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Gold prices fell to $1,830 per ounce during trading on Monday, reaching their lowest levels in seven months due to pressure resulting from the strong dollar and high Treasury yields, as well as today’s expected speech by Jerome Powell. Gold’s decline today is the worst in two years, incurring monthly …

Gold continued its losses on Monday for the sixth session in a row, reaching its lowest level in about seven months in light of the continued rise of the dollar, traders’ evaluation of a major report on inflation in the United States, and their anticipation of a number of labor …

The US Dollar is attempting to maintain its winning streak since the summer, with the index set to print its 11th consecutive weekly gain. However, headwinds are building up, including the ongoing UAW strike, the US government shutdown, and GDP miss. The US Dollar Index is standing at 106.130 at …

The cost of living in the US is increasing. Last month’s overall inflation was heated up by higher gasoline prices, but the Fed received some good news: its preferred inflation indicator dropped to its lowest level in two years. For the 12 months ending in August, the core Personal Consumption …

Gold prices rose on Friday as the rise of the dollar and US Treasury bond yields halted, but it is on track to record a monthly and quarterly decline under pressure from growing expectations that the US Central Bank will keep interest rates high for a longer period. Spot gold …

The dollar retreated from a 10-month high against a basket of currencies on Friday on the last trading day of the third quarter of the year, giving the yen a chance to breathe amid fears of Japanese government intervention in the exchange market. The euro continued its recovery, moving away …

The Japanese Nikkei index ended the last trading session of a turbulent week with a slight decline on Friday, and oscillated between rise and fall during the session, thus recording the worst quarterly performance since mid-2022. The selling of shipping company shares after the right to distribute cash dividends expired, …

Government data showed on Friday that Japan’s unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in August compared with the previous month. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compares with the average forecast of 2.6 percent by economists in a Reuters poll.

Despite encouraging US economic data, and at the time of writing, WTI crude has dropped 2.17% to $90.77 from a 12-month high of $94.99. Despite slowing inflation, the US economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter and is projected to rise by 4.9% in the third. However, as Republicans …

Gold prices are experiencing a selloff as Fed policymakers reiterate their hawkish stance on interest rate outlook. The US economy’s strength due to a tight labor market and strong consumer spending supports the Fed’s hawkish stance. The precious metal is trading at $1863 per ounce at the time of writing.The …