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On Wednesday, US stock indexes turned higher and rebounded, largely helped by sliding Treasury yields from multiyear highs, and a surprise intervention from the Bank of England in the UK gilt, or government-issued bonds market, but Wall Street stocks were still in danger of recording a seven-day losing streak.On Tuesday, …

Under pressure from central bankers determined to quash inflation even at the cost of economic slowdown or even recession, global bonds fell into their first bear market in decades.The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index has fallen more than 20% from its peak that was recorded in 2021. Officials from …

The Canadian dollar gains against the USD. It was trading 0.4% higher at 1.2477 to the USD, or 80.15 US cents, after touching its strongest intraday level since Jan. 20 at 1.2471. It was the ninth consecutive day of gains for the Canadian currency, which is the longest winning streak …

The precious metal continues to capitalize on safe-haven flows. Gold Price is currently trading at around $2,060 per ounce, overbought but without signs of technical exhaustion. The next relevant level to watch is $2,075.64, where it set a record high in August 2020, while beyond the level, market players will …

US equities markets took a beating on Monday as a fresh surge in global commodity prices on Russia supply disruptions fears triggered fears of higher US inflation coupled with weaker growth against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve’s tightening.The S&P 500 cratered nearly 3.0%, dropping all the way back to …

Precious metals gave up gains, gold fell below $1,900 an ounce and palladium fell more than 5% as stocks rebounded after US President Joe Biden unveiled tough new sanctions against Russia on Thursday. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.6 percent to $ 1895.76 an ounce, after …

Gold changed course after hitting a multi-month high of $1,974.40 a troy ounce and plummeted to $1,877.96, now bouncing modestly from the latter up to $1,889.80.Gold began shedding ground heading into the US opening, accelerating its slide afterwards. A recovery in Wall Street put the final nail on gold’s coffin …

Banks in Europe are issuing a particular type of bond in droves, locking in super low borrowing costs ahead of possibly tighter monetary policy in 2022.Issuance of covered bonds, which are debt instruments sold by lenders, have recently risen to the highest monthly level since before the pandemic began, according …

Gold was among the best performers, advancing for a second consecutive day and currently trading around $1,795 a troy ounce. Crude oil prices were also up, with the barrel of WTI currently trading at $72.50. European indexes posted substantial gains, but Wall Street was unable to follow the lead, and …

The dollar reaped some strength during London trading hours but finished the day down against most major currencies. The US dollar fell despite European and American indexes closed mostly in the red territory, and while government bond yields extended gains to fresh weekly highs.Some profit-taking and the opinion that the …