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US equities opened the trading week with positive performance ahead of key US economic data and monetary policy events. Markets cheered the possibility of the Fed’s ending its rate hike cycle. Incoming economic data will be crucial, with the CPI reading, in particular.The Dow Jones gained 0.56% and the Nasdaq …

WTI crude oil prices have been affected by global economic concerns and a pessimistic outlook. Goldman Sachs has revised its forecast for WTI crude oil from $89 a barrel to $81 by the end of the year due to expectations of increased oil supplies from Russia and Iran. This downward …

Surging US bond yields constitute one factor why the GBP/USD pair retreated from five-week high. The pair is also eyeing key US and UK economic data releases on Tuesday. This retreat comes after failing to breach 1.2600, so the pair is now trading at 1.2512 amid climbing US Treasury bond …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Associaltion of Technical Analysts, to comment and analyze the most important developments in the financial markets during the new trading week.After ten consecutive increases in the US interest rate, and asked whether …

The US dollar strengthens, yet Euro holds firm, with the EUR/USD pair at 1.0746 amid policy shifts anticipation. Anticipated Fed’s skip and hike could reshape US-EU interest rate dynamics, potentially favouring Euro.Possible US economic downturn might trigger ‘dollar smile’ as markets eye key economic indices. The EUR/USD pares some of …

Oil prices fell by $2 on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting as investors try to figure out the bank’s direction with regard to raising interest rates, while concerns about growing fuel demand in China and rising Russian crude supplies weighed on the market. Brent crude futures fell $1.91, …

Gold prices rose sharply in the midday US trading session on Thursday due to the lower US dollar index and declining Treasury yields. August gold futures were last up $24.60 at $1,983.00 and July silver was up $0.796 at $24.325. Gold continues to move sideways, and we await pending orders …

Following a surprise 25 basis point (bps) rate hike in May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board members opted to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by another 25 basis points (bps) to 4.10% at its June policy meeting, delivering another hawkish surprise. According to the most recent Reuters …

Wall Street has given up earlier gains as the US central bank’s policy decision and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are awaited.The S&P 500 index is up 0.27% after rallying from a low of 4,279.10 to a high of 4,322.20, falling back to 4,303 currently. The benchmark S&P 500 closed …

The AUD/USD pair has reached the 0.6750s on Friday, but it is trading at 0.6738 at the time of writing due to the speculation that the US central bank may not raise interest rates again for some time. This has impacted the US Dollar at the same time that the …