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US President Biden confirmed that relations with China have not taken a big hit. “We intend to compete completely with China but we are not seeking conflict, as that has been the case so far,” Biden said during a PBS interview late Wednesday.Biden’s comments join the recent statements from US …

The USD/CAD bulls are moving ahead despite Tuesday’s bearish close. The US Dollar has firmed on hawkish sentiment around the US Fed again versus seemingly dovish stance adopted by the Bank of Canada.. There is a 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level near 1.3350 below the neckline near 1.3380. However, given that …

Oil prices rose in early trading on Wednesday, extending gains from the past two days, as the dollar fell after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeared less hawkish on interest rates than markets had expected, and as US crude inventories fell surprisingly. Brent crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.1 …

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is speaking in his first public appearance since Friday’s strong jobs report for January. Economists, on average, were expecting 185,000 job gains, which would have been the slowest pace of growth in more than two years, and for the jobless rate to increase to 3.6%.And …

The USD/CAD pair is holding to gains as traders await clues by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1.3463, registering 0.12% gains versus the previous closing at 1.3445.On Tuesday, the US trade deficit widened, though market participants ignored …

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 …