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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 …

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model, the US economy is expected to grow at an annualized rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, down from 2.5% in the previous estimate.“After recent releases from the US Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, the US …

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, August 17 at 02:00 GMT. After July’s central bank meeting, the RBNZ hinted at concerns about slowing growth. Even heading into July’s meeting, the Bank of New Zealand head of research warned that the latest …

As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation in Canada declined to 7.6% yearly in July from 8.1% in June, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Tuesday. This print came in line with the market expectation. The Bank of Canada’s (BOC) Core CPI, which excludes volatile food …

The dollar rose to a one-week high on Tuesday, August 16, after weak data on the global economy, particularly in China, raised fears of a recession and cast a shadow over currencies such as the Australian dollar. The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of currencies, …