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Gold has managed to remain buoyant despite rising US Treasury yields amid an upbeat market mood, as investors shrugged off the Ukraine-Russia brawl and a hawkish Fed, which according to March’s minutes, would hike 50-bps in the May meeting as well as reducing the $9 trillion balance sheet. XAU/USD is …

Gold traded in a limited range on Friday due to expectations of a large US interest rate hike, concern over rising inflation, and the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis. And the price of gold settled in spot transactions at 1931.53 dollars an ounce by 0858 GMT, but it recorded …

The gold price is stuck within familiar ranges, bouncing around between a daily resistance and support channel. However, like a coil, the build-up of energy and maintained force could be about to set off an almighty breakout, one way or the other. The Gold Index, XAU/USD, is trading at $1,934.09, …

St Louis Fed President James Bullard on Thursday said that he would like to see the Federal Funds rate hit 3.5% in the second half of 2022, reported Reuters. Bullard said he would “lean into” a 50 bps rate hike at the May meeting, though he is watching the data. …

Gold prices fell on Thursday as the dollar and bond yields rose after the US Federal Reserve reiterated its commitment to tightening monetary policy to tackle inflation, while uncertainty over the conflict in Ukraine limited bullion losses. And the price of gold fell in spot transactions by 0.2 percent to …

Tightening has become a noteable key word across financial markets, as US government bond yields extended recent gains on Wednesday, with growing evidence that the Fed is planning to rapidly raise interest rates and reduce its bond-holdings lifting the 10-year Treasury yield above 2.6%.Yields, which rise when bond prices fall, …

Gold price is under pressure on Wednesday but contained within a familiar range as it continues to trade sideways on the daily chart. Gold is trading at $1,922.10, XAU/USD; down by 0.06% and has travelled between a $1,933.58 high and a $1,915.08 low. Gold price is firming up in what …

The gold price is under pressure on Wednesday but contained within a familiar range as it continues to trade sideways on the daily chart. At the time of writing, at $1,922.10, XAU/USD is down 0.06% and has travelled between a high of $1,933.58 and a low of $1,915.08. The US …

Philadelphia Fed President and FOMC member Patrick Harker said on Wednesday that he does not see high inflation going away any time soon and that high gasoline prices will be here for some time, reported Reuters. Harker said he doesn’t expect food prices to come down any time soon. Harker …

This year’s unprecedented global bond rout accelerated after US Fed’s Lael Brainard said the US central bank will likely step up policy tightening by swiftly reducing its massive debt holdings.The prospect of aggressive Fed action drove the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasuries up five basis points to 2.60%, propelling it …