Gold rose on Tuesday as the dollar fell, but gains remained limited as traders await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress later this week to get a clearer picture of the path of interest rates. Gold spot transactions increased 0.15 percent to $ 1952.98 an ounce by 0926 …
Read More »Natural gas rally continues after 17% weekly gains
The price of natural gas is still rising following one of the best weeks of 2023, which saw a 17% increase. After disruptions in Norway, the continent’s primary producer, there are still doubts over whether European supply can keep up with demand. Despite strong fundamentals, as long as prices are …
Read More »Gold is losing some luster amid investors’ assessment of the path of US interest rates
Gold recorded some decline in 19 limited transactions, Monday, June 19, under pressure from the strength of the dollar, as investors evaluate the future path of interest rates after the US Federal Reserve’s statements that hinted at future increases. Spot gold prices fell 0.2% to $1953.69 an ounce. US gold …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: June 12-16
The macroeconomics situation of the US has generally improved better than anticipated and is likely to improve further. This is expected to reduce upward support on the dollar’s value.Although the June FOMC meeting gave the impression that hawkish policymakers were taking a break by raising the terminal rate for this …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 16/06/2023
After a volatile week that included many top monetary policy events including the Fed and the ECB meetings, as well as the US CPI data, next week will see interest rate decisions from the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank. Key Data Market participants’ sentiment is mixed, as …
Read More »Could gold price climb after neutral weeks?
Markets are eyeing Powell’s two-day testimony before the House and Senate next week, a lineup for Fed speakers, and more macro releases.Next week, gold will experience a lot of conflicting signals. More easing from China (commercial banks are reducing rates), Fed speakers, and flash PMIs. The market may theoretically still …
Read More »US stocks ticked down amid generally positive performance
US equities fell on Friday as Wall Street wrapped up a busy week that saw investors receive a Federal Reserve pause on rate hikes as well as positive inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 108.94 points, or 0.32%, to settle at 34,299.12 and the S&P 500 dipped 0.37 …
Read More »USD/CAD to close on weekly decline amid hawkish Fed speaks
The USD/CAD pair is expected to end a third consecutive week of decline as hawkish Fed speakers limit the pair’s upside potential. On Friday, the USD/CAD continued its downward momentum dropping to a low of 1.3188 and it is set to confirm a 100 pips weekly decline. At the time …
Read More »Fed: Outlook for funds rate subject to considerable uncertainty
Inflation in the US is well above target and the labor market remains very tight, the US Federal Reserve’s recently published monetary policy report to Congress read, ahead of Chairman Jerome Powell’s Capitol Hill testimony next week, per Reuters.In reaction; the US Dollar Index clings to modest recovery gains near …
Read More »Gold rises as the dollar weakens, but the path of raising US interest rates caps the gains
Gold rose on Friday after the dollar hovered near a one-month low, but expectations of an increase in US interest rates this year limited gains. And gold in spot transactions increased 0.3 percent to $ 1964.19 an ounce by 1030 GMT, on its way to rise 0.2 percent this week. …
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