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The US dollar aimed to recover ground but pared its advance during US trading hours, ahead of the FOMC Meeting Minutes. The document showed that all members supported plans to reduce the balance sheet, while some added that, after the runoff was well underway, it would be appropriate to consider …

Following Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s interest rate decision, the governor, Adrian Orr said, Wednesday that he can’t rule out a recession but he does not predict it is inevitable. Orr also said an increasing labour force will push the jobless rate up and that government spending is adding …

The USD/CAD pair retreats from weekly highs, extending its losses in the week to 0.18%. FOMC minutes confirmed that the June and July meetings would witness a 50-bps rate hike, each. USD/CAD, In the short term, is downward biased, and a break below 1.2713 would send the pair towards 1.2630.The …

The Federal Open Market Committee minutes have been released which are so far sending the US dollar DXY index a touch softer.At the May 3-4 meeting, the Fed hiked rates the expected 50 bp to 1.0% and laid out plans for aggressive Quantitative Tightening to begin in June. There is …

For the Fed minutes and sessions ahead, the pair could be based here and result in a higher correction from support. Any Ultra Hawkish remarks by FOMC minutes will likely support the US dollar and potentially send the euro below 1.0640 towards a daily 61.8% ratio down at 1.0615.The US …

Gold price retreats from weekly highs around $1870 as investors prepare for the Fed’s May minutes. The US dollar remains buoyant, despite falling US bond yields and weighs on XAU/USD’s price.Gold slides below the 20-day moving average (DMA) and accelerates towards the 200-DMA at $1839.66 on Wednesday, courtesy of a …

The GBP/USD pair stops Tuesday’s losses and recovers some ground, gaining 0.42% in the week. The positive market sentiment boosts the prospects of the sterling, despite a strong US Dollar. The British pound recovers some ground on Wednesday during the North American session, bouncing near weekly lows around 1.2480s and …

Japan’s government is seen calling on the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to strive for achieving its 2% inflation target in a “sustainable and stable fashion,” Reuters reports on Wednesday, having seen a draft of its long-term policy outline. “The government will continue to conduct macro-economic policy flexibly … with a …

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on Wednesday that Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for ships carrying foodstuffs to leave Ukraine, in exchange for the lifting of some sanctions, Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as saying Wednesday. Ukraine’s Black Sea ports …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday with the rise of the dollar, while investors awaited the statement of the monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve for the month of May, in search of indications on the expected amount of the next US interest rate hike. And by 0636 GMT, gold …