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Of particular interest to stock investors, today is what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has to say at an event organized by The Economic Club of Washington DC. But, most importantly, they want to know his thoughts on the latest Labor Department report, which showed US payrolls grew by more …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the dollar weakened, as traders await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech due later on Tuesday for hints about future interest rate hikes after strong economic data last week. And by 0730 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $ 1874.34 an ounce, after …

Investors and traders will be all ears as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his speech on Tuesday. Bond yields continued to surge on Monday as traders assess the possibility that the Fed will postpone any talk about rate cuts until later in the year after Friday’s very strong jobs report.Markets …

The US Dollar extended its Friday rally to fresh February highs against most major rivals, fueled by a dismal market sentiment. Investors and traders will be all ears as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his speech on Tuesday. Bond yields continued to surge on Monday as traders assess the possibility …

Wall Street’s indexes edged lower on Monday as investors await the US central bank’s Chair Jerome Powell’s speech for direction as well as clues on when the Fed could start interest rate cuts. The latest non-farm payrolls report highlighted the robust situation of the labour market in the United States …

Last week’s strong US jobs report has sent warnings across financial markets that the Fed policymakers could reconsider their upcoming action.Gold price decline is generally stopped on Monday as bulls who entered the market at last Friday’s low of around $1860 and reclaimed $1870. The US Nonfarm Payrolls report and …

Major US stock indexes closed lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data raised concerns about the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes, while investors received a mixed batch of earnings reports from major companies.The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls …

Economic data mainly drove the US trading session on Friday. US job growth was the main protagonist in most of the incidents in the market’s story as US job growth soared in January amid a persistently resilient labour market, but a further moderation in wage gains could give the Fed …

Oil prices dipped to three-week lows on Friday during a remarkably volatile US trading session, volatility even deepened following the robust US jobs report that renewed existing concerns about future higher interest rates in the USA as investors seek clarity on the imminent EU embargo on Russian refined products. Brent …

US stocks plunged lower on Friday morning as traders digested the much stronger than expected jobs report for January, but recovered a little bit by midday trading after the US jobs report far exceeded expectations while the unemployment rate fell to a historic low of 3.4%. Stock market’s steep decline …