Gold settled near its lowest level in four months on Friday, as investors awaited important US inflation data later on Friday, after a group of strong data and statements in favor of monetary tightening from Federal Reserve officials increased bets on raising interest again. And gold settled in the spot …
Read More »Treasury Yields Surge As Traders Favour More Fed’s Hikes
As speculators favoured two more looming Fed rate hikes, US Treasury rates soared on Thursday, reaching their highest levels since March. Trading participants bet that the Fed will increase rates twice more this year as a result of strong economic growth data.The two-year rate increased by as much as 18 …
Read More »Fed’s Bostic: Inflation has fallen
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic, who supports standing pat on the Fed’s policy rate, on Thursday said it is clear US inflation has fallen, though in recent months the signals have been less clear.“I think it’s unambiguous that inflation has fallen considerably,” Bostic said at a dinner in …
Read More »Gold resilient despite Fed’s rate hike expectation, solid US data
Despite growing speculations about the Fed raising interest rates in the future, the price of gold is rising back above $1900. The precious metal is trading at 1906.70 at the time of typing. Strong growth is highlighted by the US economic data, which has caused the Gold Index to test …
Read More »Gold is near its lowest level in about 4 months
Gold prices remained near their lowest levels in nearly four months on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell left the door open to raising interest rates again with the aim of curbing inflation. Spot gold rose 0.25 percent to $1,912.19 an ounce by 0123 GMT. On Wednesday, the precious …
Read More »AUD/USD dragged lower on positive US economic data
The AUD/USD pair declines from weekly highs amidst strong US economic performance. Upcoming Australian CPI data and Fed Chair Powell’s speech are awaited by AUD/USD traders.Investors bet on softened CPI, weighing the AUD further. The AUD/USD pair is still in positive territory but retreats from weekly highs of 0.6720, falls …
Read More »Gold declines on surprising positive US data
Gold has declined due to positive US data, including durable goods orders and consumer confidence data. The gold price has retreated after hitting a daily high of $1930.66 due to overall upbeat data from the US, demonstrating the economy’s resilience despite higher borrowing costs set by the US Fed. Gold …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: June 19-23
The euro fell on Friday after data indicating stagnation in the growth of business activities in the single currency area this month, while the dollar received support from risk aversion and statements indicating continued monetary tightening from global central banks, including the Federal Reserve (Central US). The dollar index, which …
Read More »Why do markets look forward to the ECB Forum in Sintra?
Another platter of worthy reports from significant economies and significant risk occurrences will be presented to investors next week. The European Central Bank’s three-day forum in Sintra, Portugal, which begins on Monday, will likely be the primary attraction. The forum will convene amid global sentiment that is still shaky as …
Read More »Gold is poised for its worst week since February
On Friday, gold prices are heading for the largest weekly loss since February, as the dollar received support from expectations of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates again this year, which pushed the non-yielding yellow metal to its lowest level in more than three months. By 0246 GMT, spot gold …
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