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Oil prices fell on Wednesday due to a stronger US currency and disappointing data from China, the world’s largest oil importer, raising demand concerns. At 1013 GMT, Brent oil futures for August delivery were down $1.29, or 1.75%, to $72.42 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) in the United …

Gold prices ended higher Tuesday, partially buoyed by declining US Treasury yields, after the most-active futures contract briefly touched its lowest level since March overnight. Gold found support Tuesday from a retreat in US Treasury yields. Gold prices have retreated for most of May as the dollar has strengthened and …

Thomas Barkin, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, stated on Tuesday that he is seeing evidence that interest rate hikes are curbing demand. He is attending a webinar organized by the National Association for Business Economics. According to Barkin, there is more willingness among businesses to increase prices, …

Oil price finds some restriction after Republicans and Democrats have agreed on a deal to extend the US government debt ceiling on Sunday. The deal means a default is unlikely and boosts demand prospects in the US. US interest rates are expected to rise further after debt deal and strong …

The US inflation target has not been realized yet. Price pressures look too sticky and the country’s economy is showing little weakness. Therefore, the US dollar remains strong, and accordingly, gold could remain under downside pressure. Economists also see chances for further rate hikes by the US central bank more …

The dollar held steady on Monday amid rising expectations of a Federal Reserve hike in interest rates, despite news of a debt ceiling agreement that drove some hedge-seekers away from the greenback. The dollar recorded its highest level in six months against the Japanese currency at 140.91 yen in early …

US stocks closed higher on Friday as progress was made in talks to raise the US debt ceiling, while chip stocks jumped for the second day amid optimism about artificial intelligence. After several rounds of talks, a US official told Reuters that US President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker …

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, has crossed the wires with the following comments:US economy has proven resilient in face of significan fiscal and monetary tightening -article iv review statement.Expects US growth to be around 1.2% in 2023, picking up momentum later in 2024.US unemployment to rise …

The gold market suffered another week of losses, falling for the third week as markets shifted expectations from a rate pause to a rate hike at the Fed’s policy meeting in June. The sentiment on Wall Street is now split on whether gold is done falling. Upbeat macro data and …

The change in the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index in the United States increased to 4.4% on an annual basis in April, up from 4.2% in March, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. This number was higher than the market’s forecast of 3.9%. The annual …