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Gold futures traded higher on Monday after Friday’s jobs report showed the pace of hiring unexpectedly surged last month, suggesting the Federal Reserve may have to remain aggressive in its effort to cool the economy.Gold futures steadied on Monday as July’s US jobs data cleared the way ahead for more …

Gold turned higher on Monday as the dollar and Treasury yields tumbled with attention this week on US inflation data, which could influence the US central bank’s next rate hike decision. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1782.36 an ounce (an ounce) by 1252 GMT, after declining …

Gold prices fell on Monday after strong US jobs data last week boosted the possibility that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates significantly, sending dollar and Treasury yields higher. And the price of gold in spot transactions 0.1 percent to 1771.74 dollars an ounce (an ounce) at 0454 GMT, …

The robust set of job market data seemed to have cleared much concern over the US recession and set the tone for the financial markets. Benchmark treasury yields jumped as traders added bets on Fed continuing with the current pace of tightening beyond neutral. However, despite that, stock markets were …

Gold prices settled on Friday at their highest levels a month before the release of long-awaited US employment data, as falling Treasury yields and growing fears of a recession boosted the value of the safe-haven precious metal, keeping it on track for a third consecutive week of gains. By 0701 …

The dollar fell against most of its major rival currencies, ending the trading day near its latest lows. This constitutes a sign of additional declines ahead in the near term.AUD/USD advanced and hovers around 0.6970, helped by gold, as the bright metal reached fresh one-month highs in the $1,790 price …

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Loretta Mester, said on Thursday that the Fed should raise interest rates to above 4% in order to bring inflation back down to target.The US dollar was lower vs. most major currencies on Thursday, down some 0.5% at the time of writing …

US Nonfarm Payrolls are expected to rise by 250,000 in July. Most assets, including gold, could likely react more significantly to any disappointing jobs report than a positive one. Gold’s movement has no apparent connection with NFP deviation four hours after the release.The headline job gains so far this year …

Fed’s Neel Kashkari has said that the Fed moved too slowly in 2021 in tackling high inflation. He also added that US wages are climbing and there is a risk that this goes into a wage-driven inflation story and that the US central bank is laser-focused on getting inflation down.Kashkari …

The USD/CAD pair is down on the day as risk appetite bounces on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sino-US tensions are eyed by traders and investors who also focus on the hawkish comments by Fed speakers. Frictions after the highest-level US visit by Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan in 25 years help support the …