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At the time of writing, the precious metal trades around $1703. Earlier on Tuesday, gold future traded at $1712.80 with net decline of $9.80 or – 0.56%. Concurrently the dollar index was up 71 points or 0.65% and fixed at 110.22. This could mean that there was fractional buying in …

As August comes to an end, and markets get prepared for September, historically the worst month for some financial assets, the US dollar is under some pressure at month end and ahead of the critical US Non Farm Payrolls data, but globally speaking, the focus is still on the expectations …

Swiss franc among worst performers amid higher treasury yields. The USD/CHF pair has broken key range and extends rally. EUR/CHF is currently at the highest level in 11 days; holding onto daily gains. The pair peaked during the Asian session at 0.9707 and then pulled back, finding support at 0.9655/60.The …

US shares continue their rout, losing between 0.26% and 0.56%, except for the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite, which pares some of its losses, up by 0.25%.In terms of sector specifics, the leading gainers are Energy, up 1.9%, propelled by high oil prices, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary, each recording …

The GBP/USD pair hit levels under 1.2000 for the first time since March 2020. The pound remains under pressure even as market participants and traders expect a rate hike from the Bank of England on Thursday.The pound weakened earlier on Tuesday following UK employment data. Brexit concerns and also the …

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback vs. a basket of its main competitors, gives away part of the earlier spike above the 104.00 mark on Monday.Now, the index is gaining 0.21% at 103.87 and the breakout of 104.18 (2022 high May 9) would open the door to …

The US Dollar Index (DXY) which measures the performance of the US dollar against major currencies, has slid by 0.19%, settling at 96.04 during the New York trading session.The market sentiment was positive as the Wall Street session closed, with major US shares finishing in the green territory recording gains …

GBP/USD has retreated from the daily high around 1.3733, and advanced by 0.20% during the New York session, trading at 1.3688.The British pound could not hold to the 1.3700 level, broke the latter in a counter-trend move, which in 4-hours witnessed a 60 pip drop.Market sentiment has driven trading decisions …

Gold retreated from its highest level in more than a week on Monday, October 4, as US Treasury yields rose and the dollar compensated for some of its losses, but it remained above the technically important $1750 support level, supported by market fears of inflation. Spot gold fell 0.5% to …

Gold prices have been served a blow by a new rebound of the U.S. dollar and by the rise of the 10-year bill yields. Gold for December delivery lost $14.60, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,722.90 per ounce, following another decline by 0.8% on Tuesday. Prices marked the lowest most …