The Euro lost ground against the US Dollar, causing it to retreat to three-week lows around the 1.0820 TERRITORY at the beginning of the trading week. However, the dollar is enjoying buying interest around 103.70, flirting with the area of multi-session tops and surpassing the key 200-day SMA. The Euro …
Read More »Dollar recovers some of its gains and Bitcoin exceeds $41,000
The dollar rose on Monday, regaining some gains after declining for three consecutive weeks due to bets that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will cut interest rates soon, while Bitcoin exceeded $41,000 for the first time since early 2022. In the latest trading, the euro fell 0.1 percent …
Read More »Gold retreats from all-time highs as the dollar rises
Gold prices fell after rising to all-time highs earlier on Monday, but remained above the key $2,000 level supported by growing bets that the US central bank may cut interest rates early next year. Gold in spot transactions fell 0.4 percent to $2,062.80 an ounce by 0823 GMT. US gold …
Read More »Nikkei falls to its lowest level in 3 weeks as the yen rises
Japan’s Nikkei fell to its lowest levels in nearly three weeks on Monday, as a stronger yen hurt exporters’ earnings expectations while automakers led the declines. The Nikkei closed trading down 0.6 percent, recording 33,231.27 points, after earlier declining by 1.22 percent to 33,023.04 points for the first time since …
Read More »Gold prices reach all-time highs
Gold prices rose to an all-time high above $2,100 an ounce on Monday as comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell boosted traders’ confidence that the US central bank may cut interest rates early next year. Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-interest-bearing yellow metal. By 05:30 …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, Nov. 27 – Dec. 1
Gold prices surged to a six-month high in current trading, driven by the decline of the US dollar and the belief that the Fed is ending its interest rate hike cycle, contributing to the positive momentum in the precious metal.Gold’s PerformanceGold prices surged to a new multi-month high of $2060.62 …
Read More »Gold surges to a seven-month high, amid Powell’s comments
Reacting to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech, the price of gold immediately surged to a new multi-month high of $2060.62. The precious metal even extended its gains later on the day and is trading at 2071.15 per ounce at the time of writing, gaining $35.05, and thereby up by 1.72%. …
Read More »GBP/USD rallies amid Fed’s easing bets, softer dollar
After hitting a daily low of 1.2609, the GBP/USD pair increased by more than 90 pip, or 0.70%, in the latter part of Friday’s North American session. The Greenback suffered as a result of more than 100 basis points of rate cuts by the Fed the following year due to …
Read More »EUR/USD’s return below 1.0915 could herald a deeper pullback
The EUR/USD pair declined below the 1.09 mark. Economists at Société Générale analyze the pair’s outlook. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1.08548, down −0.00303 by almost −0.28%The pace of EUR/USD appreciation should be gradual. The 10Y Bund dropped to 2.395%, extending the correction to 60 …
Read More »Nikkei records its first weekly decline in 5 weeks, under pressure from technology stocks
Japan’s Nikkei index fell at the close on Friday, also recording its first weekly decline in five weeks, with technology companies’ shares falling due to a rise in bond yields following economic data that provided additional evidence that the US central bank may end raising interest rates. The Nikkei ended …
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