Gold Price is looking for direction at around $2,000 amid multiple first-tier events.The ECB has announced hawkish measures, and has expressed concerns about the ongoing Eastern Europe conflict.Skyrocketing US inflation reached yet another multi-decade high in February.The Gold Index is little changed post-Wall Street’s opening, hovering just above the $2,000 …
Read More »Could A Digital US Dollar Compete With Crypto Assets?
President Biden ordered federal agencies to study implications of government-backed digital currency The Federal Reserve is trying to figure out how to keep cash relevant in a cashless world. It is considering digitizing the US dollar, giving people money they can access on their phone and bypassing electronic payments that …
Read More »Gold Rises as Investors Follow Talks Between Russia And Ukraine
Gold strengthened on Thursday after a sharp decline in the previous session as concerns about the Russia-Ukraine crisis persisted after the lack of progress in talks between the two sides, while also likely to affect important US inflation data. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,996.09 an ounce, after falling …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 9 March
The American Dollar and commodity prices were sharply down on Wednesday amid hopes for a solution to the Ukraine-Russia crisis. Economic DataUS oil stockpiles fell across the board last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels in the week to March 4 …
Read More »US Dollar Hovers Around 98.00 ahead of Initial Jobless Claims, CPI Data
The DXY is oscillating around 98.00 ahead of US inflation and Initial Jobless Claims. The risk-on impulse has brought a sell-off in the dollar index. Investors brace an aggressive tightening policy by the Fed.The US dollar index (DXY) is hovering around 98.00 as investors await the US Consumer Price Index …
Read More »Amid Speculations On ECB Decision, Euro Surges As Investors Embrace Risk
The euro gained more than 1.5% against the dollar on Wednesday as risk appetite returned to financial markets and energy as well as commodity prices eased from recent peaks that were driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions imposed in response. Market expectations about the potential for …
Read More »AUD/USD Surges As Traders Speculate How Long War May Last
AUD/USD is correcting a rally that started at the start of the European session as global commodity prices have steadied after their recent surge while investors sought some sense of how long the Russian-Ukraine conflict might last. The AUD/USD pair is trading at 0.7317, up some 0.70% and has traveled …
Read More »Fed Not Expected To Announce Balance Sheet Reductions Next Week
A rate hike by the US Fed next week is broadely expected, even despite the recent turmoil across financial markets. According to analysts at Wells Fargo, the chance of a 50 bps interest rate hike “has fallen tremendously given the souring outlook to growth amid higher commodity prices.”Economists believe it …
Read More »Gold Stabilizes Over Positive Geopolitical Developments
Gold Price trades stable just below the $2,000 mark, having found a new temporal balance just ahead of the critical level. Risk appetite returned to trading boards amid hopes the Ukraine-Russia crisis could recede after two weeks. Earlier today, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s aide said that the country is ready for …
Read More »Gold is Moving Away From Its Highs as The Dollar Consolidates
Gold prices fell on Wednesday after approaching a record level, with the dollar holding near its highest level in 21 months and investors taking some profits, while the price of palladium rose after the Ukrainian crisis raised fears of a lack of supplies from Russia, its largest producer. And the …
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