Following an optimistic note from Morgan Stanley, shares of chipmaker Nvidia rose, helping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close higher. As investors awaited the earnings results from US retailers, this caused other Megacap growth stocks to increase. The information technology index increased thanks to Nvidia’s gain, making it the strongest …
Read More »Goldman expects Fed to start rate cuts in Q2 next year
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), according to Goldman Sachs, may begin reducing the funds rate in the second quarter of 2024. This estimate assumes that core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation will have fallen below 3% on a yearly basis and under 2.5% on a monthly basis. Even if …
Read More »The strength of dollar plunged gold to its lowest level in 5 weeks
Gold prices fell on Monday, August 14, to their lowest level in more than five weeks, after the dollar and bond yields rose, ahead of the upcoming publication this week of the minutes of the US Federal Council meeting for the month of July, which may provide indications that will …
Read More »Bitcoin flirts with $30,000 post-CPI data
More traders are expected to purchase Bitcoin at steep discounts as they wait for forward-looking macroeconomic data to indicate a recovery in the cryptocurrency’s price since social volume for Bitcoin has increased over the past 30 days. High inflation rates in a nation increase the value of its currency, whereas …
Read More »GBP/USD fluctuates amid US CPI data as traders shift focus to UK GDP
GBP/USD reached a weekly high of 1.2818, but dropped below 1.2700. US CPI remains above 3%, Core CPI remains 4%. UK GDP figures for Q2 release, US inflation data, reacted upwards.US Treasury bond yields soared, leading to a comeback in the US Dollar (USD) at 1.2687. The GBP/USD pair reached …
Read More »Gold positively reacts to CPI data
Gold extended its gains early on the day but the precious metal is trimming some of those after the US dollar recovers some ground as US Treasury bond yields advance. The latest inflation report for July in the US showed the CPI jumping by 3.2% YoY, below estimates and exceeded …
Read More »Gold near its lowest level in a month
Gold prices hovered near a one-month low on Thursday, as investors awaited US inflation data that could determine the path the Federal Reserve will take on interest rates going forward. Gold increased 0.2 percent in spot transactions to $ 1,918 an ounce by 0337 GMT, but it is hovering near …
Read More »Gold price is testing three-month low ahead of CPI data
Following a brief bounce ahead of the key inflation data in the United States, looming CPI figure, gold price is under selling pressure. For additional direction, investors await US inflation data. The price of the precious metal, which is currently selling at $1917.71, has decreased by almost -0.40%. The price …
Read More »Gold is rising from its lowest level in a month as dollar and bonds fall
Gold prices rose on Wednesday from a one-month low hit in the previous session as the dollar and bond yields fell, a day before US consumer price data could provide clues about the path to raising interest rates. And by 0644 GMT, spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $ 1930.37 …
Read More »Fed’s Harker expects cutting rates sometime next year
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Tuesday that they will probably start lowering the policy rate sometime next year.The US Dollar Index retreated slightly from daily highs following the comments. As of writing, the index was still up 0.5% on the day at 102.54.Harker argued that they …
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