Market Update

On Thursday, March 28th, gold prices soared to unprecedented heights, marking their best monthly performance in three years, buoyed by anticipation of interest rate cuts and robust demand for safe-haven assets. Gold futures surged by approximately 1.2% to settle at $2,238.4 per ounce by the end of the session. Meanwhile, …

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki reiterated on Friday that recent declines in the yen were driven by “speculative” moves, signaling that authorities remained ready to intervene in the market to counter any excessive drops in the currency. Suzuki emphasized that authorities were closely monitoring the pace of the yen’s movements …

On Friday, Japan stocks closed lower, with losses primarily in the Fishery, Railway & Bus, and Finance & Investment sectors. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined by 1.46%. Among the session’s top performers on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., which rose by 5.93% or …

Tokyo Consumer Price Index, for March, increases 2.6% YoY from 2.6% earlier. The headline The Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.6% YoY in March after increasing 2.6% in the prior reading, according to data released on Friday by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. In the meantime, after rising 3.1% …

Due to hawkish comments made by Fed member Waller, which implied that the US central bank would maintain rates at their present, restrictive levels for an extended period of time, the US dollar strengthened on Thursday. Bond rates for the near term rose, and the stock markets continued their upward …

The US government debt rates saw their largest quarterly increases in at least six months as the shortened session came to a finish on Thursday.During the first quarter, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield and the 30-year rate increased by 33.2 basis points and 31.7 basis points, respectively, to 4.192% and …

The European Central Bank (ECB) cannot afford to ignore the economic dangers connected to an extended period of high interest rates, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau. Villeroy, on the other hand, says that the ECB ought to start cutting rates during one of its next meetings.Dual …

The price of gold has unexpectedly surged to an all-time high of $2,225, despite challenges from rising Treasury yields and a strong US dollar. Gold keeps rising in spite of hawkish remarks made by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller and positive U.S. economic data.Gold RalliesGold achieved the remarkable $2,225 …

Thursday’s trading witnessed a rare occurrence in financial markets as both US stocks and the US dollar are rising simultaneously. This phenomenon sheds light on the surge in risk-linked assets and a key safe-haven asset concurrently.This simultaneous rise is infrequent and typically result from a powerful event signaling significant influence …

The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE), the favoured inflation gauge of the Fed, on Friday, March 29 at 12:30 GMT. As the release date approaches, the following are the projections from academics and economists at seven major banks.It is expected that …