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Global stocks slid from two-month highs and dollar maintained its safe-haven standing and managed to steady on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected US retail sales clouded the Fed’s inflation outlook and hopes that the Fed could ease its hawkish interest rate hikes.Stocks in Europe pared overnight losses in Asia after Poland’s president …

Governor Christopher Waller repeated the same Fed’s hawkish stance on Wednesday. Last week, Waller said “we’ve still got a way to go” before the US central bank stops raising interest rates, despite good news last week on consumer prices, jolting risk appetite”.Waller continues to warn that officials were not close …

Retail Sales rose in October by 1.3% above the 1% of market consensus. Analysts point out that despite the apparent endurance, consumers are struggling to keep up the pace. They warn that the last time credit card borrowing was growing like it is now, the US was heading into the …

Gold and silver prices are higher in early US trading session on Tuesday, following another US inflation report that came cooler than expected. Gold prices hit a three-month highs and silver prices a five-month high today. December gold was last up $12.90 at $1,769 and December silver was up $0.102 …

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said “My best guess is we will remove about $2.5 trillion from the balance sheet overall but data will guide us,”.“We want to reduce the balance sheet methodically until we start to see where we need to stop,” Parker added …

Gold prices hit a three-month high on Tuesday as the dollar fell, amid hopes the Federal Reserve will ease its policy of raising interest rates in the future. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $1,779.94 an ounce by 0745 GMT, its highest since August 17. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent …

The USD/CAD pair is set to move higher, receiving significant support from the firmer US dollar on Monday. WTI crude is under pressure because Covid infection in China, and this is one factor that is knocking the Canadian dollar. The USD/CAD pair is heading upside on Monday, partly as oil …

Fe members stressed the need to prolong rate hikes, even though at a slower pace, and the comments by Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard, in particular, are bolstering the US dollar. The Swiss Franc continues to strengthen against the US Dollar.Based on data, SNB Governor Thomas J. Jordan said they …

The US Dollar Index reclaims the area above the 107.00 mark on Monday. US yields tread water amid general absence of direction. The USD Index keeps unchanged following the opening bell in Wall Street. The Index looks supported around 106.30The index regains some poise after the sharp decline seen in …

Gold prices fell on Monday from a three-month high reached in the previous session as the dollar and US bond yields rose after a senior Federal Reserve official warned that the board was not easing its fight against inflation. And the price of gold in spot transactions 0.5 percent to …