In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said that they don’t need a recession to eliminate inflation concerns, per Reuters.These comments were not able to help the US Dollar find demand. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was down 0.72% on the …
Read More »NFP Preview: Will markets’ optimism on key data be right?
The majority of economists tend to be more optimistic when it comes to the number of jobs added in the US last month. However, that could be an overcorrection due to continually underestimating the labour market’s strength this year. However, there are other elements that make forecasting Friday’s release a …
Read More »Fed meeting minutes to offer clues on future rate hike appetite
The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June policy meeting, which will be issued on Wednesday, are expected to indicate an intense discussion among officials who, on balance, look inclined to favour stronger action to reduce inflation. The meeting minutes, which are scheduled at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), will arrive …
Read More »Is Lower Inflation As Seen By Shoppers Good News For US Fed?
The US economy is showing signs of resilience, with lower inflation seen by shoppers. However, the Federal Reserve’s target interest rate of 2% remains high, and consumers expect inflation to remain high over the coming months but fall in the years ahead to levels closer to those experienced before the …
Read More »Gold is losing some luster due to the strength of the dollar
Gold prices fell on Monday as a stronger dollar reduced the precious metal’s safe-haven appeal and investors awaited non-farm payrolls data in the United States and minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting to be published later this week. Spot gold prices fell 0.4 percent to $1911.70 an ounce by …
Read More »Gold is stable due to the strength of the dollar and the market is awaiting important economic data
Gold prices changed slightly on Monday, as the strength of the US dollar affected the attractiveness of the yellow metal, at a time when markets were awaiting important economic data to obtain more information about the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates in the future. Gold prices settled in …
Read More »Gold is near its lowest level in about 4 months, after Powell hinted to raise interest rates
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 …
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