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European shares stabilized on Friday as eyes turned to US jobs data expected later. Investors assessed the Bank of England’s biggest rate hike in 27 years amid growing fears of a recession. By 0705 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index settled, amid fears of slowing growth in the world’s largest …

The dollar fell against most of its major rival currencies, ending the trading day near its latest lows. This constitutes a sign of additional declines ahead in the near term.AUD/USD advanced and hovers around 0.6970, helped by gold, as the bright metal reached fresh one-month highs in the $1,790 price …

WTI crude oil holds lower ground near six-month bottom after declining for the last four days. Fears of economic slowdown, central bank aggression outweigh geopolitical woes linked to China, Russia. US jobs report for July as well as developments surrounding China will be important for fresh impulse. WTI crude oil …

The USD/CHF pair is wavering in an 11-pip range as investors await the important NFP data in the US. Estimated 200k for the NFP could even drag the asset lower. The Dollar Index failed to capitalize on a wave of hawkish commentary from several Fed policymakers.The USD/CHF pair is displaying …

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta Mester, said on Thursday that the Fed should raise interest rates to above 4% in order to bring inflation back down to target.The US dollar was lower vs. most major currencies on Thursday, down some 0.5% at the time of writing …

US Nonfarm Payrolls are expected to rise by 250,000 in July. Most assets, including gold, could likely react more significantly to any disappointing jobs report than a positive one. Gold’s movement has no apparent connection with NFP deviation four hours after the release.The headline job gains so far this year …

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey is delivering his remarks on the policy outlook and responding to questions from the press following the bank’s decision to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.75%. Quotes “We would have had to raise interest rates in double digits last …

Following its August policy meeting, the Bank of England announced that it raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.75% as expected. The policy statement revealed that Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Silvana Tenreyro voted to hike the rate by 0.25 basis points.

European shares rose on Thursday following strong results for several companies, while the focus is on the Bank of England, which is expected to raise interest rates by the most since 1995. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1 percent, following the path of Asian stocks, which rose 0.4 percent, …

Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by lower US Treasury yields, as cautious investors awaited the US non-farm payrolls report due this week for more clues on the Federal Reserve’s stance on raising interest rates. By 0628 GMT, spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,769.74 an ounce. US futures also …