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Susan Collins of the Fed indicated on Thursday that the US central bank may be in a position where it doesn’t need to hike rates once more, while she left the door open for further action. These remarks had no immediate response from the US Dollar Index, which was last …

The AUD/USD pair sets a third consecutive day of gains, rising more than 0.60% towards 0.6470. PMIs from August from the US and Australia came in lower than expected.Dovish bets on the Fed are applying pressure on the USD. The AUD/USD gained traction in Wednesday’s session, driven by a weaker …

Around 0.8800, the USD/CHF pair displays modest increases. Since early August, the price of the pair has been moving sideways. Thomas Barking of the Fed made some pessimistic remarks that helped the USD.Investors are anticipating Powell’s remarks on Friday and the US August PMIs on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the USD/CHF …

Thomas Barkin, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has emphasized the need for the Fed to be open to the possibility of the US economy reaccelerating rather than slowing, which could have implications for the central bank’s inflation fight. The US Dollar Index clings to daily gains above …

After six straight days of losses, the EUR/USD is now trading near 1.0900. at the time of writing, the pair is seen at 1.0895. Upside inflation concerns were alluded to in the German Buba Monthly Report, which encouraged hawkish bets on the European Central Bank. Investors are looking forward to …

On Monday, the price of gold kept falling as the bond market turbulence persisted. The XAU/USD pair fell to its lowest point since March 14th, 1,880. Its decrease from this year’s peak is greater than 9.3%. At the time of writing, the precious metal is selling for $ 1894.69 per …

Gold prices rose from five-month lows on Monday, after falling in the past five sessions, as investors’ focus turned to a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week in anticipation of their outlook on the economy and interest rates. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,892.88 an ounce …

Gold is trading at %1891.40 at the time of writing. It is up 0.09%. The precious metal now finds itself at its lowest level since mid-March. Economists expect Fed Chair Powell will probably leave all options open regarding interest rate hikes in the next FOMC meetings.The recent renewed rise in …

Equities are down and bond rates are up as investors remain cautious due to expectations of additional monetary tightening by central banks. The July Fed minutes show a unanimous vote in favour of raising rates, but growing reluctance among board members regarding possible over-tightening.Initial Jobless Claims came in at 239K, …

The USD/CHF pair retreated below 0.8800 and hit a daily low of 0.8760. FOMC minutes from the July meeting left the door open for another hike, and surging US bond yields limit the downside for the US dollar.The USD DXY Index rose to its highest level since January at 103.60, …