ounce at the time of writing. Earlier on Monday, gold’s jump to $2,354 has been tempered by evolving Fed rate cut expectations and a resilient US jobs report. Potential further upside for Gold is expected with forecasts reaching up to $2,500 in …
Read More »Gold’s Record Surge Persists Amid Speculative Activity and Ongoing Middle East Tensions
Gold prices continued their relentless ascent on Monday, propelled by speculative activity and persistent tensions in the Middle East, which overshadowed the robust US jobs data released last week. In spot transactions, gold climbed 0.3 percent to $2,335.73 per ounce by 0646 GMT, after reaching a record high of $2,353.79 …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: Jobs Data Renews Speculation on Interest Rate Path
The past trading week witnessed remarkable fluctuations coinciding with the beginning of the second quarter of the year 2024, as strong US economic data raised speculation about the ability of the US Federal Reserve to reduce interest rates and when it might make such a decision. The week concluded with …
Read More »Gold hits fresh all-time high amid geopolitical tensions, hot US jobs data
Gold has surged to a new all-time high, demonstrating its role as a safe haven and bucking both the US Dollar and the jump in nonfarm payrolls. Geopolitical threats, physical demand, and US dollar-related fundamentals all continued to drive the price of gold. At the time of writing, gold price …
Read More »Gold is taking a breath after a wave of record highs
Gold prices caught their breath today, Friday, after a wave of record highs that lasted for five sessions and led the yellow metal to record gains for the third week in a row. This comes at a time when the market is awaiting non-farm payrolls data in the United States, …
Read More »Market Drivers; US Session, April 4
Amidst a prevailing appetite for riskier assets, the US dollar witnessed another weak day on Thursday. This was before the announcement of important non-farm payrolls on Friday. The ECB Accounts opened the door to rate reduction in June, while Fed speakers maintained its cautious approach. The USD Index fell to …
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