Forex Market

The AUD/USD pair slides more than 1.40% on Wednesday due to cooler-than-expected Australia’s Wage Price Index (WPI). Risk aversion keeps investors rushing towards safe-haven assets, bolstering the US dollar.AUD/USD is currently below the 20/50-day EMA, on a risk-off impulse spurred by recession fears lingering on investors’ minds, while US Retail …

Australia is expected to report July’s employment figures on Thursday, August 19 at 01:30 GMT and as financial markets get closer to the release time, economists have published their expectations on the upcoming employment data.Australia is expected to have added 25K positions in the month, while the Unemployment Rate is …

The dollar remained higher against other major currencies on Wednesday, before the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s meeting for the month of July, which may give more indications on the pace of raising interest rates again. The dollar has recouped its losses since lower-than-expected inflation data last …

Gold prices stabilized on Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, looking for clues regarding interest rates amid signs of easing inflation. And the price of gold settled in spot transactions at 1776.75 dollars an ounce at 0708 GMT, after …

Britain’s consumer price inflation jumped to 10.1 percent in July to its highest level since February 1982, official data showed on Wednesday, up from an annual rate of 9.4 percent in June, adding to pressure on households. In a Reuters poll of economists, the increase exceeded all expectations that inflation …

Caution prevailed on Tuesday, with the focus still on a potential global recession. The dollar maintained its dominance despite a short-lived knee-jerk at the beginning of the American session.Wall Street closed mixed, with the DJIA posting substantial gains, the S&P 500 modestly up, and the Nasdaq Composite shedding some ground.Economic …

Gold price holds lower ground near one-week low after two-day downtrend. Mixed sentiment as well as the pre FOMC Minutes anxiety have kept the Gold Index stuck. Recession-related fears have been renewed and even gained major attention with China, Europe in focus.FOMC Minutes will be eyed closely to confirm 75 …

Markets are awaiting the FOMC Meeting Minutes to decide on the size of the next Fed hike. FOMC will publish the July meeting minutes on Wednesday, August 17 at 18:00 GMT.Policymakers are likely to reiterate their commitment to monitor the data closely. The US dollar started the new week on …

In the US, Treasury yields rose due to the recession worries and along with the concerns that the Federal Reserve will continue its steep interest rate hikes despite nascent signs of a slowdown in inflation. Several Fed policymakers have spoken of the need for continued rate hikes despite the lower-than-expected …

AUD/USD bulls move in to put the Aussie into the green for the day. China and recession worries flared up a flight to the US dollar. The AUD/USD pair has been pressured on Tuesday after weak global economic data, particularly in China, reignited global recession fears. The safe-haven US dollar …