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Gold retreated after surging on Friday and is trading slightly below $2,000. Silver initially surged towards October highs but later trimmed its gains, settling at $23.30. Markets are looking forward to a busy Tuesday in the middle of a loaded week with central bank meetings and key economic data. Risk …

The Australian monthly Consumer Price Index is expected to rise 5.2% YoY in August, marking the first reacceleration since April. This could be crucial for the Australian Dollar (AUD) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which will hold its October monetary policy meeting next week.Inflation in Australia peaked in …

Following the publication of better-than-expected US GDP figures for the second quarter, the Australian Dollar retreated against the US Dollar on Thursday. The aud/usd pair is trading down by -0.20 at 0.6742 at the time of writing.The report revealed stronger-than-expected labour market data, stronger-than-expected durable goods orders, lower-than-expected GDP price …

At its July 5 monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board members decided to raise the official cash rate (OCR) by 50 basis points (bps) from 0.85% to 1.35%, as widely expected. A Reuters poll of 33 economists showed the RBA will increase its cash rate by …

The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to decide an additional increase the national interest rate amid accelerating recession-linked concerns. The RBA will have July’s monetary policy meeting on Tuesday amid expectations of interest rate hike for the third successive time. RBA policymakers indicated that a 0.25 or a 0.5 …

The AUD/USD pair is stable in the 0.7140 area on Tuesday after Monday’s brief dip below 0.7100. Hotter than expected Australian CPI data is helping shield AUD from further risk appetite-related losses as US equities slide.After coming within a fraction of hitting the December 20 lows just above 0.7080 on …